Ann

Hearing Loss Advocate

Organization

Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)

Hearing Profile

Hard-of-hearing

Location

San Francisco, California

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Ava is still the most robust of all the speech-to-text apps and it's still the only one that allows you to maintain social distancing because you can connect more than one person to the conversation.

About Ann

Ann is hard-of-hearing and has been a long-time Ava user.

How has Ava helped your life?

I've used Ava through different levels of my hearing loss journey. During the pandemic, I ended up getting two very successful cochlear implants so my hearing has improved, but I will always be a hard-of-hearing individual because I never will know when I will understand others and when I won't, so I always have to be prepared. This is when Ava is most helpful now.

When do you use Ava?

I use Ava when I need some help understanding all that a person is saying. Since I never know when I will understand someone or not, I always have Ava ready for quick access.

What's your part about Ava?

Ava is still the most robust of all the speech-to-text apps and it's still the only one that allows you to maintain social distancing because you can connect more than one person to the conversation.