This is the moment a deaf girl tried on a pair of high-tech, $1,500 glasses, which allow her to “see” conversations in real time.
Kendyl Pool was born profoundly deaf due to malformations in her inner ears and has used American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate since she was six months old.
Her mother Bri first discovered these ‘caption glasses’ on TikTok and knew they could be life-changing for her daughter. The glasses transcribe speech into words in real time and display them on the lenses.
She gave the glasses to Kendyl as a surprise gift on her birthday.
“Kendyl had no idea these even existed so when she put them on and I started talking, she was completely shocked,” said Bri. “She was just blown away, she even cried a little bit because she couldn’t believe she could see what I was saying right in front of her.”
The caption glasses developed by HearView connect via Bluetooth to an app that uses voice recognition technology to transcribe spoken words onto a tiny screen embedded inside the lenses. Not only do they allow Kendyl to follow conversations more easily, but they also help her practice speaking by testing whether her own words appear correctly on the screen.
“She can’t hear herself speak so she uses the glasses to check if she’s pronouncing words right,” said Bri. “She’ll say ‘Mom, Mom, Mom’ and wait to see if it pops up. When it does, she gets so excited.”
The 10-year-old is the only deaf person in her family and has sometimes struggled to understand why she is different. The glasses have already given Kendyl a huge confidence boost, allowing her to take part in more social activities and communicate with people who don’t know ASL.
The glasses also store conversations in the app, meaning Kendyl can review important discussions later such as instructions from her teachers or doctors.
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“For so long, captions on TVs or devices have been inaccurate or lagging, making it hard for deaf people to fully experience what’s being said,” Bri told the English media outlet, SWNS. “But I tested these glasses myself speaking fast and tried different phrases and they are incredibly accurate.”
“This is a huge step for inclusion. These glasses provide full access to conversations in real time and that is life-changing.”
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