Auracast checklist for schools and public venues
How open-standard listening works, and what it changes about managing assistive listening. Define these before you decide whether it fits your site.
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Critical — define these first
Nothing else can be scoped, quoted or compared until these are answered.
Conditional — define if these apply
Work through each trigger. If it applies to your site, the item becomes critical.
Optional — worth defining
Not required, but each one makes the next conversation shorter.
Traps to avoid in Auracast projects
Specifying hearing augmentation without checking which devices your users actually carry.
Keeping portable receivers in a drawer where no visitor knows to ask for them.
Missing the signage requirement, so the system exists but nobody can find it.
Installing hearing augmentation and never testing whether it works for actual users.
Treating hearing augmentation as an add-on rather than part of the design.
What happens next
1Anything left blank in the critical section is a gap, not an oversight. It will surface later, usually during installation.
2Bring the completed sheet to a site review. It replaces about half the meeting.
3If a conditional trigger applies and you are unsure how to answer it, that is exactly what the review is for.
This checklist is general guidance. Requirements vary by project, jurisdiction, building classification and approval pathway.