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Release Date: November 1, 2016
Revised Application Due Date: December 1, 2016
Making Centers Welcoming Places for
All, including Hard of Hearing Adults
Opportunity to Buy Equipment at a Steeply Discounted Price
MCOA is committed to helping Senior Centers make their centers Welcoming Places for All
– including adults who are Hard of Hearing. To that end, MCOA is offering the opportunity for Councils on Aging to buy assistive listening systems (ALS) at a steeply discounted price. With this equipment, you can significantly improve the hearing ability of people who are hard of hearing in a variety of situations
– during large group events, small group classes, and 1:1 conversations — where they have difficulty or cannot distinguish speech from other noises.
An eligible entity may apply for the opportunity to purchase ALS equipment at 25% of the retail cost. Funding from the MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs, via the Service Incentive Grant of FY16, made this large subsidy possible.
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires state and local entities to offer services that are accessible. We aim for all Councils on Aging to incorporate assistive listening systems to ensure participants in senior center activities can hear the main speaker, be it during a face to face encounter with the outreach worker in the elders home or in the outreach worker’s office, or during an a rt or exercise class with an instructor, or during large group events wherein 1 key speaker or movie audio track is featured.

Massachusetts Councils
on Aging

116 Pleasant Street, Suite 306
Easthampton, MA 01027
 
Telephone: 413-527-6425
Fax: 413-527-7138