5 Reasons You Need A Portable Hearing Loop For Your Church
When creating an environment in which your congregation can worship and engage in church life freely, it is important to consider those members who have difficulty hearing or may be deaf. Acquiring a portable hearing loop for your church building is one way to address this need; It can be far better than a permanent hearing loop installation. Here are five reasons why you need a portable hearing loop device such as the Conversor Pro for church.
It can save a lot of money. A permanent church hearing loop installation often involves significant adjustment to carpets and other parts of the church, which incurs cosmetic repair on top of the already expensive hearing loop (this can run into several thousand pounds) plus installation charges. If you have several rooms in your church that require hearing loop installation, this will multiply the costs. Having portable hearing loop devices for your church (such as the Conversor Pro) means that you can use the system in any of the rooms and avoid the maintenance and cosmetic repair costs involved with a installing a church hearing loop system in the building. The Conversor Pro is one of the most cost-effective assistive listening device systems for churches.
There is a high risk of failure with installed church hearing loop systems due to constant activity in the building; furniture or wires being moved for services or events or building maintenance or repairs can pull at or cut through the loop (finding a fault in metres of wire is very time intensive). The permanent systems installed in Churches are seldom checked and are often not even switched ON. A hearing loop failure is very inconvenient for members, whereas having a set of portable hearing loop devices ensures that your church members with hearing impairments are able to have a high quality experience every time they walk in the door.
The Conversor Pro assistive listening devices are excellent for younger members of church with hearing impairments as it sometimes overcomes their need to wear an external hearing aid; earphones that plug into the receiver or an in-ear hearing aid both work excellently with the Conversor Pro. This can make all the difference to young people with hearing difficulties who want to get involved in church life and feel normal.
Portable hearing loops for church save time on installation, repairs and maintenance. With frequent services, meetings and events, the less time that is spent on logistics within the church the better, as it allows members to focus on ministry and fellowship. Keeping a set of Conversor Pro is a quick and simple way to enable members to hear all that is going on, without losing valuable church time.
Each Conversor Pro contains a portable hearing loop, giving your church members greater flexibility and freedom to sit or move around various areas or church rooms without losing the quality of their hearing. They can also be used outside for church socials and functions, even in rented premises, unlike permanent hearing loops installed in church buildings.
We hope that this article has shed some light on the best assistive listening device systems for churches; we believe that using the Conversor Pro as the choice portable hearing loop for your church members is one of the most time and cost effective ways to meet your congregation’s needs and efficiently minister to those with hearing impairment.
We offer discounts for churches wishing to purchase the Conversor Pro. For more information call 01483 608 404 or email darryl@conversorproducts.com