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 hardofhearing. 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