Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies. Prior to Joe Smith’s turn as a certified real estate agent, he spent ...

CSD in conjunction with ASL Now, a leading company for accessible customer service support in American Sign Language (ASL), is proud to announce its partnership with Tive LLC, a mobile app dedicated ...

Jill Stark remembers the dazzling production of "The Flying Dutchman" as if she were a part of it. In a way, she was. While watching the opera, which was put on by the Lyric Opera of Chicago in ...

As with many other "Star Wars" fans, Robert Saccente experiences anxiety when he watches his favorite movie and sees Darth Vader's menacing black helmet — but for a very different reason. “I can’t lip ...

For those who are deaf or hard of hearing, cell phone use has largely been limited to text messaging. But technology is catching up: Cornell researchers and colleagues have created cell phones that ...

For Chiodo, that’s unacceptable. “It’s a real challenge getting interpreters from one place to another in a timely manner, and sometimes a person’s life depends on it,” she says. So Chiodo, CEO of ...

At a teaching symposium earlier this month, the world's only liberal arts university for deaf students explored the potential for remote learning by testing out a life-size holoportation device called ...

Deaf-Hearing Communication Centre Executive Director Neil McDevitt on apps, automatic captioning and ways hearing people can better work with Deaf colleagues. Neil McDevitt, Deaf-Hearing Communication ...

A Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher has received a $1 million National Science Foundation grant to develop new computer technology for deaf users. According to the university, Erin Solovey, ...

Deaf Awareness Week is a time to celebrate progress, spark conversations, and highlight the innovations that are making the world more inclusive. For the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, technology ...