by Trish Robichaud | Nov 6, 2011 | All, Assistive Technology & Devices, Communication Barriers, Hearing Disabilities, Media Coverage
Advocates for the hearing impaired are hoping a technology that drastically reduces background noise for the hearing impaired will find a home in public spaces across Canada. The technology, known as a “hearing loop,” is a thin strand of wire radiating...
by Trish Robichaud | Feb 26, 2011 | All, Assistive Technology & Devices, Communication Barriers, Hearing Disabilities, Media Coverage
Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC), the biggest U.S. home lender, agreed to pay as much as $16 million to resolve claims that the bank wouldn’t do business with deaf and hearing-impaired people using a telecommunications relay service, the Justice Department said. Hearing...