6g. Technology to support independent living, learning and work
Deaf Children and Young People (DCYP), their families, and those working with them have opportunities to find out about the wide range of options available for technology for living independently, eg
- STTR apps
- Voice-recognition software
- Microsoft Teams and subtitles or book STTR through Access to Work
- text relay service for making phone calls
- video mail (send short messages in BSL)
- SignLive remote interpreter support
- navigation apps
- assistive listening devices.
Suggested resources
- Assistive Listening Technology Working Group – useful links
- RNID – Technology and assistive devices
- RNID – Speech-to-text smartphone
- Connevans – Deaf education catalogue
- Microsoft – Introducing sign language view for Teams meetings
- glean (notetaking)
- Microsoft – Use live captions to better understand audio
- Windows 11 live captions
- Seeing AI – Talking Camera for the Blind App allows a photo to be taken and speaks aloud what it is, including reading out typed or handwritten text
- Apple – Accessibility features for hearing on iPhone
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6c. Money management
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6f. Staying safe
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