I can't hear you

An app that has accessibility features for people with disabilities Otter Voice Meeting Notes is an example of a possible assistive technology app/online service. It transcribes speech to text in real-time using artificial intelligence and offers superior accuracy than what people are accustomed to using similar services on their digital devices. While Otter wasn’t intended for use by people wi...

About The "I can’t hear you" blog is intended to provide a site where information that I believe is relevant to the deaf can be accessed and discussed. Additionally, the Blog servers as a linked "full article" site for my Twitter account. Generally, but not exclusively, the content will be applicable to moderately to severely/profoundly deaf people. Broadly, the content will include topical new...

The Postach Blog platform I’ve used, the theme chosen and the configuration adopted result in minimalist interface. Consequently, some screenshots and explanations will help when navigating the site. Four screens are depicted below and each has a description of the important features and navigation procedures. The Home Screen 1. There are only two possible preliminary screen displays, the Home...

Easy Talk is a Android app that uses voice recognition technology to transcribe a conversation into text which is then displayed on-screen. It is available in two versions; the Lite Version and the Pro Version. The Lite version is available free of charge and is ads free, but with restricted features. The Pro version costs US $4.39 and contains more features, including two way conversations bet...

THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC COST OF HEARING LOSS IN AUSTRALIA Hearing Care Industry Association – June 2017 This report is prepared solely for the use of the Hearing Care Industry Association (HCIA). This report is not intended to and should not be used or relied upon by anyone else and we accept no duty of care to any other person or entity. The report has been prepared for the purpose of raising...

Android WiFi Direct Example Hardik Trivedi Android Tutorials August 31, 2012February 21, 2017 1 Minute Deprecated now. This blog is old now. Also blog is intend to cover only basics of wifi direct technology. Wi-Fi Direct allows Android 4.0 (API level 14) or later devices with the right hardware to connect directly to each other via W...

The TextHear - Personal Hearing Aid app is an interesting entry into the speech-to-text processing field. Similar to Google's Transcribe, it displays an on-screen conversion of speech-to-text via input from a smartphone or tablet in-built microphone or, through the microphone jack. Available for free on both Google Play and the iPhone App Store it can be download and easily installed. A WiFi or...

The hearing thief is an insidious character of no exact embodiment; his caricature and gender are of my choosing. He is not a thief who can hear but is defined here as the villain, who from his victims he steals their hearing, party or fully. Sometimes this thief’s actions are swift and devastating with one major intrusion rendering the hearing as deaf. More often his encroachment is less drama...

https://tinyurl.com/y7h3edtd Every day I get reminded of just how amazing the cochlea is (the picture at the top of this post is from inside the cochlea!). Today I wanted to share with you some of my favorite facts about the ear. Five Amazing Facts About the Ear1. The Cochlea Turns "Sound" into "Hearing"2. The Cochlea is The Size of a Pea3. There Are Over 20,000 Nerve Cells in the Average Coc...

A report by Access Economics Pty Ltd, February 2006 EXECUTIVE SUMMARYStudy contextTo date there has been no definitive research on the full economic impact of hearing loss in Australia, despite the large proportion of people who have hearing loss and its substantial effects on the capacity to communicate, to work and function effectively in an increasingly communication-intense society, as well...