Induction Loop System

Portable induction loop system rental

Hearing impairments affect many people at work, at home and in public. A common frustration is that not every venue or workplace has a hearing loop to help people who use hearing aids have a clear conversation.

An induction loop works by sending an audio signal directly into a hearing aid via a magnetic field. This greatly reduces background noise, competing sounds and other acoustic distortions that can make speech difficult to hear.

Our portable induction loop kit is a practical solution to keep on hand in the workplace, as you never know when you’ll need to speak clearly with someone who uses a hearing aid. It focuses the sound directly into the hearing aid, allowing for a much clearer conversation. The system is ready to use straight out of the box — simply plug it in. It is ideal for counters, tables and desktops, and generates a loop listening field of approximately 1.2 m².

Ready to use - plug and play.

Ideal for counter, table or desktop use.

Generates a loop listening field of approx. 1.2m²

Includes amplifier, charger, sticker, battery, integral microphone

£10 per day / £30 per week + delivery/collection & VAT

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What are induction loop systems?

Induction loop systems help people with hearing impairments who use a hearing aid or loop listener hear speech and sound more clearly by reducing or eliminating background noise.

An induction loop is a cable that surrounds the listening area and is powered by a loop amplifier. The amplifier receives its signal either from a microphone placed near the person speaking or via a direct connection from another audio source, such as a sound system. The current flowing through the loop creates a magnetic field that carries the sound.

Anyone sitting within the loop area can pick up this magnetic field by switching their hearing aid (or loop listener) to the ‘T’ position and adjusting the volume on their own device. Multiple people can use the system at the same time, provided each has a compatible hearing aid set to ‘T’ or a loop listener. Users are not physically connected to any equipment, so they remain free to move around and listen from anywhere within the looped area.

What is the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995?

The UK Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) of 1995 aims to stop discrimination against disabled people, including people who are deaf and hard of hearing in the workplace, in education& when accessing goods and services.
Employers must not discriminate against their deaf and hard of hearing employees and potential employees. In particular, they must ensure that their staff is not placed at a substantial disadvantage as a result of their hearing loss, for example, by not being able to hear what is being said in an interview or a staff meeting room. You could overcome this by providing an induction loop in the meeting room or a small portable loop for the one-to-one interview. This would be a reasonable adjustment.

Making adjustments and taking reasonable steps
The Disability Discrimination Act says that service providers may not discriminate against a deaf or hard of hearing person by refusing to provide a service or offering a service of a lower standard or on less favourable terms, on the grounds of their hearing loss. Service providers must also make adjustments to the way in which they provide goods or services to enable deaf and hard of hearing people access to them.
The Disability Discrimination Act requires service providers to make changes to their services to ensure that disabled people can make use of them. Service providers must do this if, without these changes, it is impossible or unreasonably difficult for a disabled person to access the service.
The effect of a service provider’s practices, policies or procedures (the way it provides it's services) may make it impossible or unreasonably difficult for a disabled person to use it's services. If this happens, the service provider must alter these practices, policies or procedures to remove this effect. This is part of the duty to make 'reasonable adjustments'.

‘Reasonable adjustment’ also includes providing additional aids like induction loop systems, radio systems or infra-red systems. Service providers have to do this, even if it means making a permanent or physical change to their premises or fixtures and fittings.

If it is not reasonable to provide a permanent loop or infra-red system, then the service provider should provide a temporary system. These do not need any permanent physical changes.

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