Auditory accessibility

Deafness refers to hearing loss of all most or all sounds, even with a hearing aid. A hearing impairment refers to hearing loss not covered by the definition of deafness. This loss can change over time.

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• Accessible Technologies
  • Visual accessibility
  • Auditory accessibility
  • Neurological accessibility
  • Cognitive accessibility
  • Physical accessibility

Apple

Learn more about auditory accessibility on Apple’s site.

MacOS (desktop/laptop)

• Sound recognition
• Sensory Alerts
• Mono Audio
• Closed captions

iOS (iPad/iPhone)

• Sound recognition
• Headphone accommodations
• Live Listen
• Sensory Alerts
• Closed captions
• Mono audio

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Microsoft

Learn more about auditory accessibility on Microsoft’s site.

• Mono audio
• Display audio alerts visually
• Extend the time of visual alert display
• Closed captioning

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Google

Google OS: Chromebook

Learn more about auditory accessibility and about audio and captions related to Chromebooks on Google’s site.

• Mono audio
• Closed captioning
• Text to speech

Android: Phones and tablets

Learn more about auditory accessibility related to Android devices on Android’s site.

• Live transcribe
• Live caption
• Sound Amplifier (app)
• Connect hearing aids to your device
• Real-time Text (RTT) with calls

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