June 20, 2022
999 BSL
Published by PR Hilton at June 20, 2022

UK emergency service ‘Call 999’ now available in BSL

For the first time, deaf people in the UK will be able to call '999' - the emergency services number - via a BSL app on their mobile phones or online.
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February 4, 2022
BSL users
Published by melaniejayneashford at February 4, 2022

Study: BSL users’ experience with hearing aid clinics

There are approximately 151,000 British Sign Language (BSL) users in the UK. How many BSL users also use hearing aids or implants is unknown. A recent study by Manchester University is […]
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January 7, 2022
sign language interpretation
Published by melaniejayneashford at January 7, 2022

How sign language interpretation will change gaming

If you’ve ever wished video games had American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation, it looks like your dreams have finally come true. Forza Horizon 5, a 2021 racing video game developed […]
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May 3, 2021
video conferencing with deaf and hard of hearing
Published by Beth Leipholtz at May 3, 2021

How to be accommodating during video interviews with Deaf/HoH candidates

Setting up an accessible video conferencing with deaf and hard of hearing candidates is easy. Here is how to have a successful video interview.
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April 9, 2021
tiktok captions
Published by Editorial Staff at April 9, 2021

TikTok, Instagram now have auto captions

In a long-awaited move for accessibility, social media platforms TikTok and Instagram now have auto captioning
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August 5, 2020
YouTube community captions to end
Published by Lisa A. Goldstein at August 5, 2020

YouTube Ends Community Captions

YouTube community caption feature is scheduled to end in September 2020. The deaf community is calling on YouTube to reverse its decision.
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February 13, 2020
accessibility for deaf passengers
Published by Lisa A. Goldstein at February 13, 2020

Are Lyft and Uber accessible for deaf passengers?

Ride-sharing companies have accessible features for drivers, but what about passengers? This is where accessibility for deaf passengers falls short.
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May 2, 2019
ASL interpreters at Amazon
Published by Editorial Staff at May 2, 2019

Amazon has hired full-time ASL interpreters for deaf employees

Amazon is creating a path as they are the first tech giant to hire full-time American Sign Language (ASL), interpreters. In 2018, Amazon began an ASL program focused on hiring […]
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December 19, 2018
accessible to the deaf
Published by Lisa A. Goldstein at December 19, 2018

Microsoft, Skype, and Alexa aim to be more accessible to the deaf

With technology exploding at a rapid pace, it’s taken a while for accessibility to catch up. The last several months, however, have seen positive changes in the right direction. Presentation […]
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December 14, 2018
public transportation with hearing loss
Published by PR Hilton at December 14, 2018

Tips for using public transportation with hearing loss

The thought of traveling with hearing loss can be more than a little daunting. The thing about traveling is that it involves so many things which in essence are out […]
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November 15, 2018
captions
Published by Ellie Parfitt at November 15, 2018

A deafie’s guide to accessing captions anywhere!

If you are deaf or hard of hearing, do you know the best ways to access captions? Following on from my Captioning Awareness Week article, I figured this is a […]
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November 12, 2018
captioning awareness week
Published by Ellie Parfitt at November 12, 2018

Celebrate Captioning Awareness Week!

What is Captioning Awareness Week happening November 12-18th? Captioning Awareness Week (CAW) is run by a British charity, StageText with a purpose to raise awareness of captioning and live subtitles, […]
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September 11, 2018
Published by Ellie Parfitt at September 11, 2018

Toy Like Me: Changing disability stereotypes one toy at a time

The founder of Toy Like Me, Rebecca Atkinson, was watching her children play with toys one day and realized that none of the toys were representing real people with disabilities. […]
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September 11, 2018
medical appointment with hearing loss
Published by PR Hilton at September 11, 2018

5 tips for booking and attending a medical appointment with hearing loss

For most people, making a booking and attending medical related appointments is a very simple procedure, however, this is not always the case for those with hearing loss. There are […]
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September 11, 2018
Published by Lisa A. Goldstein at September 11, 2018

Optimizing the movie theater captioning experience

Most times when Stacey Carroll – who has a profound hearing loss – goes to the movies, either the captions in the glasses only pick up every other line, or […]
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July 16, 2018
SpeakSee
Published by Lisa A. Goldstein at July 16, 2018

SpeakSee: What you need to know about this transcription device

Let’s face it: Regardless of how well we deaf/hard of hearing folks communicate or how accommodating others are, it’s impossible to catch everything. SpeakSee hopes to change this. Portable real-time […]
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July 5, 2018
Netflix closed captions
Published by Editorial Staff at July 5, 2018

Deaf and hard of hearing Netflix viewers are calling for better closed captions

After the second season of Netflix’s “Queer Eye” was released in mid-June, deaf and hard of hearing fans have been asking Netflix for better and accurate closed captions to make […]
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June 25, 2018
accessibility for deaf and hard of hearing people
Published by Lisa A. Goldstein at June 25, 2018

Podcasts: The last frontier of accessibility for deaf and hard of hearing people

Making it to the front page of Reddit is considered the Holy Grail. This social website of topic-based communities includes comments and votes. Generally, around 4,000 upvotes within six hours […]
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June 19, 2018
Google duplex help the deaf and hard of hearing community
Published by Kirsten Brackett at June 19, 2018

Will Google Duplex help the deaf and hard of hearing community?

Google recently announced that its new AI system, Google Duplex, will be able to conduct conversations to complete tasks over the phone.  This was interesting news for the deaf and […]
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May 21, 2018
growing up with hearing loss
Published by Lisa A. Goldstein at May 21, 2018

What it was like growing up with hearing loss before digital hearing technology

I was born at a time when video conferencing was a reality only on “The Jetsons,” the Americans with Disabilities Act was years away, and the web was only something […]
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