The new technology allows plays to be displayed visually inside quarterback Brandon Washington's helmet -- a welcomed step that happened to coincide with the team's first win of the season.
Gallaudet assistant coach Shelby Bean, left, coaches players during football practice at Hotchkiss Field, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Washington. As a Deaf football player for four years at Gallaudet, Bean called defensive plays with American Sign Language and dealt …, he called defensive plays with American Sign Language and dealt with other obstacles hearing opponents never need to worry about.
The school’s head coach since 2010, he cautioned that it’s just a prototype, used under a one-game waiver by the NCAA. His hope is to get it approved for full-time use moving forward. Spencer Montan, associate director of the Center on Access Technology for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Techology, wondered if the captain of a firefighting unit could communicate with someone on the fourth floor with the tech. His boss, Gary Behm, considers it a possible visual replacement for walkie-talkies in various situations.
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