Career Podcast

Career Podcast

Assistive Technology

1)      Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer is a legendary golfer who has overcome hearing loss. He has won 92 professional golf championships in his career including won the Masters Tournament four times, 1958, 1960, 1962 and 1964, the U.S. Open in 1960 and the British Open in 1961 and 1962. He also holds six honorary doctorates and is the founder of the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children & Women. Arnold Palmer has conquered his hearing loss by using hearing aids, a small device that fits in one ear to amplify sound. Arnold said that hearing aids helped him hear the hit of the golf ball better. He also stated that hearing aids boosted his overall confidence when golfing.
http://www.betterhearing.org/about/celeb.cfm

2)      Tom Whittaker

Tom Whittaker is a famous mountaineer with a prosthetic limb who has climbed to the peak of the World’s largest mountain. Tom led an adventurous life, although a car accident left him without his right foot. He chose not to give in to the disadvantage of having a missing limb, and through training he was able to accomplish his lifelong dream. Tom is the first handicapped person who has reached the summit of Mount Everest.
http://prosthetic-limbs.co.uk/famous-people-with-prosthetic-limbs.html

3)      Jeff Float

Jeff Float was captain of the 1984 U.S. Olympic swim team, which set a world record in the men's 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay. Mr. Float had viral meningitis at the age of 13 months that caused a permanent loss of 60-80%. Jeff Float wore two hearing aids that significantly helped him in communicating effectively in a hearing world. Jeff was able to be taught by all his swim coaches using his hearing aids.
http://www.betterhearing.org/about/celeb.cfm