Jazzberry
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Loops isn't that common in UK. 80% of time loops don't work if they do have loops.
I didn't realize that. Then I reread the "Let's Loop America" web site and I saw that the country they pointed out as a good example of having many hearing loop installations in businesses, theatres, homes and churches was Denmark.
I'm surprised that so many don't work though. I helped get one installed for a HLAA chapter in NYC and its pretty fool proof. And that system is combined with a multi-channel FM system which can be tricky to install successfully without interference. The hearing loop part though, as far as I know, was simple to install and simple to maintain. *
But at least the UK has non-working loops! In the US, hearing loops are still unknown by the general public. Many HH people are sold hearing aids without telecoils and don't even know that they exist.
Saw it on See Hear.
That's a big difference! In the US we don't have a TV show broadcast on a national channel for the D/deaf in sign language.
I tried to see if I could watch it, but I got a message saying its only available for viewing in the UK.
I wonder if part of the difference between deaf culture and how the deaf are treated in various countries can be attributed to what percentage of the population we are in various countries?
Maybe Denmark and the UK have a higher rate of deafness in their population than the US does?
* They can be tricky to install in a building that has a lot of metal rebars -- but I've been told that there are ways to work around that.