The Australian Department of Health and Aged Care is featuring NALscribe in their new campaign to raise awareness on the prevention and management of hearing loss. NALscribe is a free, easy-to-use live speech captioning tool to help people with hearing difficulties understand speech and conversations. It aims to increase understanding and decrease stress levels during communication. Read more
NALscribe App featured in Department of Health and Aged Care campaign
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