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Enlightenment of Independence - Coggle Diagram
Enlightenment of Independence
Enhancements in Technology
The first known hearing aid manufacturing company was established in the 1800s, by Fredrick Rein in London
non-electric hearing aids for churches.
In the nineteenth century, hearing aids were noticeable on the wearer’s body.
Received more discrimination because of this
With time hearing aids became smaller were made to be hidden
The technology behind them grew, and more people opted to use them.
In 1961, Dr. William House performed the first cochlear implant in the US
Now it is a widespread procedure!
But has its flaws, like it doesn't cure deafness and has ties to possible formation of meningitis.
Alerting Systems
Some opt for a clock that flashes lights to signal the time or to catch its attention
A bed shaker, connected to the alarm clock, could be put under the pillow or mattress to wake someone up as well
Access and Assistance
70,000 deaf-blind persons are facilitated by Support Service Providers
provide access to transportation
Provide visual and environmental information
Service Dogs
recognize key sounds and to alert their humans
Captioning
Movies
Open-captioned movies first began in 1949, based in Connecticut
captions were produced on videotapes and DVDs instead of 16mm films. Streaming videos are now available online.
DCMP offers a variety of videos and films in classic movies, history, sports. etc. Most are captioned in Spanish too.
TV
Captions were written before being broadcast
Closed captioning tech was born in 1971, to was to remove the distraction for those who didn’t want it