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This month in The Atlantic, Devon Gordon asks the question, "Why is everyone watching TV with the subtitles on?" He learns some fascinating information from industry insiders. You can access this article using Apple News or on The Atlantic website, where you may need to start a free trial to read the full story.

This article from Littler Mendelson P.C. breaks down the contents of the Dear Colleague letter from the US Departments of Education and Justice on digital accessibility in higher education.

In this blog post, Nick Hunn discusses how the lowly earbud case is becoming "smart," and how the deployment of Auracast could play a role in this evolution. Nick Hunn is a self-described technology strategist and wireless evangelist. He also chairs the Hearing Aid Working Group in the Bluetooth SIG.

Get in the Hearing Loop is a communication access program of HLAA that provides education, advocacy, and consultation services. See the link below under 'Related Websites' for more information.

Jonathan Kaufman, a Forbes contributor, discusses the fundamental principle of "Nothing about us without us." in his column, "Mindset Matters,"

In her article, Mareike Scholze writes, "Progress in miniaturizing sensor technology has opened up new possibilities for monitoring vital signs outside the hospital environment. A subset of wearables is the so-called hearables – in-ear devices that are well suited for long-term monitoring as they are non-invasive, inconspicuous, and easy to fasten. Hearables offer two major benefits: their…

Consumer Reports in cooperation with Northeastern University and Pomona College looked at the performance of auto-captions on seven videoconferencing and social media platforms.

Lauren Dragan, a senior staff writer at Wirecutter, spent two years researching and preparing this article. Wirecutter is a product review and recommendation website from the New York Times.

In this article from Acoustics Today, auditory research scientists with hearing loss share their perspectives, as well as potential future developments, from working in the field.