And closed caption broadcasting on television is increasingly common, and a boon for people who are hearing impaired, he said. A decoder attached to their television enables them to read what is being said in a running line that appears on the bottom of the screen. And all telephone communication companies offer relay services for people who are hearing impaired. This involves an operator who functions as a teletypewriter, taking a person s words, writing them and sending them to the person on the phone who is hearing-impaired. That person reads the words on a device attached to the phone.
All conversations take place between the operator and the caller.
And in the classroom students can use hearing devices that pick up a teacher s words from a cordless microphone worn by the teacher. These days, there is some sort of fix for just about any situation you come across. All rights reserved. The information contained in this web site is for informational purposes only. Individual concerns about hearing and hearing loss should be directed towards your physician.