Theaters improve for disabled people reports that New York approved agreements for 140 theaters to provide listening devices that work with hearing aids while 38 theaters will provide captioning. The article has an excellent photo of the rear window set up, although I never could get mine to sit up that straight. The arm of …
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Deaf Enjoy Music Concerts
Wireless FM devices a dream for the deaf as they have handheld device-sized receivers that enable them to hear the music and lyrics. The article explains why it works better. What makes the Mikroport System 2015 unique is a special priority circuit that lowers the sensitivity of the hearing aid microphones when the audio signal …
Deaf Dogs Needing Homes
From Deaf Network of Texas: Other dogs I’ve been working with Cathy who owns Deaf Paws Haven. She is looking for homes for a few deaf dogs that she rescued from shelters because some were going to be put to sleep just because they were deaf and she saved their lives to give them a …
Airport Installs Video Monitors
As a result of a lawsuit, SFO (San Francisco International Airport) to install video monitors for deaf, hearing impaired. It doesn’t say how the videos will work, but I assume that text will appear. 80 videos is a lot and is expensive especially for larger airports like DFW and Chicago’s O’Hare as they would need …
Banning Deaf Drivers
Oh, thank goodness I live in the U.S. It’s probably the best place to be deaf. Countries like Japan have a ban on deaf drivers. Though I’d rather not be chauffeur, I can’t imagine what my family would do if I couldn’t drive. My whole life would turn completely upside down if I couldn’t get …
Implant Helps with Music
I was surprised when I came across this article: Implant may help deaf hear music as I thought the implant helps with everything. So it was an interesting read. I guess it’s hard for me to say how well an implant works with music because I’ve never had hearing to begin with. But when I …
Rapper Is Losing Hearing
Foxy Brown Reveals She Is Going Deaf. She has a rare condition that affects 1 in 10,000, but the article doesn’t say what. She may not have been in this position had she sought help as soon as she knew something was wrong. Whenever something changes… listen to your body and get the help you …
Braille TTY
From DeafNetwork: Compu-TTY, Inc. has announced the availability of a new Braille TTY, the VTouch Braille TTY. The lightweight and portable TTY is only three pounds. The VTouch does not have batteries in the Braille display like older models. Plus, it comes with one adapter and one cable between the TTY and the Brailled display. …
The Reality behind Katrina
The Washington Post interviewed a Gallaudet student who was affected by Katrina as well as two employees who discuss emergency preparedness and awareness. Lisa Fabstein, a spokeswoman for Washington, D.C.’s Metro, said it best: “But right now if people need to evacuate, realistically, deaf passengers would just follow others out.” That’s what I do when …
Phone Access for Hurricane Evacuees with Speech Disabilities
From Deaf Network of Texas: Victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita who have a speech disability need to know that they can use a free telephone service 24 hours a day. This service, called “Speech to Speech” (STS), provides communication assistants (CAs) for people who have difficulty being understood on the telephone. STS is a …