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This High-Tech Shirt Helps Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Patrons Feel Music | Smart News

The Lyric’s senior director of digital initiatives, Brad Dunn, meets with SoundShirt designers at CuteCircuit in London. The Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago’s Lyric Opera is aiming to make its performances more accessible via the SoundShirt, a garment that vibrates to match the music. In October, the Lyric became the first opera company to offer the shirts to audience members who are deaf or hard of hearing. The device comes […]

todayNovember 22, 2023 2

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Haptic technology creates new ways to experience music for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing

For more than a decade, whenever 26-year-old Lauren Fox watched live music, she would focus on the vibrations of one instrument."I would just dance following the drumbeat because that was the only part [of the music] I could really connect to," says Lauren, who is a Deaf person. Lauren Fox, who is a Deaf person, says a haptic vest changed the way she experienced live music.(Supplied: Lauren Fox (composite image))So […]

todayOctober 10, 2023 3

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Oceans Calling Music Festival Provides Access to Deaf Festival Goers by Providing Sign Language Interpreters

Saturday's line up of shows and interpreters. The highly anticipated music festival in Ocean City, Maryland, Oceans Calling, is making huge headlines. Yes, they have top of the line talent. Yes, they have world renowned chefs. But that’s not the reason for the hype. Oceans Calling is providing equal access to deaf music lovers attending the three day concert by providing sign language interpreters for the shows! Where Can You […]

todaySeptember 29, 2023 2

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