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By Karen Meyer via abc7chicago.com September 13, 2009 (WLS) -- Beauty pageants are not just about looks. But some like the International Pageants are based on accomplishments. This is why a profoundly deaf candidate was crowned Miss International. Even...
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By Emily Melvold via The Daily Iowan For the hundreds of deaf or hard-of-hearing students at the UI, such simple tasks as waking up, greeting someone at the door, and taking notes in class all prove to be challenging. Living with a hearing disability...
Filed under: assistive technology, hearing aids, deaf, hard of hearing, educating others about disability-related needs, ASL Club, waking up, hearing loss, note-takers, reading lips, signing, Disabled Students Services, hearing impairments, students, challenging tasks, doorbell triggers lights, improving disability culture on campuscollege is practice for the real world, living with a hearing disability, personal support, greeting someone at the door, taking notes, interacting with other deaf students from other schools, American Sign Language Program, background noise, University of Iowa, interpreters, Vibrating alarms and watches, self advocacy
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via Orlando Sentinel Jason Garcia Sentinel Staff Writer April 16, 2009 Walt Disney World has rolled out a first-of-its-kind service designed to let even blind guests "see" its famed attractions. Called "audio description," the service...
Filed under: blind, infrared sensors, visually impaired, deaf, World of Coca-Cola museum, hard of hearing, Hall at Patriot Place in Foxborough, amplified sound, Softeq Development Corp, DisneyWorld, captioning, Mass, audio description, remote, hand-held captions
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via NewScientist CAN you tell what language somebody is speaking just by watching the shapes their lips make? A computer developed at the University of East Anglia in Norwich in the UK can, and it could lead to automatic lip-reading and translation systems...
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