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Overview
Hearing Assistive Technology makes sound accessible to people with a hearing loss. This may be accomplished through amplification of sound or accessing other senses to convey meaning (such as lights and vibrations). Where there is a challenge to listening, such as in large groups, hearing assistive technology sends amplified sound directly to the listener’s ear. Alert sounds, such as doorbells, telephone rings, smoke detectors, and pagers are made accessible through flashing lights and vibrators worn on or near the body. Computers offer the promise of automatically translating the spoken word into readable text (currently in the development phase). Through technology, people with hearing loss are gaining improved access to the information hearing people have always taken for granted.