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Device Helps Deaf Communicate With Others - Health
A new device invented in Kansas City is opening up new worlds for people who are deaf, KMBC's Jere Gish reported.
Lynn Garretson, who is deaf, said a routine doctor visit for her daughter can be frustrating because she has to use an interpreter to talk to doctors and nurses.
"My daughter does not want the interpreter to know what she has. I want to respect her feelings," Garretson said.
A new device called a Ubi Duo is helping Garretson.
Garretson types her question on a keyboard and her message instantly appears on the screen of a second device. The nurse sees it and types her response. There is no interpreter and there is less confusion.
"It worked well. I think it will help. That's one of our things -- really trying to get the patients to understand what the doctor is talking about," said Sherelle Palomarez of Children's Mercy Hospital.
Children's Mercy will soon get two Ubi Duos. The device was invented by an Independence man and his father. Jason Curry's father sketched out the idea after having trouble holding a conversation with his son.
"As I saw him draw it, I jumped up and down and screamed at the top of my lungs, knowing that the Ubi Duo was going to change the world for millions of deaf people," Curry said.
In the past, Garretson has had to wait an hour for an interpreter to arrive at a doctor's appointment. Now, she can have a conversation with anyone at anytime.
"I can talk to my family, the doctor, everywhere by myself. It's right here," Garretson said.
Curry said that the device works better than writing notes back and forth because it is quicker and there is no concern about sloppy handwriting.
A new device invented in Kansas City is opening up new worlds for people who are deaf, KMBC's Jere Gish reported.
Lynn Garretson, who is deaf, said a routine doctor visit for her daughter can be frustrating because she has to use an interpreter to talk to doctors and nurses.
"My daughter does not want the interpreter to know what she has. I want to respect her feelings," Garretson said.
A new device called a Ubi Duo is helping Garretson.
Garretson types her question on a keyboard and her message instantly appears on the screen of a second device. The nurse sees it and types her response. There is no interpreter and there is less confusion.
"It worked well. I think it will help. That's one of our things -- really trying to get the patients to understand what the doctor is talking about," said Sherelle Palomarez of Children's Mercy Hospital.
Children's Mercy will soon get two Ubi Duos. The device was invented by an Independence man and his father. Jason Curry's father sketched out the idea after having trouble holding a conversation with his son.
"As I saw him draw it, I jumped up and down and screamed at the top of my lungs, knowing that the Ubi Duo was going to change the world for millions of deaf people," Curry said.
In the past, Garretson has had to wait an hour for an interpreter to arrive at a doctor's appointment. Now, she can have a conversation with anyone at anytime.
"I can talk to my family, the doctor, everywhere by myself. It's right here," Garretson said.
Curry said that the device works better than writing notes back and forth because it is quicker and there is no concern about sloppy handwriting.
