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US Deaf News : Deaf students win $25,000 grant to develop sign-to-text device

January 29, 2014 by

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A group of deaf students have been awarded a $25,000 grant to help them create a device which will translate […]

Deaf News: Cambridge researchers declare breakthrough against hearing aid background noise

October 29, 2013 by

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The common problem of background noise making speech unintelligible for hearing aid wearers is one step closer to being solved, […]

Deaf News: BT launch plans for next generation text relay service

August 29, 2013 by

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Plans are being unveiled for BT’s new next generation text relay service. BT is introducing alternatives to the 18002 prefix, […]

Watch: The future of interpreting services?

July 2, 2013 by

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In this glimpse of the future, booking an interpreter is as easy as dragging a finger across a screen, and […]

William Mager: Could Google Glass be the Deaf community’s ‘disruptive innovation’?

May 7, 2013 by

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The video below is an interesting time capsule. It’s Eric Sykes, talking to Jack Ashley on See Hear about his […]

Deaf News: Mobile app turns iPhone into a hearing aid!

March 27, 2013 by

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Researchers at the University of Essex have developed a free mobile app that turns an iPhone or iPod into a […]

Amanda Turner: ‘Snail mail’ should still have a place in deaf and hearing hearts

March 5, 2013 by

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Having recently celebrated a birthday, I was delighted to receive a birthday card from an old friend which contained a […]

Deaf News: Deaf quadriplegic writes on Twitter at rate of four words a minute

October 9, 2012 by

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The Daily Mail has reported on a deaf quadriplegic who has become a Twitter sensation despite being limited to only […]

Mark Nelson: Peak Access Theory

March 7, 2012 by

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Two weeks ago, I bumped into Charlie Swinbourne, the Editor of this site, and we were talking about the future […]