![]() We’re sending a humungous, warm thank you to Deborah Witmer, Autumn Harris, Holly Delcambre, and all the wonderful folks who made hearing-friendly vaccines a reality. We’re thrilled that the City of Seattle once again leads the way for hearing loops and communication access. Seattle on Saturday will open its mass vaccination clinic at Lumen Field Event Center, a site officials said will be the largest civilian-run vaccination site. Very few vaccine locations had captions, loops, or tablets available for people who need communication access. ![]() Masks make speech reading impossible, and social distancing and glass barriers diminish speech understanding. This, as the state offers cash incentives to get more people vaccinated. The pandemic has hit the hearing loss community hard. The final shot at the Lumen field mass vaccination site is now just seven days away. Hearing loops and friendly, trained staff are waiting for people with hearing loss at the Lumen Field mass vaccination site in SoDo, Seattle. Then, ask the staff member to hold the microphone close, and remember to turn your hearing aid or CI to the telecoil or “T” setting to connect to the loop. When you arrive, ask for hearing assistance via a hearing loop. City of Seattle staff are happy to provide hearing and communication access via a hearing loop at Lumen Field in downtown Seattle in the SoDo district. No appointments are necessary, so please feel free to drop in. Sign language interpreters are also available. Knowledgeable assistants are available to help, which is especially wonderful if you’re new to hearing loops-and encouraging and comforting even if you’re familiar with them. Hearing loops are available to accompany you at each entry point at the City of Seattle vaccine site at Lumen Field. Tap the icon to expand or tap the title to. A staff member will roll the loop cart along with you all the way through the process so you can hear everywhere you go. WEBSITE DESIGN BY GRANICUS - Connecting People and Government. SFD personnel will reportedly be wearing personal. Starting Monday as well, the Seattle Fire Department will be operating two walk-up vaccination sites at the COVID-19 testing facilities in Rainier Beach and West Seattle, reporters said. Cheri Perazzoli, HLAA-WA President, tours the portable hearing loops at the City of Seattle vaccination site at Lumen Field, Seattle.Īt the City of Seattle’s mass vaccination site at Lumen Field, a portable hearing loop awaits people with hearing loss at each entry point. According to the city, the Community Vaccination Site at Lumen Field is expected to open by mid-March. Becoming vaccinated in the Seattle area just got easier, less bewildering-and much more hearing-friendly.
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