A system used in rooms and with larger groups to make dialogue accessible. These include FM systems,Infrared systems and Induction loop systems.
Assistive Listening Device (ALD)
A broad category of devices that are designed to help hard of hearing people hear (function) better in specific situations. Many ALDs are used in conjunction with the person’s hearing aids to improve their performance in noisy situations or when the speaker is at a distance from the hard of hearing person. Examples of ALDs […]
Assertiveness
Behavior that allows people to request their own rights without interfering with the rights of others. Few hard of hearing people are assertive. Rather, they tend to be passive.
ASR
See Automatic Speech Recognition.
ASP
See Automatic Signal Processing.
ASL
See American Sign Language.