Smart Assistants For The Hearing Impaired

Smart Assistants For The Hearing Impaired

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Biden Inauguration, Isolation Brain, Gun Control

Episode: Biden Inauguration, Isolation Brain, Gun Control

  • Jan 21, 2021 9:00 pm
  • 11:46 mins

Smart assistants, like Siri or Alexa, are great for multitasking while your hands are full or you don’t have your phone nearby. But if you also have problems with your hearing, Alexa’s not going to be much help, is she? Johnna Blair is a researcher at Penn State University who spent time interviewing people who are deaf or hard of hearing about how smart assistants could be more useful to them.