All the portable loops I have used have been good.
A personal radio aid is helpful in a lecture or presentation situation as
you can give the transmitter to the speaker and then know that you will get
access to their voice; disregarding static and all the cut outs. Question
and answers are awful as you have no access to the questions and you have
to try and guess what they are from the answers.
I once attended a lecture from a Canadian geographer and he immediately
said 'you won't be picking up the questions will you, so I will paraphrase
them for you before I answer' I was stunned by his consideration, it was
great.
In group situations or when there are a lot of questions, a portable
conference loop is better, a large one, that goes all the way round the
room and everyone has to use the microphone. Here the newer the technology
(hearing aids included i.e. digital are better than analogue) the better
the reception. The main problem is making sure the wire is secured - lots
of gaffer tape is recommended.
Ember
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Dr Ember Kelly
Communication & Support Services Co-ordinator
Access Unit for Deaf and Disabled Students
University of Bristol, 4th Floor, Union Building
Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1LN
Tel: 0117 9545731 (minicom)
Mobile: 07717 360868 (SMS text only) Fax: 0117 923 8546
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