September is National Deaf Awareness Month. The purpose is to increase awareness of deaf issues, people, and culture. BridgingApps has created a list of apps for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Some of the apps were designed for…
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Video Captions and the Curb Cut Effect
Curb cut effect: what happens when something, designed with one demographic in mind, proves to benefit the larger population. —————————————————- The first captioned media was likely the silent movie, popular in public theaters a century ago. At the time, there…
Hearing Loss: The Most Isolating Disability
“The problems of deafness are deeper and more complex … than those of blindness. Deafness … means the loss of the most vital stimulus—the sound of the voice that brings language, sets thoughts astir and keeps us in [human] intellectual…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Translate
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Translate lets you quickly and easily translate your voice and text. The text-to-text feature can also be used to assist conversation with people who are hard of hearing or…
Google Duo Now Offers Automatic Captioning
Video Communication with friends and family whether they are in your backyard or miles away is easy using Google’s app, Google Duo, for voice and video calls. Now it is even easier to connect Android devices and iOS with video…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Ava: Best Live Transcription
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Ava: Best Live Transcription provides 450M deaf or hard-of-hearing people instant captions to follow any conversation and be included. Use Ava when meeting new people, one-on-one or in groups,…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Ava – 24/7 Accessible Life
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Ava – 24/7 Accessible Life provides real-time captioning on your mobile device. Keep your phone or tablet out and read the conversation what the other person is saying in…