Everyday conversations, listening to the radio or TV, and more, can be rather challenging (if not impossible) for individuals who are hard-of-hearing. Williams Sound has developed the Pocketalker Ultra Amplifier System which amplifies sounds closest to the listener while reducing background noise. You may be thinking, “This sounds an awful lot like a hearing aid.” […]
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4 Accessible Apps for Hard of Hearing
There are countless ways to interpret the term communication. In general, it is the means of connection between other people and environments. It is so essential and common, yet so often taken for granted. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing understand this all too well, as they have to find alternative means to communicate with others around them. […]
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Speaking with a New Voice
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing Pick up your phone. Dial a number. Talk to someone. You listen to them talk back. Seems easy, doesn’t it? Not for everyone. For many years, a person with impaired hearing or speech had to use text telephones, also known as TTY, in order to communicate over the phone. This […]
ASL Kids — Sign Language
Looking for an app to help teach your child American Sign Language (ASL)? Check out ASL Kids — Sign Language, a free app available for both iOS and Android devices. According to the app’s description, children learn best “by imitating other kids” so within the app, ASL is taught by children ages 1-12. ASL Kids […]
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Steve Gleason Act cuts red tape for those with ALS
Thanks to Steve Gleason, people who require speech generating devices won’t have to cut through so much red tape. A former football star, Gleason led the charge to make speech-generating devices more readily accessible after he was diagnosed with ALS in 2011. Individuals with ALS — also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease — are at […]
Signily: iOS keyboard allows you to communicate in sign language
While communicating may be easier on mobile phones for the general population, communication tends to be more limited for individuals who are deaf. For instance, said individuals often communicate using sign language, but using sign language isn’t really an option, unless using video messages. This is about to change with the release of Signily, a sign language […]