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The world is built for people with perfect hearing — but 83% of people don't have it

The world is built for people with perfect hearing — but 83% of people don't have it

St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio

August 22, 202351m 30s

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Show Notes

Despite the fact that nearly 83% of the population does not have perfect hearing, most of our spaces are designed to cater, auditorily, to a select few. That’s a problem, according to researchers in the growing field of aural diversity. In this encore edition of the show, former STLPR producer Avery Rogers takes us through the various ways we perceive sound and how understanding these differences can help us better approach hearing accessibility.