Take my word--Dave Myers is a good man! Dick Myers Dr. Dave <Myers> will speak to the Florida Coordinating Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing on...
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Richard A Myers
rmyerswins
Nov 1, 2007 4:50 pm
Dear Shera, The first thing a loop supplier needs are the actual dimensions of the area to be looped. For 75 people it is possible the loop could be fairly...
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Esther Snively
escycler
Nov 2, 2007 6:47 pm
We have exciting news to report from San Jose. Mike Davis, a member of Hearing Loss Association of Silicon Valley also serves on the Senior Citizens Commission...
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Loretta Butler
holalaurie
Nov 2, 2007 7:14 pm
Hi Esther, That is indeed wonderful news about the proposed looping effort in San Jose! Way to go!! Loretta...
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Shera
sherak180
Nov 3, 2007 5:50 pm
Thank you all for your responses. The next time I do a walk through of the room, I'll put my hearing aids into t-switch – that's a great idea, thanks! I'll...
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Loretta Butler
holalaurie
Nov 11, 2007 8:30 pm
Dave Myers Speaking at Central Florida HLAA Forum Nov. 8 Posted by: "Robert MacPherson" hohbob2@... hohbob Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:20 am (PST) The...
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Loretta Butler
holalaurie
Nov 11, 2007 9:12 pm
Subject: Dave Myers to speak in Florida Dave Myers Speaking at Central Florida HLAA Forum Nov. 8 Posted by: "Robert MacPherson" hohbob2@... hohbob ...
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Esther Snively
escycler
Nov 12, 2007 2:34 am
San Jose's Willow Senior Center has two rooms looped: the computer room where people learn computer skills, and the "lipreading room" where a lipreading class...
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Steve Barber
jstevebarber
Nov 12, 2007 3:18 am
I'm not an expert, but a loop's magnetic signal doesn't completely stay within the loop. The signal strength can vary in strength within the loop depending...
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Esther Snively
escycler
Nov 12, 2007 4:20 am
That's good to know, Steve. I'll be attending a community meeting on the 22nd, where plans will be discussed for renovating another senior center that used to...
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Steve Barber
jstevebarber
Nov 12, 2007 5:08 am
A loop is not hard to install unless there are complications ... adjacent rooms on different loops, are one form of complication. Other electronics in the...
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Judy G. Martin
judygmartin
Nov 12, 2007 1:45 pm
I had the good fortune to share breakfast with Dr. Myers on the morning of the 8th along with my husband and Joan Haber, who is chair of the Florida...
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Neil Bauman
deafdr
Nov 12, 2007 2:44 pm
... As others have said, you can hear outside loops--typically just not as loud. Some t-coils are just better than others. I've been in looped areas where I...
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Loretta Butler
holalaurie
Nov 12, 2007 2:52 pm
Esther, Steve has it right. Usually there is "spillover" from one room to the adjacent room and beyond. He's also right that a professional installer can...
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Richard A Myers
rmyerswins
Nov 12, 2007 4:24 pm
Since loops have "overspill" (the sound/magnetic field going outside the wire loop) you will hear it outside the loop. This overspill often means you can hear...
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Oval Window Audio/Nor...
norman@...
Nov 12, 2007 5:27 pm
Some additional thoughts on the topic of loop "behavior";: 1. We always recommend that whenever possible, a "pre-installation listening check" and/or...
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Wanda Barrett
wmbarr2007
Nov 12, 2007 5:49 pm
Hi, I live in a retirement apartment and had my living room looped. I can hear my tv in my bathroom and kitchen (less). Since I live alone, this doesn't...
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Sanford Freed
sandyfreed
Nov 13, 2007 2:15 pm
Can anyone tell me if you are familiar with loops installed in hospitals? I recently installed four in a new hospital in Grand Rapids MI. They were placed in...
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Loretta Butler
holalaurie
Nov 13, 2007 3:20 pm
Hello Sanford, I think no hospitals in our area (Tucson) have installed inductive loops. Do they work well in your hospital? Any problems with EMI?...
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Sanford Freed
sandyfreed
Nov 14, 2007 2:30 pm
Re: Loretta's question: I did not notice much interference while testing the loops both before and after installation, other than the ever-present buzz from ...
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Steve Frazier
hoh_guy
Nov 14, 2007 6:59 pm
It's recommended that you have extra cell phone batteries charged and ready if you can get a piece like this placed with a newspaper. The editor did some...
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Esther Snively
escycler
Nov 18, 2007 3:56 pm
Hi Wanda, That's encouraging. If we ever get a loop system in our home, I would want it to spill over. It seems like that way we would get more benefit from...
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Steve Frazier
hoh_guy
Nov 19, 2007 5:56 am
Below are two pieces we were able to place this week on our Loop New Mexico initiative. For three days, my phone did not stop ringing in response to the...
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Loretta Butler
holalaurie
Nov 19, 2007 3:42 pm
Steve, Thanks so much for sharing your articles. Just plain wonderful! I sent your post on to a columnist for the San Marcos Record in Texas, who said he...
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Richard A Myers
rmyerswins
Nov 19, 2007 4:07 pm
Stephen, Could you tell us who/where at Gallaudet we can go to get the statistics on the numbers of people in other States who are hard of hearing? This is...
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Wanda Barrett
wmbarr2007
Nov 19, 2007 4:55 pm
Hi, Wanda again. Since I live alone, I normally don't need the microphone, although my loop system came with a */wired/ *microphone. I have not found the...
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hlaabq@...
hoh_guy
Nov 19, 2007 8:35 pm
... Dick - there is not a source for those particular statistics broken down by state. What we did was use the percentages in a Gallaudet University study and...
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Loretta Butler
holalaurie
Nov 20, 2007 1:50 am
Steve, I've tried to e-mail you privately using hlaabq@... and it keeps getting returned. Ditto from your HLAA website. Loretta ... From:...
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Jschacter
hearingaccess
Nov 26, 2007 7:03 pm
Hi Everyone- This exciting news was in today's NY Post. This will transform taxi travel for people with hearing loss. Best, Janice Schacter TAXI PLAN IS...
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Loretta Butler
holalaurie
Nov 27, 2007 12:29 am
Mucho Congratulations, Janice! I know you put a lot of time and energy into this project! Loretta Butler ... From: Jschacter To: Janice Schacter Sent:...
