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Hyundai Rolls Out Brand New “Quiet Taxis” In South Korea

Deaf Niche — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 21:53:31 +0000

A grand-scale project that was in testing stage for over a year is now public; the brand-new “Quiet Taxis” hit the streets of South Korea with all deaf drivers. The new Quiet Taxis are part of Hyundai Group’s project to employ more able-bodied deaf citizens. Hyundai Group especially focused on developing and installing the latest […]

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Ground-breaking Opportunity For Deaf Taxi Drivers In Seoul, South Korea

Deaf Niche — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 17:25:16 +0000

Seoul, South Korea’s Trial Run New technology was put to the test on the city’s roads in June 2018 for deaf drivers—built-in tablets in taxi cars. Each taxi has two tablets installed, one in the front for the driver and one in the back for the clients to communicate destinations with the driver. This way, […]

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Japan’s Deaf Bus Driver Breaks Barriers

Deaf Niche — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 06:48:29 +0000

Japan’s First Deaf Bus Driver Takeyama Matsuyama dreamed of being a bus driver since he was young; he rode the bus during his youth and admired the drivers, thinking that “seemed very cool.” As soon as Japan removed the ban on deaf drivers, Matsuyama went ahead and learned how to drive and passed the test. […]

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Waupaca Woman Beats the Odds and Becomes the First Deaf Truck Driver in the State

Deaf Niche — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:44:04 +0000

A Waupaca woman made history by being the first woman and deaf person in the state to get a commercial driving license after an extra ordinary journey. The journey has been anything but easy. She had to put up with ten weeks of training at the Fox Valley Technical College and to top it off, […]

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Florida Senate Pass Bill for Deaf Symbol on Driver Licenses

Deaf Niche — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 06:46:33 +0000

Starting July 1, 2016, all deaf residents of Florida will be able to get the international symbol for “deaf” on their driver licenses. The Florida Senate passed the bill CS/HB 487 “Persons Who Are Deaf” with the identical bill SB 740. Both proposed the use of the international deaf symbol for driver licenses to assist […]

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