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  For someone who built a career on visual communication, losing her sight was a cruel blow. Already deaf, Natalie (not her real name) had realized her dreams of being […]

  There’s no doubt that hearing aids are a wonderful invention. However, at times background clamor, the distance to the sound source, or echo effects can pose a challenge to […]

On September 5, we discussed the Clarity P300 phone, which has useful features for users with visual and auditory disabilities. That device is an old-fashioned corded phone for users who […]

Stephanie is deaf, fluent in American Sign Language. Before today’s video chat technology, Stephanie relied on TTY, but that system relied on English, whose grammar, vocabulary, and usage are [...]

  By definition, assistive technology is anything that enables a person with a disability to perform a task able-bodied people can perform on their own. Of all the categories of […]