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2025

User Stories:
Technology and Hearing Loss in the Real World

Traveling with Tech, Still Short on Outlets

I was born with sensorineural hearing loss and eventually became profoundly deaf.

Communication Access|in-person
Environments|audio and visual
General Technology/Accessibility
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Fighting for Clarity: My Journey Toward Accessible Telehealth Captioning

In 2022, I tested positive for COVID and turned to telehealth services, which was convenient but still new

Captioning
Communication Access|remote
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Hearing Loss Plus

Technology never ceases to amaze me. People with hearing loss can certainly attest to the beneficial advancements.

Communication Access|remote
Computing/Entertainment/Media
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Market Research
Twenty-First Century Caption Metrics and Usability Project
Enrollment ends: October 31, 2025
Produc/Service: Captioning / Assistive Technology
Compensation
available
Market Research
Wireless Innovation Hackathon for Accessibility
Enrollment ends: September 19, 2025
Produc/Service: wireless technologies
Compensation
available
Market Research
2-Phase Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ethnography Study
Enrollment ends: April 14, 2025
Produc/Service: Assistive Technology
Compensation
available

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Twenty-First Century Caption Metrics and Usability Project
Enrollment ends: October 31, 2025
Market Research
Wireless Innovation Hackathon for Accessibility
Enrollment ends: September 19, 2025
Market Research
2-Phase Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ethnography Study
Enrollment ends: April 14, 2025

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