Internet Technologies & Hearing Loss -

ChatroomsHeidi Walsh

Over the next few weeks, we will look at an Internet Technology per week including: Forums 14-03-2011 Chatrooms Blogs Facebook Twitter Skype

And how these technologies can support people with hearing loss

Chat rooms A service that lets two or more people ‘chat’

to each other at the same time Most chat rooms are text-based and involve

typing instead of talking Often part of a website Often need to join the chat room or website

to get a username and password

Let you talk to people with same interests as you

Let you share information with other people all over the world

Break down barriers of hearing loss as no hearing required

Use Google to find – chat room + topic

Chat room

Hi all. Just come back off my hols

Bev types on her PC at home

Chat room

Bev: Hi all. Just come back off my hols

Hi all. Just come back off my hols

Chat room

Bev: Hi all. Just come back off my hols

Hi Bev. Where did you go?

Mary types on her PC at home

Chat room

Bev: Hi all. Just come back off my hols

Mary: Hi Bev. Where did you go?

Hi Bev. Where did you go?

Chat room

Bev: Hi all. Just come back off my hols

Mary: Hi Bev. Where did you go?

Bev: South of France.

Mark: I went there last year. Was fab! Whereabouts were you staying?

I went there last year. Was fab! Whereabouts

were you staying?

Mark types on his PC at work

Notes Many chat rooms let you read what is being

typed without needing to reply yourself – this is know as lurking

Some chat rooms let you send a message to one of the other people in the chat room privately – others in the chat room will not see it.

Shorthand is common, eg: LOL – laughs out loud

As are smileys (or emoticons):

Some chat rooms are moderated – there is someone checking what people are talking about and removing rude or inappropriate discussions

DeafandHoH.com

D/deaf dating – this is not a recommendation

http://www.deafandhoh.com/chatroom/ www.deafs.com