Telephones
the patent for the his telephone was granted on march 7, 1876
alexander graham bell
this waking-up device plugs into a clock and shakes a box under the mattress
Bed shaker
(list at least 1) what ways did the NAD take action during the COVID-19 issue for Deaf and DeafBlind in hospitals?
What is emergency bag with items to help communication, "In the guidelines for hospitals, the NAD emphasized, in bold, that “hospitals must not consider patients’ disabilities in making triage decisions” - book, prepare to advocate for themselves
VRI is not accessible to these Deaf people.
What is low vision or DeafBlind?
This technological innovation has a live interpreter showing up on the inside of your glasses!
What is SignGlasses
what is VRS and what year was it recognized
video relay service, 2000
Alarm system for home fire and smoke alerts (list at least 1).
What is strobe-based and vibrating systems?
In what year were deaf and hard of hearing finally able to obtain a commercial driver's license?
what is February 2013
Type of technology used in place of a live interpreter.
What is Video Remote Interpreting (VRI)
This adds sound, video, graphics, or GPS data to your physical real-world through your smartphone.
What is Augmented Reality (AR)?
true or false:
some phone companies offer text-to-911 voluntarily, in 2020 most 911 call centers can accept text-to-911 messages
false ( most cannot )
this invention consists of a radio unit with a microphone and a receiver unit that allowed Deaf to walk away from their infant for a short time
Radio Nurse
In a 2014 study with the NAD what percentage of apartments were giving access and information to deaf individuals compared to hearing individuals?
What is 86%
Assistive systems and devices that help eliminate background noise and amplify the speech of people who are talking (list at least 2).
What are Audio Loop Systems, AM Systems, FM Systems, and Infrared Systems.
Apps created by Deaf people for ASL learners and people who don't know ASL (list at least 1).
What is ASP app or Signily?
in 1968 the establishment of this company handled the distribution of of TTY’s and maintained a national directory of TTY numbers for Deaf people, companies, and schools
Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc
An FCC requirement for cable operators and satellite television services (list at least 1).
What are captions or visual display of information?
Which President and in what year did he sign to put the ADA into law?
What is President George H. W. Bush and 1990
T/F: Prices range from $100- $500 for a kit consisting of multiple alarms
TRUE
Developed by Deaf computer programmer Tim Kettering, allows people to type in really large font on their phones.
What is Cardzilla?
this variation of the TTY was created for Deaf with understandable speech would do the speaking while the spoken words on the other end are typed back
VCO (voice carry over)
The way which natural disasters, municipal disasters, or terrorist threats are quickly communicated to the public (list at least 2).
What are television announcements, radio announcements, warning sirens, and police loudspeakers.
On March 16, 1980, there was a handful of regularly scheduled shows that put into place captions. Name at least one. (extra points if you can name the first captioned commercial)
ABC Sunday Night Movie (ABC), Disney’s Wonderful World (NBC), Masterpiece Theater (PBS), 3-2-1 Contact (PBS),
Bonus: IBM
This sign language based keyboard produced by the Deaf team behind this app
What is Signify
Sold by sComm, proclaimed that this device would replace live, signing interpreters
What is UbiDuo 2?