Lip-reading doesn’t work well over video. Writing for Fast Company, product designer Quinn Keast recently shared his frustrations with the now-mandatory ritual of the Zoom call. “Video calls have always been a challenge for me,” Keast writes. “Lip-reading doesn’t work well...
Few birds of prey hunt by night. New research suggests that there’s something special in the way the DNA molecules in owls’ eyes are packaged, giving them a powerful visual advantage in the dark, Science Alert reports. The new study proposes that through the process of natural...
There has never been a sign language interpreter for a US presidential debate. Erin Rosenfeld was one of the millions of Americans who tuned in to watch the first presidential debate last month but quickly turned it off after struggling to keep up with the closed captions, Fox News reports. “I...
Piglet teaches kids about acceptance of differences. Piglet is starting a new chapter of his life, literally, People reports.. The blind, deaf, and pink pup is about to have his own book. PIGLET: The Unexpected Story of a Deaf, Blind, Pink Puppy and His Family (from Simon & Schuster/Atria...
Socially distanced show is heading to North America. London’s Donmar Warehouse Theatre has made stage history as the city’s first playhouse to open its doors to a paying public since the coronavirus lockdown began, The New York Times reports. The play is an adaptation of the Nobel...
When it comes to the LSH mission, Dave Hubbard knows what he’s talking about. A longtime Lion and an LSH advocate, Dave suffers from hearing loss, and he told us he was in denial for a long time before he did something about it. “I denied it for about 17 years,” he says....
A man has lost his hearing in one ear after falling ill with Covid-19 in Britain, The Times of London reports. Doctors are now warning that the coronavirus may cause sudden permanent deafness in some patients. The case was reported in the journal BMJ Care Reports and involved a 45-year-old...
Trial in the UK finds no long-term benefits. A phase three trial involving 308 patients in the UK has found that a light-emitting mask conveys no “long-term therapeutic benefit” for those living with early diabetic macular edema. But the chief executive of PolyPhotonix, the company that produces...
“We’re tired of having to work so much more than everyone else in order to not miss information.” After watching the first presidential debate, Erin Rosenfeld was upset, Teen Vogue reports — but not because of any particular comment or altercation between Joe Biden and President Donald...
These are tough times for all of us, and and we all have our challenges. My heart goes out particularly to parents of school children — I honestly don’t know how they are coping. But from where I sit, there’s another group I’m really concerned about: the deaf and hard of...
He did it for Ozzie Weisblatt’s mom, who is deaf. While announcing the choice of Ozzy Wiesblatt, San Jose Sharks director of amateur scouting Doug Wilson Jr. first used sign language before saying his name, USA Today reports. The reason: Wiesblatt’s mother, Kim White, is deaf, and her...
The world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, it afflicts almost 2 million people worldwide. Myanmar has become the tenth country worldwide to eliminate trachoma, following Cambodia, China, Ghana, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal,...
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