6g. Technology to support independent living, learning and work
Deaf Children and Young People (DCYP), their families, and those working with them have opportunities to find out about the wide range of options available for technology for living independently, eg
- STTR apps
- Voice-recognition software
- Microsoft Teams and subtitles or book STTR through Access to Work
- text relay service for making phone calls
- video mail (send short messages in BSL)
- SignLive remote interpreter support
- navigation apps
- assistive listening devices.
- 糖心TV/Jisc Live captioning in education guidance
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- Assistive Listening Technology Working Group – useful links
- RNID –
- RNID –
- Connevans –
- Microsoft –
- Seeing AI – App allows a photo to be taken and speaks aloud what it is, including reading out typed or handwritten text
- Apple –
- Deaf Academy press release- A Sign of Change: For the First Time British Sign Language Connects an Entire UK Town
For more information on this resource or if you would like to make a suggestion or contribution, please send an email to:聽[email protected]
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