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Assistive Listening Devices

Hard of hearing and deaf people use assistive listening devices to help with daily living. Here are some of them.

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Write a Book Review

Sunday May 15, 2011

Have you read a book related to deafness and hearing loss lately? Share your impression of the book by writing a book review. I will personally benefit from your reviews because I have a long train ride to and from work, and sometimes read books during the ride.

Phonak

Saturday May 14, 2011

Another hearing aid manufacturer has been profiled:  Phonak. Today I was looking at Phonak's table at a deaf trade show. I picked up and held one of their hearing aids in my hand. I couldn't believe how tiny the hearing aid was! It felt like I was holding an insect.

YouTube Launches Live Captioning Service

Wednesday May 11, 2011

YouTube has launched a live captioning service. This service is for live streaming on YouTube. It uses professional realtime captioners. This does not replace the automatic captioning on YouTube for non-live videos.

Meet Antoinette Abbamonte

Monday May 9, 2011

About.com Deafness has interviewed deaf actors before, but never one that currently appears in a web series. Antoinette Abbamonte is a deaf actress that you may have caught on television, or seen in a deaf theatre. Antoinette shared with About.com Deafness about her career,  which is much more than just acting.

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