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How People with Disabilities Use Digital Technology.

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Auditory Disabilities

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Auditory disabilities affect how people
hear, including hearing less in one

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Auditory Disabilities.

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or both ears,
not hearing, and hearing sounds

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in a range of different ways.

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High-quality sound is important
for many people with reduced hearing.

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Audio needs to be clear and background
noise low

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to make speech easier to understand.

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Websites and apps that allow users
to adjust the volume of the audio

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that it is currently playing

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without changing the volume for other
sounds from the computer, such

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as notifications, make it easier
for people to hear the audio.

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Some people with auditory disabilities
use hearing devices but this does

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not always mean they can hear all audio,
or hear it clearly.

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Websites and apps that do not rely on
audio alone make it easier for people

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with different types of auditory
disabilities to perceive the information.

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This includes using visual alerts
and haptic feedback,

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such as vibration on mobile
phones, in addition to audio.

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Another example of

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visual alternatives to audio are captions.

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Captions provide important audio
information in text format.

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They indicate
who is speaking and important sounds,

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such as significant
sound effects in a movie.

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Many people who use captions need
to adjust the text size,

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font, and color
to make the captions more readable.

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While automatic captions
are gradually improving,

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they are usually too inaccurate
to rely on as an alternative.

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For example, they don't 
recognise specialized terms well

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and the sentences can sometimes
run together,

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making it hard to keep up.

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While many people
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do not use sign language, for many
it is their primary language.

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There are many sign languages in different
countries, regions, and cultures.

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Sign language is also different
from written and spoken language.

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That means people are often
translating between sign language

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and written language,

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and people’s levels of understanding
of written language can vary.

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In order to see sign language

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clearly, people rely on high-quality video
transmissions.

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This includes needing access to high-speed
internet and devices

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that can handle high-quality video.

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People with auditory disabilities
also include people who are deaf-blind.

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Many people who are deaf-blind
rely on communication that is tactile,

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like braille.

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Portable braille displays can convert text
on the computer

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to braille letters
that can be felt on the fingertips.

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And for multimedia, like videos, people
rely on descriptive transcripts.

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This is text, such as an article
or script, that contains all the audio

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and visual information so that the video
can be understood without watching it.

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You can help make technology

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accessible to me.

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Accessibility: It's about people.

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For more information from the Web
Accessibility Initiative

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on how people with Disabilities use Digital Technology 

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visit w3.org/WAI/people