[Athen] Assistive Hearing Systems in Classrooms

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Jeremy,

I would check with a reliable company like Williams Sound and ask them what
kind of technology works with that set up your faculty is recommending.
Here's their website: https://williamsav.com/
Give them a call and ask for some help in figuring out what will work with
a particular system.
Wink


Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type

Portland OR
foreigntype at gmail.com

This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive
quirks, misrecognitions, or errata .


On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 1:04 PM Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman <
Jeremy.Zhe-Heimerman at cortland.edu> wrote:


> Thanks for those resources!

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> Our Campus Technology Resources folks came to us with this new technology

> that does not seem to be mentioned on those webpages. It involves a ceiling

> microphone station

> <https://www.sennheiser.com/en-us/catalog/products/meeting-and-conference-systems/teamconnect-ceiling-2/teamconnect-ceiling-2-black-509161?utm_source=linkshare&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=generic&utm_term=3829940&ranMID=42592&ranEAID=%2FjZHTpnCvx8&ranSiteID=_jZHTpnCvx8-gEwW3BvssATzne7C1pNv0g&LSNSUBSITE=Omitted_%2FjZHTpnCvx8&utm_medium=CPA&utm_source=Linkshare&utm_campaign=%2FjZHTpnCvx8>

> that includes multiple microphones that do an exceptional job of picking up

> a wandering professor and can be calibrated for other noise in the room,

> like the HVAC system. It then sends audio to the internet. A student would

> snap a QR code to get access to the webpage where they can tap into the

> audio feed. The student can then play the audio through their own device to

> Bluetooth headphones or have it input to transcription like Otter.ai. They

> say that one system for one room could run $15-20K, but could be moved into

> a different classroom between semesters as needed.

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> They are interested in experiences that other campuses have had with these

> systems, as they want to choose the right product to test out. One concern

> I have would be any lag between the professor’s speech in the room and it

> coming through over the internet. I am interested, though, in a system that

> allows a student to get equal access over their own devices that they carry

> around everywhere and without faculty needing to worry about a lapel

> microphone and the batteries and clunkiness that comes with it.

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> Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman (he, him, his)

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> -----Original Message-----

> There are five basic types of assistive listening devices. Some are

> personal/one-on-one type devices between the instructor and a specific

> student or students, and there are induction loop types that are used for

> whole classrooms.

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> Here is a link for the types of assistive, listening devices that are

> common:

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> https://mn.gov/deaf-hard-of-hearing/assistive-technology/assistive-listening-devices/#:~:text=There%20are%20five%20general%20types,amplified%20system%20and%20Bluetooth%20systems.

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> You also might want to check with the National Deaf Center for more

> information about assistive listening devices in classrooms. They are a

> great resource! Here’s a link:

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> https://nationaldeafcenter.org/

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> Wink Harner

> Assistive Technology Consulting and Training

> Alternative Text Production

> Portland OR.

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> foreigntype at gmail.com

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> On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 10:48 AM Sebastian M Niles <smniles at ucdavis.edu>

> wrote:

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> Jeremy

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> I am interested in learning more about this kind of system because I've

> never heard about it before.

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> Sebastian Niles, CPACC (he/him/his)

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> Accessible Technology Assistant

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> Student Disability Center

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> University of California-Davis

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> Davis, CA 95616

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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> on

> behalf of Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman <Jeremy.Zhe-Heimerman at cortland.edu>

> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 31, 2024 10:41 AM

> *To:* athen-list at u.washington.edu <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> *Subject:* [Athen] Assistive Hearing Systems in Classrooms

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> Hi folks,

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> We are looking into purchasing some IP assistive hearing systems for

> classrooms that would allow students to stream audio over wifi through

> their own devices. If anyone else has these systems in place, I’d love to

> hear about your experiences, preferred brands, etc.

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> Thanks!

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> Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman (he, him, his)

> Assistant Director, Disability Resources

> SUNY Cortland

> Memorial Library, Room B-121

> P.O. Box 2000

> Cortland, NY 13045-0900

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