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LOOP Delaware Project
All new and remodeled facilities including theatres, auditoriums, schools, government hearing rooms, public meeting rooms etc should have a magnetic induction coil (loop system) installed.
Even some existing rooms should be looped, wherever there is a public address system in place. Even private homes where someone who is deaf or hard of hearing lives could be “looped” so that they would hear the TV or around the dining room table better.
Churches for example should have loops in the sanctuary, community rooms, classrooms, pastor’s office and other places. Even though they are exempt from the Americans with Disabilities Act, they should be looped because churches are called to be welcoming and accessible to people of diverse needs and backgrounds.
The US Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) is an independent federal agency whose primary mission is accessibility for people with various kinds of disabilities. Their website is www.access-board.gov
Deaf and hard of hearing people and their families need to advocate and work to revise the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines, so that looping of buildings, giving permanent accessibility to hard of hearing people, is required.
The “Loop America” project seeks to improve accessibility and
www.hearingloop.org website provides more information on loop systems and on this important project. Loop systems are much more common in Europe than the United States.
The Hearing Loss Association of Delaware works with the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) www.hearingloss.org to advocate for “looping Delaware” and helping Delaware entities who want to be more accessible to deaf and hard of hearing children and adults.
Tell us your experiences or a story about being able to hear in public places or tell us of a place that you think should be looped so we can advocate for loop systems.
For further information or to get involved in the “Loop Delaware” project, contact the Hearing Loss Association of Delaware by email at hlade@comcast.net
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