How can the TypeWell transcription system help my deaf/hard of hearing child?
Deaf and hard of hearing students, especially those in mainstream classes, can miss a lot of the information provided. Hearing aids can help, but their benefit is limited by distance. FM systems can overcome the problem of distance, but only for the one person using the microphone. It is difficult to pass the mic from teacher to students and back again, and this is often forgotten in the flow of class interaction. A transcription system can put the ideas presented by the teacher as well as other students right before the eyes of your child. He or she can read from a computer screen what is being said, and keep up with the what is happening. With a meaning-for-meaning transcription system like TypeWell, a student can have much greater access to the same information content that is available to other students in the class.
