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Large Area Assistive Listening Systems

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, Office of Technical Services, January 6, l981 Ruling.

Bankoski, S. M. & Ross, M. (l984). FM systems’ effect on speech discrimination in an auditorium. Hearing Instruments, 35(7), 8-12, 49.

Compton, C. L. (l991). Doorways to Independence. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University. is

Culpepper, N. B. (l986). Performance variability of the hearing aid telecoil. Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, 19, 126-135.

Davidson, S. A. & Noe, C. M. (l994). Digitally programmable telecoil responses: Potential advantages for assistive listening device fittings. American Journal of Audiology, 3(2), 59-64.

Federal Register, May 4, l977, Volume 42, No. 86.

Hermansen, H. (l979). A hearing aid may be only half the solution. Hearing Instruments, 30, 13-15.

Johnstone, C. (l997). Assistive Listening Devices (ALSs). NY: National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Johnstone, C. (l999) Personal communication.

Laszlo, C. (l998) Personal Communication.

Lederman, N. & Hendricks, P. (l994). Induction Loop Assistive Listening Systems. In Communication Access for Persons with Hearing Loss, Ross, M. (Ed.), 19-40. Timonium, MD: York Press, Inc.

Lieske, M. (l994). Infrared Systems. In Communication Access for Persons with Hearing Loss, Ross, M. (Ed.), 41-50. Timonium, MD: York Press, Inc.

Nabelek, A. K. & Donahue, A. M. (l986). Comparison of amplification systems in an auditorium. Journal of the Acoustical Society of American, 79(6), 2078-2082.

Nabelek, A. K., Donahue, A. M., & Letowski, T. R. (l986). Comparison of amplification systems in a classroom. Journal of Rehabilitative Research and Development, 23(1), 41-52.

Nabelek, A. K. & Nabelek, I. V. (l994). Room acoustics and speech perception. In HandBook of Clinical Audiology, 4th Edition, Katz, J. (Ed.), 624-637. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins.

Noe, C. M., Davidson, S. A. & Mishler, P. J. (l997). The use of large group assistive listening devices with and without hearing aids in an adult classroom setting. American Journal of Audiology, 6(3), 48-63.

Preves, D. A. (l996). Revised ANSI standard for measurement of hearing instrument performance. The Hearing Journal, 49(10), 49-57.

Preves, D. A. (l994). A look at the telecoil - its development and potential. SHHH Journal, , 15(5), 7- l0.

Rodriguez, G. P., Holmes, A. E. & Gerhardt, K. J. (l985). Microphone vs. telecoil performance characteristics. Hearing Instruments, 36(9), 22-24, 57.

Ross, M. (l991). Microphone technique. Hearing Rehabilitation Quarterly, 16(4), 8-11.

Ross, M. (l982). Communication Access. In The Vanderbilt Hearing Aid Report: State of the art-research needs. Studebaker, G. A. & Bess, F. H. (Eds.). Upper Darby, PA: Monographs in Contemporary Audiology.

Ross, M. (l992). Room acoustics and speech perception. In FM Auditory Training Systems: Characteristics, Selection, and Use, Ross, M. (Ed.), 21-44. . Timonium, MD: York Press.

Ross, M. (1994) FM Large-Area listening Systems. In Communication Access for Persons with Hearing Loss, Ross, M. (Ed), 51-70. Timonium, MD: York Press, Inc.

Thibodeau, L. & Abrahamson, J. (l988). Effects of coupling hearing aids to FM systems via neck loops. Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, 21, 49-56.

Williams Sound Corp (l981) Personal Communication.

Yuzon, E. (l992). FM personal listening systems. In Communication Access for Persons with Hearing Loss, Ross, M. (Ed.) 73-102. Timonium, MD: York Press, Inc.