AT&T and Gallaudet University unveil a football helmet to assist the hearing impaired

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WASHINGTON (AP) — AT&T and Gallaudet University have developed a football helmet to assist players who are deaf or hard of hearing and communicate using American Sign Language. The company and Washington, D.C.-based school for the Deaf and hard of hearing were set to unveil the new technology Thursday. It allows a coach to call a play on a tablet from the sideline that then shows up visually on a small display screen inside the quarterback’s helmet. Gallaudet, which competes in Division III, was

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