The Bellevue Arts Museum, in partnership with Let’s Loop Seattle, has installed hearing aid compatible technology.

The process involves the installation of an induction hearing loop in two key locations: at guest services, where Museum visitors are greeted; and the auditorium, the museum’s main space for educational and community programs, such as its popular Free First Friday Lecture.

A hearing loop‚ is a simple copper cable installed around a room, which transmits sound from a microphone electromagnetically, directly to the hearing aid user’s ear. A telecoil, present in about 70 percent of hearing aids and all cochlear implants used today, wirelessly picks up that electromagnetic signal from the loop.

With a simple push of a button on a hearing aid or cochlear implant, the telecoil is activated and clear sound is broadcast directly to the listener’s ear. No additional equipment is needed.

The museum is located at 510 Bellevue Way NE.