The Suno India Show Disability & Tech: How tech helps a hearing impaired journalist communicate with the world
This is part three of our miniseries on disability and technology on The Suno India Show, where we talk to people across a range of disabilities. In this episode, host Suryatapa Mukherjee speaks to Nandita Venkatesan who is a journalist. Nandita was struck with tuberculosis twice and lost her hearing because of side effects of toxic tuberculosis medicines. She talks about how technology can exclude the hearing imparied like her when she is trying to watch a movie, or watch television news or travel by train. She also spoke about the kind of apps that are helping her.
References
Deafness and hearing loss | WHO
Accessibility Standards for TV Programmes for Hearing Impaired
Hearing Aids Market to Hit Value of USD 13.0 Billion by 2028
Meaningful Gesture: All Govt Press Conferences, Meetings May Soon Have Sign Language Interpreters
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