Tomasa Almaraz

Tomasa Almaraz

  • Age: 34
  • Media use at home – Type: Laptop, Smartphone
  • Media use at home – Frequency: ★★★★★
  • Current use assistive technology: Subtitles
  • Diagnose: Sensorineural hearing loss

Tomasa lives in Barcelona, Spain, with her family, where she and her husband renovated a small house a few years ago. She has a master’s degree in law and works in a Barcelona consultancy company. Tomasa has been fully deaf since she was a teenager. It was painful for her at first to associate with others, but she has learned to control her deafness by lip-reading.

Capacities to support

Tomasa has been completely deaf since her teenage years. At first, it was very difficult to communicate with other people but she has learned to manage her deafness via lip-reading.

Advice for Assistive Technology:

Real-Time Text RTT

Description RTT (real-time text) is an accessibility standard that allows users to communicate during a phone call. This means that when you type a message, the other user can see that message as you are composing it. The feature is designed for users who are hard of hearing or have other impairments that make traditional […]