{"id":31967,"date":"2019-05-17T11:20:47","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T15:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=31967"},"modified":"2019-05-17T11:52:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T15:52:21","slug":"lets-loop-the-wood-project-helps-hearing-impaired-enjoy-shows-at-local-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2019\/05\/lets-loop-the-wood-project-helps-hearing-impaired-enjoy-shows-at-local-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Let\u2019s Loop The Wood\u2019 Project Helps Hearing Impaired Enjoy Shows At Local Theater"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_31968\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31968\" style=\"width: 195px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/05\/audio-loop-story-vc-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/05\/audio-loop-story-vc-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2019\/05\/audio-loop-story-vc.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pam Fisher is among a group pioneering an effort to install an audio loop at The Wood.<br \/>Andrea Palmer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Andrea Palmer<br \/>\nPam Fisher is pioneering an initiative to install an audio loop for the hearing impaired at the Charles R. Wood Theater.<br \/>\nThe project, known as \u201cLet\u2019s Loop The Wood,\u201d is raising funds to purchase and put in place a hearing loop (also referred to as an audio induction loop).<br \/>\nA hearing loop provides a wireless, magnetic signal to hearing aids. The loop utilizes a microphone to pick up audio, an amplifier to process and send the signal and a loop cable strategically located around a specific area. In this case, the loop cable would surround the theater seats.<br \/>\nThe loop cuts out background noise as the sound is channeled directly into the user\u2019s hearing aid. The hearing loop is unseen to general public, inconspicuously installed.<br \/>\nThe project is being undertaken by a group of students, including Pam Fisher, in the University of Albany Weekend MBA program. The students will be graduating in June.<!--more--><br \/>\nGroups in the class, Creativity in Entrepreneurship, are tasked with the assignment of creating a charity, creating a web presence for the charity, and utilizing a product or service to raise money. The goal is to raise $500 for the cause the group chooses.<br \/>\nNicole Jandreau of Albany Medical Center is one of the four people leading the project. Other group members are Louise Coelho, Rudy Wang and Fisher.<br \/>\n\u201cPam had this idea on her radar and shared it to see if we were interested. She told us how the technology worked, how it would impact people with hearing loss. How could we not be interested? We said we\u2019d love to be part of it and it\u2019s taken off from there. It started with Pam Fisher, and we\u2019ve grown to love the idea as well,\u201d said Jandreau.<br \/>\n\u201cPeople are backing the project\u201d she noted. \u201cThey believe in it. They think it\u2019s awesome.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve all been in class with Pam for the past two years. We\u2019ve seen her successes and her struggles with hearing loss &#8230; I loved this idea as a project to get behind because I\u2019d love for everyone to be able to experience theater the way it is meant to be experienced,\u201d said Jandreau.<br \/>\nThe Wood Theater would be the only venue in the area with the audio loop technology. The project is just in time for the Adirondack Theater Festival\u2019s 25th anniversary this year. Fisher is on the ATF board of directors.<br \/>\nChad Rabinovitz is the producing artistic director of the Adirondack Theater Festival. Fisher presented the idea to Rabinovitz, who brought in Emily Murphy, executive director of the Charles R. Wood Theater.<br \/>\nSaid Rabinovitz, \u201cI\u2019m excited to play even a little part in helping to champion this important upgrade to the Wood\u2019s sound system. When Pam first opened up to me and the rest of the ATF Board about what she goes through just to understand a small percentage of what is heard on stage, and how her experience at an ATF show (or any show at the Wood) is so incredibly different than it is for many of us, it became instantly clear that we needed to jump to action.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cLike many, I just presumed that the hearing devices used in 99 percent of all theaters were sufficient,\u201d Rabinovitz said. \u201cThey\u2019re not. The recent advancement in hearing aid technology provides Pam, and others with hearing loss, the potential to have a much greater experience at the theater. Why wouldn\u2019t we jump on that opportunity?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a luxury to myself and so many others have, in being able to walk into a theater, sit anywhere we want and enjoy a show,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cAfter some research, we knew we had to make this happen.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThis is also a great opportunity for us to take a look at the theater experience from others\u2019 perspectives, and get educated on where accessibility is lacking,\u201d said Murphy. \u201cTo make sure that every community member that wants to come to the Wood feels welcome and accommodated.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Adirondack Theater Festival is in full support of the project. Donations for the project go through the organization and are 100 percent tax deductible. The ATF will use all of the donations to purchase and install the technology in partnership with the Wood Theater.<br \/>\nIn addition to donating directly to the ATF, the project has a GoFundMe page at www.GoFundMe.com\/loop-the-wood-theater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Andrea Palmer Pam Fisher is pioneering an initiative to install an audio loop for the hearing impaired at the Charles R. Wood Theater. The project, known as \u201cLet\u2019s Loop The Wood,\u201d is raising funds to purchase and put in place a hearing loop (also referred to as an audio induction loop). 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