OLD LYME, Conn.� Disability charity ASA asbl has launched Belgium�s first audio description services for sports events. The charity uses Sennheiser�s Tourguide system to narrate soccer matches for visually impaired fans, according to a release from the company.
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The initiative helps make sporting events more inclusive for the visually impaired by inviting them to attend events and offering an audio description.
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ASA Director Jean-Marc Streel says the idea was inspired by stadia in the UK, where, he says, �every soccer stadium has an internal radio station that provides an audio description of the matches.� ASA consequently purchased two Sennheiser Tourguide systems with a total of 40 stethoset headphones for the project.
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ASA began this initiative four years ago at matches played in the stadium at Mons but has since grown its operations to include Li�ge Standard and the Belgian national side, the Red Devils. The group also attended the World Cup in Brazil and are considering trips to other major matches.�
Additionally, they are beginning plans to expand to other sports, such as tennis.�
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The Sennheiser Group based in Wedemark near Hanover, Germany, was founded in 1945 and is a manufacturer of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems.�
