there is a Chinese saying that goes if you want happiness for an hour have a
you want happiness for an hour have a
you want happiness for an hour have a nap if you want happiness for a day go
nap if you want happiness for a day go
nap if you want happiness for a day go fishing if you want happiness for a year
fishing if you want happiness for a year
fishing if you want happiness for a year inherit a fortune but if you want
inherit a fortune but if you want
inherit a fortune but if you want happiness for a lifetime
happiness for a lifetime
happiness for a lifetime help somebody during my experience at
help somebody during my experience at
help somebody during my experience at the Apple Developer Academy I have been
the Apple Developer Academy I have been
the Apple Developer Academy I have been asked a question which was how can we
asked a question which was how can we
asked a question which was how can we help people with disabilities through
help people with disabilities through
help people with disabilities through common technology well the first person
common technology well the first person
common technology well the first person I thought about has been my dear friend
I thought about has been my dear friend
I thought about has been my dear friend Carol although we had a difference of
Carol although we had a difference of
Carol although we had a difference of only 48 years we quickly became friends
only 48 years we quickly became friends
only 48 years we quickly became friends because she was so youthful she was
because she was so youthful she was
because she was so youthful she was always smiling and she was enjoying
always smiling and she was enjoying
always smiling and she was enjoying every day of her life just like if it
every day of her life just like if it
every day of her life just like if it was her last just imagine that we went
was her last just imagine that we went
was her last just imagine that we went to the Hard Rock Cafe together I mean I
to the Hard Rock Cafe together I mean I
to the Hard Rock Cafe together I mean I went there for the first time with her
went there for the first time with her
went there for the first time with her and not with my friends and once when we
and not with my friends and once when we
and not with my friends and once when we were chatting and having our cocktails
were chatting and having our cocktails
were chatting and having our cocktails someone next to me said hey thumbs up
someone next to me said hey thumbs up
someone next to me said hey thumbs up for her grandma Carol was also a great
for her grandma Carol was also a great
for her grandma Carol was also a great technology wizard
technology wizard
technology wizard she was amazing using computers smart
she was amazing using computers smart
she was amazing using computers smart phones tablet PCs and you know what she
phones tablet PCs and you know what she
phones tablet PCs and you know what she was really good at it
was really good at it
was really good at it however carol had a big problem she
however carol had a big problem she
however carol had a big problem she suffered from a severe hearing loss
suffered from a severe hearing loss
suffered from a severe hearing loss she was so hard of hearing that even
she was so hard of hearing that even
she was so hard of hearing that even when I shouted hey Carol can you hear me
when I shouted hey Carol can you hear me
when I shouted hey Carol can you hear me well next to her hears she couldn’t hear
well next to her hears she couldn’t hear
well next to her hears she couldn’t hear a thing and well she had this made her
a thing and well she had this made her
a thing and well she had this made her feel really embarrassed she was first
feel really embarrassed she was first
feel really embarrassed she was first she felt so limited because their only
she felt so limited because their only
she felt so limited because their only way to communicate with people was
way to communicate with people was
way to communicate with people was through video calls text messages and a
through video calls text messages and a
through video calls text messages and a pair of headphones but that’s what I
pair of headphones but that’s what I
pair of headphones but that’s what I thought hey wait a minute what if I
thought hey wait a minute what if I
thought hey wait a minute what if I created an app with my team that picks
created an app with my team that picks
created an app with my team that picks up the sound from the from the
up the sound from the from the
up the sound from the from the microphone of the smartphone and
microphone of the smartphone and
microphone of the smartphone and amplifies it through the headphones and
amplifies it through the headphones and
amplifies it through the headphones and that’s how we created our app which by
that’s how we created our app which by
that’s how we created our app which by the way works with
the way works with
the way works with three simple steps it takes a high a
three simple steps it takes a high a
three simple steps it takes a high a hearing test it collects some data and
hearing test it collects some data and
hearing test it collects some data and then it enhances those frequencies that
then it enhances those frequencies that
then it enhances those frequencies that the user is weak with isn’t that simple
the user is weak with isn’t that simple
the user is weak with isn’t that simple and functional you know there’s been a
and functional you know there’s been a
and functional you know there’s been a constant debate on whether the growth of
