More by accident than design—and RealAudio aside—the Internet is
a godsend for people with impaired hearing. “It’s a great equaliser,” says
Kirsty Warwick, media communications officer at Britain’s Royal National
Institute for Deaf People. The Web has opened many doors. Deaf people can now
communicate as easily as any hearing person through e-mail and newsgroup
bulletin boards.
Next week, the liberating power of the Net will be centre stage as
Britain’s 8.7 million hearing-impaired people celebrate Deaf Awareness Week. The
RNID will be relaunching its website on www.rnid.org.uk. New features include
updated facilities for e-commerce, reviews of…
