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GOOGLE PROVIDES SOLUTION TO PEOPLE WITH IMPAIRED HEARING

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Technology has become a dominant force in the world today with introductions from  flagship phone to gadgets that assist your everyday activities. with these stunning milestones the journey to  a new era has come a long way, with that also time this in turn  has seen youth fade.

      W.H.O. (world health organization ) has projected that 900 million people will suffer from hearing strain. this consequently leaves them out of the progressive train of technological advancement.
     Google seems to take concern in the issue, tackling it as they know how. Recently Google launched two new apps to aid people with this hearing disabilities; with one app that aids people with hearing disabilities and the other amplifying certain sounds and minimizing the other.
     The first app is called live transcribe, this app uses a phones microphone to turn real time speech into captions , Google couldn't pull this off n their own as reports show that they teamed up with Gallaudet University   a university aimed specifically at the deaf and dumb. Representatives from Gallaudet University were able to assist Google by giving feedback on what was needed for the app to become a success .

      The app is available in 70 languages and includes a type back feature which enables people that are not able to talk or don't feel like it to use the app.

      The second app is called sound amplifier, this app works by augmenting   and filtering sounds by reducing background noise with the help of a slider

WHAT ARE THE PROS  

  With the introduction of these applications equality can be established in its usage, this applies especially to old people giving them ease of access on  their devices . Amongst many advantages people with this strain can attend meetings and wouldn't miss opportunities because of this cause this establishes equality ,as numbers suggest there would be a divide. Also there would better communication between friends and family.

AND ITS CONS

With every advantage there is a dis advantage, while this might not be much , it does raise an area of concern . Its dominance in the market takes time to actualize and given that it would be for a cost that would be a bummer as the app cost thousands of dollars upon creation 'which isn't covered by MEDICARE ' as reports states that body accepts that hearing disability is part of aging       



 
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