constant debate on whether the growth of
constant debate on whether the growth of the growth of presence of Technology in
the growth of presence of Technology in
the growth of presence of Technology in our lives
our lives
our lives brought isolation or not well some
brought isolation or not well some
brought isolation or not well some people are not happy because they think
people are not happy because they think
people are not happy because they think that we were more isolated today because
that we were more isolated today because
that we were more isolated today because we cannot peel our eyes off our screens
we cannot peel our eyes off our screens
we cannot peel our eyes off our screens why some others they’re really happy
why some others they’re really happy
why some others they’re really happy because now we can exchange ideas with
because now we can exchange ideas with
because now we can exchange ideas with people from all over the world to be
people from all over the world to be
people from all over the world to be honest I’m one of those who think that
honest I’m one of those who think that
honest I’m one of those who think that technology brought a lot a lot of
technology brought a lot a lot of
technology brought a lot a lot of isolation but how to think about again
isolation but how to think about again
isolation but how to think about again about my Eve I have to think again about
about my Eve I have to think again about
about my Eve I have to think again about the role of Technology it’s only thanks
the role of Technology it’s only thanks
the role of Technology it’s only thanks to it that today we can see
to it that today we can see
to it that today we can see accessibility improving so much it’s
accessibility improving so much it’s
accessibility improving so much it’s thanks to common technology that most
thanks to common technology that most
thanks to common technology that most people can actually see their problem
people can actually see their problem
people can actually see their problem solved easily imagine the community of
solved easily imagine the community of
solved easily imagine the community of people with disabilities who cannot
people with disabilities who cannot
people with disabilities who cannot afford a professional help
afford a professional help
afford a professional help now thanks to a smartphone or a PC they
now thanks to a smartphone or a PC they
now thanks to a smartphone or a PC they can see their problem solved this is a
can see their problem solved this is a
can see their problem solved this is a social revolution we shall all think
social revolution we shall all think
social revolution we shall all think about because we should think about
about because we should think about
about because we should think about being more connected socially rather
being more connected socially rather
being more connected socially rather than only on the internet you know being
than only on the internet you know being
than only on the internet you know being connected socially is our primary need
connected socially is our primary need
connected socially is our primary need so people let’s design things to help
so people let’s design things to help
so people let’s design things to help the others I would like to dedicate this
the others I would like to dedicate this
the others I would like to dedicate this talk to my dear friend Carol who
talk to my dear friend Carol who
talk to my dear friend Carol who unfortunately left us just one month ago
unfortunately left us just one month ago
unfortunately left us just one month ago and who is still with us today and will
and who is still with us today and will
and who is still with us today and will always be in my heart
I have a severe hearing problem and my
I have a severe hearing problem and my hearing problem is nerve deafness which
hearing problem is nerve deafness which
hearing problem is nerve deafness which a lot of people have more people than
a lot of people have more people than
a lot of people have more people than you would think anything that would help
you would think anything that would help
you would think anything that would help us would be such a plus it would really
us would be such a plus it would really
us would be such a plus it would really if I could change into my life at this
if I could change into my life at this
if I could change into my life at this time I have to ask people to SMS I
time I have to ask people to SMS I
time I have to ask people to SMS I depend much on lip-reading
depend much on lip-reading
depend much on lip-reading I am so limited all you guys
it’s a maze
it’s a maze that’s amazed
you live in something really incredible
you live in something really incredible [Music]
howdy I don’t know how you did that
howdy I don’t know how you did that this is good is what we need
this is good is what we need
this is good is what we need mr.
mr.
mr. [Music]
thank you thank you so much for your
thank you thank you so much for your kind attention I would like to thank
kind attention I would like to thank
kind attention I would like to thank especially my beautiful team for making
especially my beautiful team for making
especially my beautiful team for making this possible and yeah don’t forget if
this possible and yeah don’t forget if
this possible and yeah don’t forget if you want happiness for a lifetime
you want happiness for a lifetime
you want happiness for a lifetime help somebody thank you
help somebody thank you
help somebody thank you [Applause]
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