Technology Helps Deaf Students at Gallaudet University

Gallaudet University in Washington is the world’s only university with programs designed for deaf students and those who are hard-of-hearing. But hearing disorders do not keep students from learning because of the university’s heavy use of technology. Students use interactive technologies in and out of the classroom, technologies such as webcam interactions on Skype. More than 90 percent of Gallaudet’s classes use some form of online communication. Professor Gene Mirus says technology is important in the le