The emergence of video MMS and chat, in particular, keep the deaf and hard of hearing connected—all the while preserving sign language [...] more »

Researchers from Washington State University in Seattle are close to developing a system for video conferencing on smart phones for the deaf and hearing ... [...] more »

We all know what it's like to send a text message or e-mail whose tone is completely misinterpreted. A series of additional messages to better explain ourselves ensues and the efficiency of the original message is long gone. That's one reason engineers at the University of Washington are testing a tool called MobileASL that uses motion detection to identify American Sign Language and transmit images over U.S. cell networks. Sometimes, words alone just don't cut it. [...] more »

In my desperation, I decided to set up a website--bf4life-hearing--which would serve as a social community for teens and tweens, who are deaf/hard of ... [...] more »

New upgrades solve the two biggest problems with voice-mail transcription: providing the highest accuracy ever, and identifying the caller by voice. [...] more »

Hard of hearing your cell’s ring tone? Don’t worry, the latest handset Amplicom M6000 is there for you to solve your problems. The cell phone with a 100 decibel ring tone, as loud as a South African vuvuzela, has finally been launched. [...] more »

Text messaging has become a staple for communication in the deaf community. Rann Gordon, the director of deaf services at EH Gentry, ... [...] more »

THE DEAF COULD COMMUNICATE with the hearing using a speech to signing translator developed by IBM. Called 'Say it Sign it', it uses a speech recognition ... [...] more »

Deaf and hearing impaired people can soon have real-time phone conversations with friends and family using a new technology similar to ... [...] more »

Markey on Accessibility Bill: Today's 'Miracle Worker' Is Technology TMCnet "When I was chairman of the telecommunications subcommittee: -In 1990 -We made sure that Americans who are deaf could make telephone calls. ... Markey Bill to Make Technology Accessible to All Passes House, 20th ... [...] more »

New captioned phone helps deaf TVNZ Life for hearing-impaired grandmother Wendy Home just got better with the introduction of new captioned phone technology which will allow her to speak to ... [...] more »

NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson has sent a message in ASL from the station to the deaf community. In the video, Caldwell Dyson answered several ... national Watch all 9 news articles » [...] more »

But beyond showing off haircuts and braces, the service is creating a lot of buzz in another community entirely: the deaf. of choice for the deaf community. [...] more »

With help from Holiday House's Hearing Loss & Deafness Program, Beatrice had her CapTel phone system installed the next month. The goal of the Manitowoc ... [...] more »

So I was thrilled to see the recent announcement that Apple and AT&T are partnering with a VRS (video relay services) company called ZVRS. They are integrating new software into the iPhone 4 and FaceTime, to offer real-time sign language interpretation. [...] more »