Assistive Hearing Technology

Assistive Hearing Technology Needs Upgrades

Lisa Ryan | August 4, 2015

As part of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, WBOI has been looking at how accessible Fort Wayne is for people with disabilities.
About one in five people have disabilities in the U.S. That number includes people who are hearing impaired, but not everyone in the deaf community sees it as a disability.

Older communication tools are being replaced by newer technology, but not everywhere. This phone at the library converts text to voice, but many people who are hearing impaired prefer to use a translator through a video phone. Source: http://wboi.org/post/assistive-hearing-technology-needs-upgrades

Technology can break down communication barriers for people who are hearing impaired and help provide more equality for everyone.

<more at http://wboi.org/post/assistive-hearing-technology-needs-upgrades; related link: http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2015/2/6-31403_Scientists-Target-Smartphone-Technology-to-Improve-_story-wide.html (Scientists Target Smartphone Technology to Improve Hearing Devices. February 6, 2015)  and http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/07/14/new-hearing-aid-tech/30120323/ (New hearing aid tech turns up the volume, pizazz. July 14, 2015)>