The post Decoding Speech: The Shared Struggles of Speech-to-Text Apps and Deaf Individuals appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters. In some situations where interpreters are not available, I’ve had the opportunity to be accompanied by a hard-of-hearing companion who knows sign language. However, due… The post Decoding Speech: The Shared Struggles of Speech-to-Text Apps and Deaf Individuals appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Face ..read more

The post Cochlear Implants and Ethics appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters. Today is International Cochlear Implant Day. I have had a cochlear implant (CI) from Advanced Bionics for 24 years now. Before that I wore hearing… The post Cochlear Implants and Ethics appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters ..read more

The post CC and SDH – What’s the Difference? appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters. I watched Finch the movie on Apple TV last week. It was excellent and I would highly recommended you to watch it. Speaking of accessibility, however,… The post CC and SDH – What’s the Difference? appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters ..read more

The post My Perspective on Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters. There is recent news that the FDA issued a proposal to “make hearing aids available without a medical exam, prescription, or fitting.” What is my… The post My Perspective on Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters ..read more

The post Deaf Access For COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters. As of now, over 30% of Americans (over 100 million) are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. I’m one of them. Finding a vaccine appointment was like… The post Deaf Access For COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters ..read more

The post Providing Access via Captions and Transcripts – “I Can’t” or “I Won’t”? appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters. The photo above shows a stack of notebooks with handwritten notes, a pen, a cassette tape, and a tape recorder. Yes, the things from the… The post Providing Access via Captions and Transcripts – “I Can’t” or “I Won’t”? appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters ..read more

The post To Auto Caption or Not to Auto Caption, That Is the Question appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters. While it’s great that more people are interested in captions and transcripts, they often ask me if auto captions or ASR (automated speech recognition) are… The post To Auto Caption or Not to Auto Caption, That Is the Question appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters ..read more

The post My Experience with Apple as a Deaf Person appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters. I have been an Apple user for as long as I can remember. My first computer was a desktop Mac that I got in the… The post My Experience with Apple as a Deaf Person appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters ..read more

The post Why Subtitles Are Not Accessible to Me as a Deaf Person appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters. Captions and subtitles are not the same thing. The difference is more pronounced in the USA and some other countries. Basically, captions are speech to… The post Why Subtitles Are Not Accessible to Me as a Deaf Person appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters ..read more

The post Captioning Reading Experience Survey Results appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters. I’ve been consulting and presenting on captioning access for over 10 years, written a book (currently it’s undergoing a new edition), and given a TEDx… The post Captioning Reading Experience Survey Results appeared first on Audio Accessibility. If you enjoyed the post, be sure to follow Audio Accessibility via Facebook, Twitter, newsletters ..read more