This report examines the use of auditory assistive listening devices by students who are hard of hearing or deaf in the postsecondary educational setting. Individual sections address the following topics: (1) distinctions between hearing aids and assistive listening devices; (2) assistive listening devices and the college student; (3) types of assistive listening devices (including FM and infrared systems, FM radio microphone systems, infrared systems, and comparison between FM and infrared systems); (4) other assistive listening systems (induction loop systems, dove-tail systems, hardware systems, audiovisual amplification, cochlear implants, and telephones); (5) choice of assistive listening devices; (6) training; (7) campus roles and responsibilities concerning assistive listening devices; (8) assistive listening device maintenance and repair; (9) legal and safety considerations; (10) organizational resources; and (11) laws and regulations. (Contains 19 references, and an appendix on communication tips for instructors of students with assistive listening devices.) (DB)