Listen Technology Assistive Listening Solutions User Manual (+ PDF)

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1 LISTEN TECHNOLOGY Assistive Listening Solutions

2 What is an Assistive Listening System (ALS)?

3 Required Components

4 Questions to ask your customers

5 System Recommendations

6 Resources

7 Documents / Resources

7.1 References

8 Related Posts

LISTEN TECHNOLOGY Assistive Listening Solutions

What is an Assistive Listening System (ALS)?

A wireless system including transmitters and receivers improves the experience for a person who is hard of hearing, sending the audio direct to headphones, hearing aid, or cochlear implants, without amplifying ambient noise.

Required Components

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires all public spaces where audio is integral to the use of the space must provide an assistive listening system to accommodate those with hearing loss.

Questions to ask your customers

What are you currently using for Assistive Listening?
What is the seating capacity of the room(s) or space(s)?
Do you have a preferred technology?
Are you looking at something installed or portable?
Does the audio need to be private or secure?
Does the customer want to be able to utilize Smartphones or BYOD?

	ListenRF	ListenTALK	Listen EVERYWHERE	ListenIR
Portable or Stationary?	Stationary	Portable	Stationary	Stationary
Range (up to):	72 MHz: 304 m (1,000 ft) 216 MHz: 914 m (3,000 ft)	Indoors: 100 m (328 ft) Outdoors: 200 m (656 ft)	Dependent on Network	3,716 sq m (40,000 sq ft)
Secure?	No	Yes	Customizable	Yes
Indoor or Outdoor?	Both	Both	Both	Indoor
Channels (up to):	8	20 in US and Japan, 30 in Europe	Unlimited	4

System Recommendations

ListenRF

ListenIR

Listen EVERYWHERE

ListenTALK

For areas with a larger seating capacity, simply use the Listen Technologies ADA calculator or reference chart below to add receivers and neck loops.

Requirement based on seating capacity to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) law

Assembly Area Seating Capacity	Minimum Number of Required Receivers	Minimum Number of Receivers that are Hearing Aid Compatible
50 or less	2	2
51 – 200	2 + 1 per 25 seats over 50 seats*	2
201 – 500	2 + 1 per 25 seats over 50 seats*	1 per 4 receivers*
501 – 1000	20 + 1 per 33 seats over 500 seats*	1 per 4 receivers*
1001 – 2000	20 + 1 per 50 seats over 1000 seats*	1 per 4 receivers*
2001 and over	55 + 1 per 100 seats over 2000 seats*	1 per 4 receivers*

Resources

Assistive listening compliance webpage: https://www.listentech.com/assistive-listening/.
Listen to’s online ADA calculator: https://www.listentech.com/accessibility_calculator/.

If you need any assistance selecting the right system, our sales team can deliver quick recommendations. Call us at 1-800-330-0891, chat us on www.listentech.com. or email [email protected].

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