DeafDigest Mid-Week edition - April 6, 2017
-- a Deaf Microchip inside hand
Could a Deaf Microchip be inserted into
a deaf person's hand? Don't laugh.
There is a big newspaper story of a company
in Sweden inserting microchips into employees'
hands for such tasks like opening doors,
activating the office printers, ordering
soft drinks, etc. What could a Deaf
Microchip do? Maybe help with voice to text
and from text to voice communications?
Possibilities could be endless! A
picture is at:
http://deafdigest.com/deaf-microchip/
-- finally after four attempts
Sujitha, a young deaf woman, living in
a small village in India, was not
able to get a national ID card. She
needed that card to get the government
services and benefits she was entitled
to. She made four trips to the local
government office but with no luck.
When her story hit the newspapers,
the embarrassed village official
promised to give her the card.
-- too many voice to text/text to voice apps
Do we have too many voice to text software
apps? Do we also have too many text to voice
apps? Seems every week there are always
stories and announcements of hearing
students developing these apps to help
the deaf with communications. These
apps are important - but too many!
It only creates more confusion as to
which app is the best. It is the same
as going into a super drug store,
wanting to buy one toothpaste, but
seeing as many as 15-20 different
brands and models!
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Barry's collections of past articles (with today's update)
-- interpreting issue, sticky
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