The Transmitter/Receiver is a wireless device consisting of a neck loop (worn by the student who is hard of hearing), on/off control
box, and a small microphone (worn by the instructor/speaker).
The Transmitter/Receiver system transmits the instructor/speaker’s voice directly into the student’s hearing aid. The instructor/speaker’s voice is not amplified to the rest of the class, nor is the instructor/speaker’s voice recorded by the Transmitter/Receiver in any way.
The ADRC will be asking the instructor to wear the on/off control box and the lapel microphone as an accommodation for a student. The on/off control box should be clipped onto your belt/waistband at the hip area, and the lapel microphone should be clipped to the general shirt collar area or jacket lapel (much like a traditional microphone). For those wearing a dress without a belt loop or waistband, please hold the on/off control box in your hand at all times when you are speaking.
Wearing these items as part of the Transmitter/Receiver system will allow the student who is hard of hearing to understand what you are saying and to hear you more effectively. If you have any guest speakers as part of the class lecture, please have them wear the on/off control box and lapel microphone as well.
The student who is hard of hearing will be responsible for bringing the Transmitter/Receiver system to class each day and for retrieving it from the instructor/speaker at the end of each class period.
