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As a hard of hearing person, I am unable to understand questions given from the audience in any conference workshops
and HLAA meetings. It may help to have a wireless microphone available in each presentation room at all times. If anyone
wants to make a question or comment then that person is not allowed to do so until one of your staff hands him or her the
wireless microphone. That seems to be the only solution to the problem I have in understanding the questions coming from the
audience other than CART reporting. Numerous times, I have asked the presenter to repeat the question but it only works after
the first three or four questions, then they forget. With the wireless microphone we have more control.
Here is a list
of Radio Shack components that can be used with a PA system.
Wireless Microphone -- http://www.radioshack.com/searchsku.asp?find=32-1251
Wireless Receiver -- http://www.radioshack.com/searchsku.asp?find=32-1250
Wireless Audio-Link Transmitter -- http://www.radioshack.com/searchsku.asp?find=32-1252
Carlos Monserrate
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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002
13:39:39 -0700
From: "Debbie Mohney" <debbie@mountainocean.com>
Subject: Meeting room set-up
Hi,
At
the Boulder, Colorado chapter meetings we use an induction loop system, it is called Microloop II, and was purchased from
www.ovalwindowaudio.com. It is a good system. I don't know how it compares to systems put
together with components from
Radio Shack, but it has worked well for us. We have a headset microphone in addition to the two smaller clip-on microphones.
We hand the microphone around to whomever wishes to speak or contribute and it works fairly well. There is confusion
from time to time, as people who don't use a microphone don't seem to grasp the concept of putting it up to their mouth, and
sometimes people get excited and start talking. When that happens, I say "Wait a minute, let's get you a microphone" or if
it's not convenient, I repeat the question.
We also provide real-time captioning at our meetings, so the two together
provide everyone access to the meetings. We unfortunately have to pay for the captioning, but when we consider the benefit
it provides to our members
at the meeting, not to mention that we have a transcript available afterwards, it appears to
be well worth the cost.
So far, we have been able to cover our expenses through annual dues and a few scattered donations.
I've been looking at the silent auction ideas, and it seems worthwhile to consider doing one from time to time, instead of
just waiting for the annual Holiday party.
Debbie Mohney, Boulder, Colorado
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