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Adventures in Assistive Listening
Our theatre space at school is a two storey 1960’s construction space with a lot of concrete. It’s a fantastic space for performing arts, but not a great space for listening. High ceilings, hard surfaces and few soft furnishings make listening hard work. I went to help out a teacher turn on captions for a… Read More
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The Whoopee Cushion
Johnny (not his real name) looked straight ahead with a look of fear in his eyes, as he forced down feelings of humiliation and the will to cry. His classmates were all chuckling and he had no clue why, and assumed it was at him. In actual fact, the laughter coming from the back of… Read More
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Troubleshooting Listening Technology For the Deaf
We’ve been looking recently at how to make listening to a hearing aid easier for those Teachers of the Deaf who have hearing loss themselves. At the moment, this requires a set up which is very complicated, using an old hearing aid, an ear mould, and more. A post on Instagram from hearing_lauren then inspired… Read More
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A Hearing Perspective on the World of Assistive Listening
If you’re reading this blog then you probably already know that personal hearing devices fall into three categories. Here’s a quick recap: It can be really hard as a hearing person to appreciate what listening through one of these devices is like, and each device gives its own unique experience. A Cochlear Implant (CI) for… Read More