Time
When was TTY developed?
1960s
Name one of William E. Shaw's most useful invention
Deaf-friendly doorbells
Was William E. Shaw deaf himself?
Yes
What was the hearing aid called before it was known as a hearing aid?
Ear Trumpet
When was the first public deaf school built?
1760
When was closed captions developed?
1970s
Edison's most popular invention is the?
The telegraph/The lightbulb
Was Thomas Edison of Partial hearing or Deaf?
He had the ability to partially hear.
When were manufactured hearing aids introduced to the public?
1913
Where did people use to put Deaf children?
In asylums.
When was the very first hearing aid invented?
1898
Who did Vint Cerf assist?
NASA
Was Beethoven born deaf?
No
What are vacuum-tube hearing aids?
They turned speech into signals and then amplify them.
What was the effect of having no technology before for Deaf and Partially Hearing Impaired people?
They learned to use Sign language all across the world but in the late 1800s to mid 1900s, ASL was shamed in classrooms and It made it difficult to learn.
When was Willam E. Shaw born?
1869
What is the first digital hearing instrument called?
Phoenix
What was the reason why the Deaf community did not like Alexander Graham Bell?
He was saying that the "Deaf" community were gathering together to conspire others. That the "deaf" were trying to make more of them like It was an insult. He also did not think signing should be allowed in his schools.
When was a all-digital hearing aid first introduced?
The 1990s
What are Cochlear implants?
A small device that stimulates the cochlear nerves.
In 1964, what exactly did Robert Weitbrecht develop?
Converted sounds into texts and calls and could be used to communicate
In 2011 someone released a shock and waterproof hearing aid who was it?
Siemens
What years were the two terms George W. Veditz the president of the National Association of the Deaf?
1904-1910
What is some of the material the very first hearing aid was made out of?
It ranged from animal sheet to sheet iron.
What are some newer technology advances that help the Deaf community?
Texting, emailing, facetiming for ASL, Instant messaging, Captions and many more.