NCAA Approves Use of AT&T 5G Football Helmet for Deaf Athletes
AT&T's 5G helmet was approved for Gallaudet University's 2024 football season, enhancing communication for athletes with hearing challenges.
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NLP Research Should Include Signed Languages
Advancements in natural language processing (NLP) enable computers to understand what humans say and help people communicate through tools like machine translation, voice-controlled assistants, and chatbots.
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Adverse Childhood Communication Experiences May Be Associated with Increased Risk for Chronic Disease
The study notes that two forms of early life toxic stress that can potentially impact the health of individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing are language deprivation (insufficient access to direct child–caregiver communication during the critical period of language development) and communication neglect (ongoing or recurrent exclusion from indirect family communication and incidental learning).
AAA Foundation Establishes Jerry Northern Scholarship in Pediatric Audiology
The American Academy of Audiology Foundation announced the establishment of a new audiology...
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Oticon 2019 ‘Focus on People’ Awards Ceremony Honors 13 Individuals
At a special awards ceremony held at the Oticon, Inc US headquarters, more than 100 hearing care professionals and Oticon staff celebrated this year’s finalists in the Student, Advocacy, Adult, and Practitioner categories.
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Washington DC Council Considers Bill Ensuring Access for Hard-of-Hearing Community
According to WAMU, the Office on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Establishment Amendment Act of 2019 will work alongside the Office of Disability Rights to review plans from DC-based agencies to ensure accessibility to the hard-of-hearing community.
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Vanderbilt Receives $3.2 Million NIH Grant to Study Reading Skills in Hard-of-Hearing Children
The team, led by James Booth, PhD, will examine how brain regions are engaged in order to provide a deeper understanding of how some DHH children attain high levels of reading skill.
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Starbucks to Open First US Signing Store in Washington DC in October
The store will create a “distinctive retail experience” for all customers, while offering a unique store format that promotes accessibility and offers employment and career advancement opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
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New Research Looks at Educational Disparities in Native Users of ASL
A new study of the educational needs of students who are native users of American Sign Language (ASL) shows glaring disparities in their treatment by the US Department of Education.
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Harris Communications Donates Assistive Technology Kits to HLAA Trainers
HLAA’s-CHATT is a volunteer consumer train-the-trainer program. The program’s goal is to build a network of consumer trainers with the knowledge and skills necessary to train others impacted by hearing loss.
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New Book Release ‘Rotational Vestibular Assessment’ Examines Advances in Testing
The text details the various tests that can be performed though rotational assessment, including the benefits and limitations of each. Test interpretation and clinical application of rotational outcome measures data are also discussed.
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New Book Release 'Rotational Vestibular Assessment' Examines Advances in Testing
The text details the various tests that can be performed though rotational assessment, including the benefits and limitations of each. Test interpretation and clinical application of rotational outcome measures data are also discussed.
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MED-EL Sponsors Hunter Taylor in Deaflympics
As one of the country’s first eligible pediatric patients, Taylor also became one of the first children in the United States to receive a MED-EL cochlear implant in 1998.
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RIT National Technical Institute for the Deaf Holds Inaugural Mentor Conference for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Scientists
RIT/NTID and URMC’s Rochester Summer Research Training Institute is a new approach to bringing deaf and hard-of-hearing scientists at all levels of career development together from across the nation.
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Gallaudet University Lab Working on ASL App Profiled in ‘Washington Post’
Researchers from Gallaudet University—a private university for the deaf and hard-of-hearing in Washington, D.C.—are working on an app that helps deaf children learn American Sign Language (ASL), according to a recent article in the ‘Washington Post.’
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Study Revisits How Sign Language Affects Cognitive Development in Deaf Children
Researchers at the University of Connecticut are reexamining the debate as to whether deaf children should learn sign language to maximize their potential for optimal development. Previous research has shown that children born deaf frequently exhibit learning deficits. Yet, research has also found that deaf children exposed to sign language from birth develop language, cognition, and literacy on normal timetables.
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