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A voice for deaf and hard of hearing Victorians
Deaf Victoria advocates on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing Victorians aiming to make Victoria more inclusive and accessible.
We are funded by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing to provide free individual advocacy services. We undertake systemic advocacy and provide education and consultancy services.
Join Deaf Victoria and deaf AI expert Ravi Vasavan for a practical introduction to artificial intelligence (AI). Ravi will demonstrate different AI tools and show you how AI can support work, study, business and everyday tasks.
This event is a chance to watch him use AI in a welcoming environment, ask your questions, and connect with others over breakfast. No previous experience with AI needed!
Many people are now using AI in their everyday lives. AI can help with things like writing emails, improving resumes, organising information, developing business ideas and much more.
🗓️ Wednesday 12 August, Breakfast 8:00–9:00am (yes, AM!)
📍Melbourne Town Hall, 90-130 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC
Keep an eye out for tickets coming soon!
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We are proudly delivering projects for the Peer Support and Capacity Building (PSCB) grant for the NDIS.
This event shares tips only. We are not affiliated with or sponsored by any brands, products, or apps mentioned.
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Deaf Tips Video Series - Live Captions on an Android Phone
Our Regional Outreach Officer, Gary, shows how to turn on Live Captions on an Android phone. This is helpful for people who are comfortable speaking and using captions during phone calls. Live Captions can also be used for watching videos, listening to podcasts, accessing voicemail messages, and more. Please note that features may vary depending on your device and settings.
We are proudly delivering projects for the Peer Support and Capacity Building (PSCB) grant for the NDIS.
This video shares tips only. We are not affiliated with or sponsored by any brands, products, or apps shown.
Transcript:
Hi there, and welcome to Deaf Tips! Do you have an Android phone? I've got a Google Pixel. I'm gonna show you today I put live captions on my phone. Live captions can be used for a variety of different things, including watching videos, making phone calls, listening to podcasts, and accessing voicemail messages. But please remember, your phone might be different, so please make sure you check availability with your phone company first. First I'll show you how to put them on. Go to the Settings app, scroll down and tap Accessibility. Scroll down and tap Live Caption. Toggle Live Captions ON. An extra tip for you - once you've turned these on in the Settings app, you can quickly turn them on and off with this button. Let me show you! Press this button here, and tap the icon on the screen to turn it on. Press the button again, tap the icon on the screen and it will switch off. Hearing people seem to love listening to podcasts! But what is there for us deaf people? it's possible to have captions for podcasts - I'll show you. ...Or phone calls. Live captions can be used only for videos, phone calls and such, But if you want to transcribe someone speaking with you in person, you'll need a different app, check it out Open the Settings app, and scroll down. Tap Accessibility, and scroll down. Tap Live Transcribe, then Open Live Transcribe. "Hello, how are you?" Live Transcribe is automatically included in Android phones. But the Google Play Shop has plenty of apps for generating a transcript for someone speaking in person. You can have a look and decide for yourself what you like. I hope that was helpful. Have a good day, bye! ... See MoreSee Less
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Deaf Tips Video Series - Live Captions on an iPhone
Our Regional Outreach Officer, Gary, shows us how turn on live captions on an iPhone to make a phone call. This is for those that feel comfortable speaking and using captions during phone calls. However, Live Captions on iPhones can also be used to support in-person conversations, video calls, watching videos that don't already have captions, and more.
We are proudly delivering projects for the Peer Support and Capacity Building (PSCB) grant for the NDIS.
This video shares tips only. We are not affiliated with or sponsored by any brands, products, or apps shown.
Transcript: Welcome to Deaf Tips. I'm gonna show you how to make a phone call with captions on an iPhone - take a look! On the settings app, you're gonna go to Accessibility, scroll down to Live Captions, and toggle Live Captions "ON". And there you have it. To use this feature, you will need iOS 26 or later on your iPhone and it will automatically work. If you don't have iOS 26 or later, you can still use this function, but you will need to change the language settings to US English. ... See MoreSee Less
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