Author Archives: Let's Loop Seattle

Advocacy in action: 5177 passes unanimously

Advocacy works. It really does. Thanks to your hard work and support, long-term care staff will be trained to recognize hearing loss and seek assistance when it’s needed: Senate Bill 5177 passed unanimously and was signed by Governor Inslee. Hearing … Continue reading

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ACT introduces Figaro MobiTxt to help people with hearing loss

A riddle: What looks like an iPad, shows only words, and sits atop a goose-neck holder? It’s a Figaro MobiTxt captioner, helping people who are deaf or who have a hearing loss understand, follow, and enjoy the performances at A … Continue reading

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Help people at SeaTac Airport hear

Understanding clearly in airports can be challenging, even for people with good hearing. Competing noise, echoes, and reverberations combined with accents and dialects can cause confusion, fatigue, and stress–not to mention misheard instructions, unheard gate changes, missed flights, or an … Continue reading

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Hearing the sacred through a loop

It’s hard to say how many folks have given up going to church because of their hearing loss. But even one person who sits at home on a Sunday morning when they’d rather be in fellowship with their neighbors is … Continue reading

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A looped Lincoln Theatre? You can help.

Lincoln Theatre in Mt. Vernon, Washington, is fundraising for a new sound system…with a loop! You can donate to this wonderful community theatre and help them reach their goal. They plan for enough microphones for each individual performer, so their … Continue reading

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