Tip for Hearing Impaired Folks During Pandemic (Especially Lip Readers)

Do people all sound like Charlie Brown's teacher to you? Do you usually rely on reading lips to understand folks? Has the pandemic been incredibly challenging for you because of inability to communicate with folks when out of your house?

I had the same challenge and after almost a year of frustration, it suddenly occured to me that I could use the Otter app and read what folks are saying as they are saying it and actually be able to respond to them instead of guessing what they are saying or just nodding and smiling! [Don't get me wrong...sometimes I still nod and smile, just for different reasons!]

In this video I explain how to use it to make life make a little more sense when you're hearing impaired.

Note: I always ask folks if they are okay with me using it for transcription because it's also a recording app so everything they say will be in an audio file and in a written file. I have never had anyone say "No" to my using the app.

I find it especially helpful in health care situations - I actually understand what the doc is saying AND I end up with a document with the detials I need going forward. I know there are other transcription apps out there, but I have not personally tried them and don't know their ins and outs.

Let me know if you find a better option than Otter and I'll check it out, too! Thanks so much!

Note: I just realized that the CC from Zoom did not show up when I uploaded the file to Youtube. You can use the CC  button on the Youtube program to get captions or...

If you want the written transcription to follow along with the video, please reach out to me at [email protected] and I will send you the document. Sorry for the inconvenience!