Hearing disability
Deafness is considered an invisible disability.
Learn more about hard-of-hearing people and deaf people and get it over with clichés about hearing impairment.
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12 tips to welcome a deaf or hard of hearing person
You don’t know sign language and you sometimes welcome deaf or hard of hearing people? Don’t panic! This article is made for you.
8 Clichés About Deaf People
Deaf? Hard of hearing? Find out everything you ever wanted to know about those with a hearing impairment and how to adapt public spaces for them.
Disabled People in the World in 2019: facts and figures
Disabled People in the World in 2019: Facts and Figures There are currently more than 2 billion disabled people in the world, that is 37.5% of...
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Artificial Intelligence and Accessibility: Examples of a Technology that Serves People with Disabilities
Artificial Intelligence and Accessibility: Examples of a Technology that Serves People with DisabilitiesMany of us think that artificial intelligence represents an abstract and futuristic notion we only see in sci-fi films with humanoid robots and holograms. However...
The Montreal Metro on the Way to Universal Accessibility
The Montreal Metro on the Way to Universal AccessibilityWith 1.36 million passengers per day, the Montreal metro is the first network in Canada and the third in North America behind New York City and Mexico City. The network, which was inaugurated on October 14, 1966...
Creating an Accessible and Barrier-Free Society through Inclusive Design: a Constant Renewal
Creating an Accessible and Barrier-Free Society through Inclusive Design: a Constant Renewal Inclusive design has a major role in enhancing accessibility. Though both concepts don’t exactly encompass the same ideas, they are undeniably linked together because of...
Artificial Intelligence and Accessibility: Examples of a Technology that Serves People with Disabilities
Artificial Intelligence and Accessibility: Examples of a Technology that Serves People with DisabilitiesMany of us think that artificial intelligence represents an abstract and futuristic notion we only see in sci-fi films with humanoid robots and holograms. However...
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