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3 Ways to Caption Almost Everything on Your Windows Computer

Health Writer01 April 2021For anyone who uses social media, you know you don’t have to scroll long before hitting videos that aren’t captioned. For Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) people—and for those with auditory processing disorders and second language learners—videos without captions are inaccessible.

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3M on Trial for Failing to Protect Hearing of Soldiers

Health Writer30 March 2021 Image via Wikimedia Commons/Acroterion The first trial began yesterday for multinational corporation 3M—for its defective military-issued earplugs. There are over 229,397 lawsuits from veterans and soldiers who claim that 3M knowingly gave defective earplugs to soldiers to use in combat. Two subsequent trials will take place in May and June.

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