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Captions, Please (Everywhere)!

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It bears repeating: What improves access for a group with a specific disability invariably also helps the greater population.

Plus, Auracast is making inroads in public spaces, for all of us, using Bluetooth technology—including currently being tested in a pilot program at busy Frankfurt Airport in Germany.

Mitchell Batavia PT, Ph.D., is an associate professor of physical therapy at New York University and has a hearing loss. In addition to cartoons and flash fiction, he has published healthcare textbooks with Elsevier and Butterworth-Heinemann.

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