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New York City
New York has a number of signature hearing loop installations, led by America’s biggest hearing loop project: the New York Transit Authority’s installation, now underway, of loops at 488 subway booths (see here).
Following a successful 18-month pilot program, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission approved the voluntary installation of hearing loops in New York taxis (see here).
Temple Emanu-El, “the largest congregation of Jewish worshipers in the world . . . is proud to provide an induction loop system.”
Other New York City loop systems include
- The New York Botanical Garden tram ride
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Celeste Bartos Theater
- Mets' Citi Field ticket windows
- Yankee Stadium ticket windows
- The American Museum of Natural History
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art information kiosks
- The New York Historical Society
- El Museo del Barrio
- The Soho Apple Store tutorial and customer service points
- Marble Collegiate Church
- Ellis Island
- The Statue of Liberty
Most of these installations were spearheaded by Janice Schacter’s Hearing Access Program, which is dedicated to “helping the world’s corporations, cultural and entertainment institutions, government agencies, and mass transit organizations improve their accessibility for people with hearing loss.”
Thanks to Schacter’s efforts, hearing loops can also be found at various other locations around the world, such as the Kentucky Derby Museum, the Ben and Jerry's factory tour, and Virginia’s Chrysler Museum auditorium.
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