Deafness in the Tech World
summary
Explores how deafness is disabling because society expects hearing, not because bodies are broken; shows 20 electrodes vs 20,000 hair cells to demonstrate cochlear implant limits, reports about 30% lipread comprehension, notes average deaf high-school graduate reads at fifth-grade level, cites streaming captioning arriving only recently and that co-workers transcribe meetings as an effective accommodation, and stresses simple practices (ask how to help, tell people what's happening) that actually change inclusion.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 4:29MECHANICAL WAYS TO DEAL- WITH PERMANENT DEAFNESS
- 5:20Cochlear implants
- 9:43I'M OBNOXIOUSLY LUCKY.
- 10:37What English sounds like to non-English speakers.
- 19:21HOW-TO GUIDE TO INCLUSION
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