Podcast
Questions and Answers
What percentage of the US population has some form of hearing loss?
What percentage of the US population has some form of hearing loss?
Which institution is specifically mentioned as being located in Austin?
Which institution is specifically mentioned as being located in Austin?
What does the ADA require in terms of services for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing?
What does the ADA require in terms of services for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing?
What did the police officer have to do to catch up with Valdez and Bermudez?
What did the police officer have to do to catch up with Valdez and Bermudez?
Signup and view all the answers
How did Valdez and Bermudez initially react when they spotted the police officer behind them?
How did Valdez and Bermudez initially react when they spotted the police officer behind them?
Signup and view all the answers
What term is used to refer to individuals who rely on visual methods to communicate due to a hearing status of such severity?
What term is used to refer to individuals who rely on visual methods to communicate due to a hearing status of such severity?
Signup and view all the answers
Which term describes people with a mild, moderate, or severe hearing loss who often use speech as their primary mode of communication but may also be involved in the deaf community?
Which term describes people with a mild, moderate, or severe hearing loss who often use speech as their primary mode of communication but may also be involved in the deaf community?
Signup and view all the answers
What method can be used for exchanging written messages over the telephone with a person who is hard of hearing?
What method can be used for exchanging written messages over the telephone with a person who is hard of hearing?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the recommended approach for getting the attention of a person before speaking to them?
What is the recommended approach for getting the attention of a person before speaking to them?
Signup and view all the answers
How much of spoken words can be understood on average by speech reading according to the text?
How much of spoken words can be understood on average by speech reading according to the text?
Signup and view all the answers
