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Technologies that Apply to Deaf People
Technologies that Apply to Deaf People. Simple tasks, such as answering a telephone or waking up, can be challenging for a deaf...
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Issues That Deaf People Face
Issues That Deaf People Face. Deaf people face some challenges that the hearing world does not and may find difficult to understand....
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How Do Deaf Alarm Clocks Work?
Hearing-impaired and deaf people have to get up and go to work like everyone else and this requires an alarm clock. Obviously,...
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Help for Deaf & Blind People
Deafness, the full or partial inability to hear, and blindness, the full or partial inability to see, can cause many obstacles and...
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Information About Deaf People
According to the Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, fewer than one in 20 people in the United States is deaf...
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Animals That Help Deaf People
Animals That Help Deaf People. Deafness can be a deeply isolating disability, especially for children who have not yet learned how to...
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Resources for Deaf People
Resources for Deaf People. Three out of every 1,000 people in the United States are functionally deaf, according to the federal government's...
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Deaf Assistive Technology
Assistive technology for the deaf has been around for at least 130 years. Some of the most widely used technology, such as...
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About Assistive Technology & TTY Telephones for the Deaf
The National Center for Health Statistics reports that during the years 2000 to 2006, 3.3 percent of all American adults had some...
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Alarm Clocks for People With Hearing Loss
Devices, such as special alarm clocks, can augment the performance of a hearing aid. Learn about alarm clocks for people with hearing...
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Government Financial Help for Deaf People
People who are deaf want to be treated like everyone else, but sometimes their inability to hear and understand what others say...
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How Does the Deaf Community View Amplification Devices?
The deaf community is diverse and holds a variety of opinions on the subject of amplification. Some deaf people accept amplification devices...
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Assistive Technology for Deaf Students
For deaf students, following along in class is nearly impossible without the use of some assistive technology. These devices are necessary for...
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How to Make Phone Calls to the Deaf
People often wonder how they can make a telephone call to a deaf person and may assume she is unable to use...
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Phone Call Service for the Deaf
A phone call service for the deaf, also known as a telecommunications relay service, allows deaf people to communicate with hearing people...
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Deaf Phone Translation
Deaf and hearing-impaired people can communicate through telephone lines using a device known as the teletypewriter (TTY). TTY equipment allows users to...
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Information About the Pendulum Clock
A pendulum clock uses a pendulum as a timekeeper. A pendulum is simply a weight that swings back and forth. The pendulum...
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How to Employ Deaf People
Deaf people work at all kinds of jobs: They work as teachers, health care providers, housekeepers, laborers, construction workers, truck drivers, clerical...
