Service to the Hearing Impaired

In 1992 the Canadain Hard of Hearing Association commissioned a study into the difficulties experienced by the hard of hearing in viewing and listening to broadcast television. It should be noted that about 90% of the hard of hearing have sufficient hearing ability to listen to broadcasts with assistance devices. The problems most cited were louder commercials, background music and sound effects, static, and rushed speech. We use audio processing to smooth audio levels and remove static. Our programming is designed to be friendly to the hearing impaired. Eventually advanced voice recognition software will permit effortless closed captioning. As the Canadian population ages, the need for service to the hard of hearing grows.