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Awesome Apps for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
Every day the iPhone assists people in living better lives. Here are several great apps focused on helping those who are deaf or hearing impaired with communication, entertainment, and more.
For those who want an easy-to-use hearing aid app for both external sounds and installed apps.
The Jacoti ListenApp tool is a hearing support system that works like a hearing aid on your iPhone or iPod touch. In addition, the app processes sound from third-party applications. You just pop in your Apple earphones to hear sounds around you and you can separate the sound processing for each ear.
Why we love it
When you need assistance hearing sounds and voices around you or those attached to your installed apps, the Jacoti ListenApp tool can help.
For those who want an app for VRS and point-to-point calls.
The Convo - VRS app by signers app was created by people who understand your communication needs. You can make VRS and point-to-point calls, use VCO, add contacts to your list, and connect with 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi. The app also includes access to the Deaf Business and Community Directory for select cities.
Why we love it
With Convo – VRS app by signers, making direct video calls is easy.
For those who want an app that provides subtitles for TV shows and movies.
When you are at home, it is easier to get subtitles for the shows you want. But, when you are out it’s more of a challenge. Subtitles Viewer! is an app that provides subtitles for television shows and movies. These come from the site Opensubtitles.org and are available in a variety of languages including English, Spanish, French, and German.
Why we love it
If you need a tool to assist you in watching that TV show or movie when you are not at home, check out the handy Subtitles Viewer! app. If you enjoy it, there is a paid Pro version which provides unlimited subtitles.
For those who want a voice-to-text conversion app with a translation feature.
Visual Hear listens to external voices and converts them to text for you to read. The app provides translations as well with 40 supported languages. Additional features include voice activity detection (VAD), simple editing for text you want converted, large fonts for the visually impaired, and functions for sharing text with a variety of applications.
Why we love it
Perfect for those who travel abroad, Visual Hear translates spoken words into text for the hearing impaired.
