Museum & Tour Guide Hearing Systems

Gordon Morris Museum & Tour Guide Hearing Systems

Museums, heritage sites and art galleries are always popular places to visit. As a public attraction, these establishments try hard to ensure that all visitors receive the same experience and service often utilising Tour Guide Systems.

It is important that premises or venues are fully accessible; this means that areas such as gift shops, reception halls, restaurants, exhibition rooms and importantly, any guided tours have suitable equipment readily available.

In October 2010, the Equality Act came into force, expanding and enforcing the Disability Discrimination Act, this aims to ensure that public places and services are accessible to all and appropriate adaptations and enhancements are made not just to tick a compliance box.

For deaf and hard of hearing people this means providing suitable and effective assistive hearing equipment. The range of equipment that can be found on the market today is diverse and complex. Knowledge of the equipment’s capabilities is essential, as is an understanding of the structure of the building or location which will ensure the most effective equipment is provided.

At Gordon Morris, we offer an entire range of portable and multi-user assistive listening devices for guided tours, as well as quality professional audio solutions ideal for installing within museums, studios & galleries. With over 35 years experience we can advise, supply, install and or maintain the chosen solution ensuring accessibility to deaf or hard of hearing visitors.

How To Buy A Museum Or Tour Guide Hearing System

Purchasing an assistive hearing system for use by your hearing impaired visitors or employees is simple.

For further advice on suitable products or installation costs contact us before you buy. A no obligation quotation can be provided upon request.

Ordering is as easy as 1, 2, 3.

  1. Once you know the product/s you require, you can call the office and place the order directly with a member of staff.
  2. Visit our online shop, create an online account, select the items you require, then go to the checkout and pay by credit/debit card. Payment is safe and secure.
  3. Orders may be placed via the post.

You can shop online direct or call our team for immediate response and advice.

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Comfort DigiSystem Case Study – Susan Sayer

Gordon Morris Comfort DigiSystem Case Study – Susan Sayer

The people in the image above are models, not the actual person.

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The Challenge…

I needed a solution for work as it is crucial that I am able to hear accurately so that I can fully represent my clients’ needs regarding their care and treatment. I also struggle in training sessions and group work; my hearing aids were not up to the job.

The Solution…

The Comfort DigiSystem, is a flexible and modular system that can be used in a variety of work place situations to assist the hearing aid user.

The Benefits…

With this system the quality of sound I hear is greatly improved, I am less stressed and feel more involved in my work and training events. Overall I am happier in my work than I have been for a long time.
Susan’s Story

I have a bi-lateral hearing loss, recognised in my teenage years, and have been a double hearing aid user for about 30 years. When I was young people wondered why I was often singing the wrong song lyrics. It seemed I was replacing the words with what it sounded like due to my hearing loss. I always thought Neil Diamond was singing about “Reverend Blue Jean” until a friend pointed out what the lyric actually is.

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Student and Researcher – Rachael Macleod

Gordon Morris Student and Researcher – Rachael Macleod

Rachael’s Story – Needing a Little More

I am a twin and we both started losing our hearing at three years old. I eventually got hearing aids when I was at school.

What makes me really sad is that I recently had deaf awareness training in my work and the trainer said that there were no deaf PhD students in Scotland. I want to prove to myself and to all the doctors that said we would not achieve a ‘normal’ education. In fact I have surpassed that. I graduated with first class honours after going to university as a mature student, I am just about to finish my masters in research methods and I start my PhD in social policy later this year. I plan on finishing it!

Choosing the Right System

To aid me in finding the best and most appropriate solution for my needs Gordon Morris supplied me with a demonstration kit. We then had a Skype meeting where we went through the units available and selected the best for my needs. I was then allowed to use this for a further 10 days so I could test it out in the variety of situations that it would be required for.

‘The service I received here was fabulous. The team could not have done more to help me and consistently went out their way to make sure I got what I needed from their service and support. Brilliant team and I highly recommend them. They were with me every step of the way.’

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Deafness & Hearing Loss Review 2014

Gordon Morris Deafness & Hearing Loss Review 2014

It’s no suprise when the World Health Organisation published latest figures of deafness and hearing loss around the world.

Over 5% of the world’s population – 360 million people – has disabling hearing loss (328 million adults and 32 million children). Disabling hearing loss refers to hearing loss greater than 40dB in the better hearing ear in adults and a hearing loss greater than 30dB in the better hearing ear in children. The majority of these people live in low- and middle-income countries.

Approximately one-third of people over 65 years of age are affected by disabling hearing loss. The prevalence in this age group is greatest in South Asia, Asia Pacific and sub-Saharan Africa.

Read more on the World Health Organisation website.

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Adult Social Care, Learning & Development – Tim Luxton

Gordon Morris Adult Social Care, Learning & Development – Tim Luxton

Tim Luxton is a hearing aid user and manager of the Adult Social Care Learning & Development team within the Community Directorate. Tim approached Gordon Morris regarding a system that would benefit a hearing impaired person in meetings and conference situations. Portability was of utmost importance and infrared systems were explored initially.

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