Telling about Jesus
Reinke Family�H.A.T.�Hearing Assistive Technology
Deaf Outreach
98% of Deaf do not believe in Jesus
25% population goes to church
Deaf Outreach�Hard of Hearing Outreach �Hearing Outreach��Who? �Deaf and Hard of Hearing ��
“Over 5% of the world's population –
or 466 million people –
have disabling hearing loss
(432 million adults and 34 million children.)”
March 1, 2020
Deafness and hearing loss
World Health Organization
Available technology VS most of the world
In America, around 20% of people have some degree of hearing loss (that's 48 million Americans!).
Hearing loss is in all age groups,
from babies to senior citizens.
Jan 24, 2018 www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics
Deaf Outreach�Hard of Hearing Outreach �Hearing Outreach�� �How?�Technology HUGE advance!��and Signing�
CAN OR CAN’T
How become Deaf or HH?
Exodus 4:11
�Hearing aids�
The first electric hearing aid invented in 1898 by Miller Reese Hutchison.
�Horn first mentioned in writing - 1634�
Church is often worst area –
Big, echo, cost, turn away, complicated
People tell me
You do good!
You hear 90%
Not what you hear,
What you don’t realize you are missing
Say commandment on Adultery
It is not only hearing
It is the struggle to hear
Tiring
Mild – Moderate – Severe
Hearing will NEVER be Normal!
Hearing Aids vs Cochlear Implant
Technology - Positive and Negative
Amplification – being loud
Frequencies
Language – what sounds the same?
Clarity
Tinnitus
Technology Ideas we are sharing
Captioning for TV, Video, zoom classes, etc…
Computer - Microsoft Office = Dictate
Phone - Live Transcribe and Otter
Glasses – captioning
Live caption cell phone calls
Technology Ideas
Microsoft Office = Dictate
I use this for meetings
Easy to use on laptop
Easy to save
Transcribe on phone
Live Transcribe
Google app on Playstore
(Apple has transcribe app plus many options)
Captioning Glasses
Best Live-Captioning Smart Glasses (2026), WIRED Tested
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WIRED
https://www.wired.com › Gear › buying guides
May 9, 2026 — Captioning glasses are a distinct subset of smart glasses, and they work exactly as the name suggests, displaying real-time subtitles in front ...
Xander® Captioning Glasses
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Xander Glasses
https://www.xanderglasses.com › xanderglasses
XanderGlasses translate speech to text in real-time, and project accurate captions of conversations that are visible to the wearer only.
Captify -- Captions for real life
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Captify -- Captions for real life
https://captify.glass
Captify is the world's first pair of captioning glasses designed specifically for the deaf/hard of hearing. Captions in 80+ Languages Alerts
Live captioning in phone calls
The primary FCC-certified and federally funded smartphone apps for live phone call captioning include
CaptionMate,
and ClearCaptions
Technology Ideas
Worship and Bible Study
Microsoft Dictate and Transcribe apps
Loop System
Audio Fetch
Listen Everywhere
Technology Ideas
Loop – is great but much higher cost – plus only works with hearing aids
Audio Fetch – less expensive and easy to hook up for personal use
Listen Everywhere – more cost – more tech knowledge needed
Have seen both used
Loop System!!
Love it
BUT very expensive
Loop system great but $9000+
Audio Fetch - easy use
Home, meetings, church, etc… $600
https://www.listentech.com/listen-everywhere/
Listen Everywhere - easy use
Home, meetings, church, etc… $1500+
More technology
WILL continue to develop!!
Hearing Aids and Cochlear implants
Visuals in church - HELPS
Signing – America Sign Language
more work BUT MORE CLEAR!
On-line Training
ASL Jesus Signs
ASL with Bible Stories and religious concepts
www.DeafOutreach.org
Deaf Outreach Training
40+ Zoom/video classes
Beginner
Growing
Advanced
Jesus SIGNS Immerse
July 20 to 24, 2026
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WWW.DeafOutreach.org
For more information
and for further
training:
Contact
Rev. Dr. John Reinke
RevReinke@gmail.com
608-436-9600 (voice/text)
PO Box 283
St. Charles, MO 63302
Telling about Jesus
Telling about Jesus
Jesus SIGNS Immerse
July 20 to 24, 2026
Deaf Outreach Training
40+ Zoom/video classes
Beginner
Growing
Advanced
Do you have?
Old NIV Concordia Self Study Bible
Please consider donating to Deaf Outreach for our Deaf Leaders
THANK YOU!!
Deaf Disciple makers - Mentoring 6 Seminary Students online plus more…
2 – 4th year Kansas
1 – 3rd year Milwaukee
2 – 2nd year – Missouri
1 – 1st year – Illinois
Praying for MORE!!!
NIrV
Visual Teaching
Creation – 3X3
Trinity
God make you 3 in 1?
Mainstream Deaf Children �and Deaf Schools
90% of deaf children born to hearing families
Helping parents share their faith with their children
Beginning Deaf Family Worship
3 Deaf people installed on 3 Continents!!
Africa Australia America
World Lutheran Deaf Outreach
Deaconess Catchpole teaching Deaf students
Ghana West Africa
Next training August 2026
L�I�B�E�R�I�A
Training �Deaf �Leaders
ABC Deaf
Southeast Asia – Australia�Papua New Guineas�India
Deaf Leader Training
India – 50 million Deaf!!
Pray for Deaf Leader Training
WHY??
100 million deaf people
Helping With God’s Work
Pray for Deaf Outreach!
Share contacts
Join in your area
Support Financially
Lutheran Deaf Outreach
PO Box 283
St Charles, MO 63302
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Telling about Jesus
Do you have?
Old NIV Concordia Self Study Bible
Please consider donating to Deaf Outreach for our Deaf Leaders
THANK YOU!!
On-line Training
Training Videos
ABC Deaf materials
and
ASL Jesus Signs
DeafOutreach.org
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WWW.DeafOutreach.org
For more information
and for further
training:
Contact
Rev. Dr. John Reinke
RevReinke@gmail.com
608-436-9600 (voice/text)
PO Box 283
St. Charles, MO 63302
Rev. Dr. Reinke Doctoral Dissertation – Deaf can “Hear”
2098 downloads by 136 institutions in 97 countries
Extra content
�Hearing aids�
The first electric hearing aid invented in 1898 by Miller Reese Hutchison.
�Horn first mentioned in writing - 1634�
Technology� �why �change�????
Technology - Positive and Negative
Amplification – being loud
Frequencies
Language – what sounds the same?
Clarity
Tinnitus
NOW think about adding….
Amplification – being loud
Frequencies
Language – what sounds the same?
Clarity
Tinnitus
It is not only hearing
It is the struggle to hear
Tiring
Mild – Moderate – Severe
Hearing will NEVER be Normal!
Hearing Aids vs Cochlear Implant
Technology Ideas
Live Transcribe and Otter
I first used Live Transcribe as free download on android and easy to use
You can test on apple and $40/year
Otter on Apple and Android phone – few more steps – more complicated - but free
Live Transcribe – free on android
Otter – works on Apple and Android
Live Transcribe and Otter App
Otter – works on Apple and Android
https://www.listentech.com/listen-everywhere/
Listen Everywhere - easy use
Home, meetings, church, etc…
Test Audio fetch
Download and try
Live Transcribe app
Technology Ideas
Loop – is great but much higher cost – plus only works with hearing aids
Audio Fetch – less expensive and easy to hook up for personal use
Listen Everywhere – more cost – more tech knowledge needed
Have seen both used
Loop System!!
Love it
BUT very expensive