Signs for Loop Systems
© November 2006 by Neil Bauman, Ph.D.
When you walk into a church, auditorium or other public building you don't
know whether the area has an audio loop installed unless someone tells you, or
you see signs on the walls. This is because loop systems are typically invisible
when installed.
Unfortunately, many hard of hearing people don't even know what the signs
look like that indicate there are accommodations available for them?
The universal symbol indicating accommodations for people with hearing loss
is a blue sign with a white ear and white slash through it. In addition, if the
specific accommodation uses a hearing aid's telecoil (t-coil or t-switch), the
sign has a "T" in the bottom right corner. (See picture at right.)
Apparently such signs are not readily available, so in response to requests
for such signs, I am providing two signs (in PDF format) that anyone or any
organization can freely download and use.
The first sign is the universal symbol for telecoil accommodations whether
these accommodations are for telephones, room loops or even just indicating that
neckloops or Music Links are available there.
 The
second sign is a more explicit sign combining this universal symbol with English
words. I got this idea from a Better Hearing Australia brochure. (See picture at
left.)
To print out these signs, just click on the links below and choose
print. If you want to save them to your computer, right click on the links
below, and then select "Save Target As" to download these signs.
Universal Symbol with the "T"
in the corner (above right).
Universal Symbol with English
instructions (above left).
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