Hear! An Accessibility Tale from a Hearing-Impaired Senior Software Engineer
summary
Lives with 50% hearing loss and shows concrete fixes: uses Microsoft Teams live captions and Slack captions which cut misunderstanding, and publishes an Observable demo card that illustrates accessible UI patterns. Cites a global rise from roughly 36 million today to 2.5 billion by 2050 and US figures (15% adults, ~38 million); captions boost engagement and comprehension (cited +56% comprehension, heavy caption use by non‑deaf viewers). Demonstrates practical wins—clean audio, plain language, captioning—and a Japan wasabi alarm trial with 40 people where only one failed.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction and speaker intro
- 1:53Hearing loss statistics and wake-up call
- 3:57Personal journey with hearing loss
- 6:49Life as a hearing-impaired developer
- 8:38Communication challenges and solutions
- 12:55Breaking barriers and workplace inclusion
- 15:50Daily struggles and financial burden
- 19:03Web accessibility for hearing impaired
- 22:30Visual aids and plain language
- 24:38Inclusive design and business sense
- 26:03Innovative solutions beyond sound
- 27:49Turning challenges into strengths
- 28:55Closing and contact information
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