Technology with social awareness
Furthermore, the project Ikusi has developed for La Alhóndiga includes systems specifically designed for users with disabilities. One example is the Hearing Loop, a sound system that transforms the audio signal we can all hear into a magnetic field that is picked up by the hearing aids of people with hearing impairments. The result is that the user receives clear, crisp, perfectly intelligible sound at an appropriate volume. This system also helps the hearing impaired to evacuate the building in case of emergency. Specifically, this Hearing Loop has been installed at customer service counters, in cinemas, and in the auditorium. In addition, the building has been equipped with lights in strategic locations so that in the event of a fire alarm, they will illuminate, alerting those who cannot hear the announcements made through the public address system.
A whole set of systems that Ikusi has integrated so that the Alhóndiga can realize its vocation of becoming an engine of leisure and culture in Bilbao.
