September 30, 2011, Northfield, MN – Auditory Sciences, LLC., the developer of suite of communications products for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing communities, announced today that they will be presenting a seminar at the Closing the Gap Conference on the best practices for inclusion of students that are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in the classroom. This includes K-12, as well as university and college settings. Four main aspects will be discussed:

(1) Recommendations for setting up the listening, visual and seating environment within your classroom to make it communications-friendly for the students;

(2) Suggestions for partnership between regular education and deaf/hard-of-hearing teachers;

(3) Best practice recommendations for higher education settings (universities and colleges) and planning for the transition of a student from K-12 to higher education settings;

and (4) New technologies that help minimize the inefficiency of the "triangle of communication" between the student, an interpreter (or scriber) and the teacher/professor.

The Closing the Gap conference is being held at the DoubleTree Conference Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota from October 12-14, 2011. This presentation will be given on Oct. 12th, starting at 12:30PM.

About Auditory Sciences, LLC.

Auditory Sciences is a wholly owned subsidiary of SpeechGear, Inc. that is focused on developing products specifically to support the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing communities. The firm’s Interact-AS product suite assists the Hard-of-Hearing community by instantly transcribing conversations and other forms of speech, and the Deaf community by enabling individuals to directly communicate with people who do not know sign language. These products can be used anywhere, anytime, and even to communicate in multiple languages. Visit www.auditorysciences.com or send an email to info@auditorysciences.com to learn more about the firm and the Interact-AS line of products.

About SpeechGear, Inc.

Headquartered in Northfield, Minnesota, SpeechGear, Inc. is a privately held firm with products that remove the language barrier by instantly translating whatever you say, hear, read, write or type. Visit www.speechgear.com or send an email to info@speechgear.com to find out more about SpeechGear and its complete suite of products.

Information on Closing the Gap

Closing The Gap's annual international conference, Assistive Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation, is held each fall in Minneapolis, MN, exploring the many ways that technology is being used to enhance the lives of people with special needs. To learn more about the conference, please visit www.closingthegap.com. ###