“Communication is key” is a phrase we hear when we discuss work, relationships, sports – pretty much any action that involves more than one person. Yet, for those who are deaf, hard or hearing , blind, or have low-vision, much of the communication we put out there is left inaccessible.
While one person enjoys their favorite television program, another individual is unable to understand it due to a lack of captioning. Imagine a company hosts a town hall for an important announcement to their employees and forget to provide a sign language interpreter. Perhaps a patient is trying to decide between two medicines and there is no braille to identify them. You can see how this can be problematic.