WHAT IS IT?
Personal Frequency Modulation (FM) Systems are simply miniature radio stations that operate on special frequencies to help the user better hear things that they otherwise may not be able to. The system consists of a transmitter microphone used by the speaker (the teacher) and a receiver used by the listener (the student) to help hearing impaired students hear more clearly.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
The receiver transmits the sound either to the students ears or directly to a hearing aid or cochlear implant. This allows them to hear the teacher clearly amidst confusing class discussion or other distracting conversations. Since the sound is transmitted directly to the listener's ear, the student is less likely to miss out on important information during lessons and discussion.
In classes where discussion between students takes place, a small microphone can even be passed around between other students, which transmits the sounds in the same way as the teacher's microphone. This allows hearing-impaired students to be an active participant in classroom discussion and become fully participating members in the classroom.
WHERE CAN YOU BUY THEM?
Personal FM systems are available at several online stores .... Click HERE to access one of these websites.
Additionally, if your school cannot afford these assistive technologies right now, you can borrow them from the PATINS Project, which is a state-wide technical assistance network for the provision of assistive/accessible technology for assisting local educational agencies in the utilization and creation of accessible learning environments and instructional materials.
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