Who Needs Sign Language Interpreters When You’ve Got Your Tongue!
Researchers at Colorado State University are hoping to be able to train your tongue to hear. Researchers say that this would be an inexpensive substitute for the cochlear implant, which is not suitable for everyone who is Deaf or has hearing loss. It involves attaching a device to the tongue that communicates via bluetooth, sending […]
Macau Ironwoman bags title on the first try
Monday, December 01, 2014A hearing-impaired Macau civil servant has been crowned Hong Kong’s new Ironwoman. First-time participant Lorna Hoi won the second New World International Triathlon while Ivan Lo Ching-hin, a professional athlete and trainer, improved on his last year’s fourth finish to lift the title in the men’s category. A total of 400 people […]
Microsoft Adds Interpreting To Skype
Microsoft adds almost real-time interpretation to Skype which allows users of different languages to speak to each other in their own native language while Skype interprets it into their own language. While it’s not perfect it’s still a big step towards the goal of allowing for universal communication. I wonder when they’ll be adding Sign Language […]
California’s Chief Justice Works to Provide More Interpreters
California’s Chief Justice Works to Provide More Interpreters 06/20/2014 Lack of interpreters among the barriers to justice in California Rina Palta | March 4th, 2014, 5:54pm commonwealth.club/FlickrCalifornia Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye says breaking down barriers to court access for non-English speakers is among her top priorities. When talking about language diversity in California, […]