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Hearing aids, cochlear implants, and Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (BAHA) are well known hearing devices used in the deaf community. Did you know that assistive technology is not limited to hearing devices? Take a look at other technologies that assist deaf people everyday.
Hearing aids
Hearing aids
Hearing aids amplify the sound in the person's environment through the inner ear.
Cochlear implants
Cochlear implants
CIs reemit sounds into electronic signals to the auditory nerve.
BAHAs
BAHAs
Reemits sounds using vibrations conducted through the bone.
Communication Devices
Video Phone
A video communication device that allows deaf people to communicate with another person remotely via an ASL interpreter or direct stream.
Texting
A non-verbal form of communication that uses written text to communicate.
Teletypewriter (TTY)
A machine that converts auditory messages via phone lines and a transcriber into written text and vice versa.
Other Devices
Vibrating/flashing alarm clock
Flashing smoke/CO alarm
Flashing door bell
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