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Chapter 9: Technology - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 9: Technology
Modern Technology
Video Relay Services: Deaf callers call an interpreter who then calls a hearing caller. They then translate spoken language into sign language and vice versa.
Modern Doorbells: After pressing the button, the lights in the house may flash or there may be a vibration device.
In 2014, the FCC made texting 911 possible for Deaf people.
Baby Cams: This can be used for both Deaf and hearing people! You can watch your child on a screen and supervise without having to be there physically.
Alarms: Instead of having an audible alarm, a vibrating device can go under the bed or a lamp can be connected to it.
Captions And Subtitles
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Open captions: These captions are permanently embedded on the screen and cannot be turned off or removed.
The Television Decoder Circuitry Act of 1990 required all TVs 13 inches or larger to include a captioning device inside the TV itself
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Subtitles: Subtitles assume the viewer can hear, but cannot understand the language. It only subtitles what is being said.
Accessibility
Definition of Accessibility: A product, device, services or alterations of the environment that give ease of access to people with disabilities
The ADA also requires public areas to be more accessible, like ramps alongside stairs.
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The ADA prohibits discrimination due to disability, also requiring employers to provide any accommodations.
The ADA does not require captioning on screen, most likely because it is believed that viewers would be driven away
History
Now, interpreters can even be found in concerts. Despite this, movie theaters are still not required to have captions on their films.
In the 1960s, Robert Weitbrecht invented invented the teletypewriter (TTY). These machines allowed Deaf people to type out messages that showed up on the other end.
In the past, theaters, concerts, museums, performances and shows in 3D were not accessible, nor was it required.
TTYs required both parties to have a TTY, however, and they were unwieldy and large.
In the past, doorbells would be a mechanism consisting of a weighted block hitting the floor. This would cause vibrations to alert the Deaf person inside that someone was at the door.