How AI can bridge the Deaf and hearing worlds | Adam Munder | from TED Tech
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4.0 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2026
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Software engineer Adam Munder is on a mission to break down communication barriers between the Deaf and hearing worlds. In a live demo, he introduces OmniBridge — an AI platform that translates American Sign Language into English text in real time — and demonstrates how this tech could ensure every conversation can be fully understood, regardless of the participants' hearing abilities. Munder is joined onstage by ASL interpreter Christan Hansen and TED’s Hasiba Haq.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone, Shoshana here. |
| 0:06.5 | Today we're sharing an episode of a podcast we think that you'll love. |
| 0:10.2 | It's been handpicked by the TED staff, and we think that as a TED health listener, |
| 0:14.1 | you'll come away with a fresh idea and a totally new perspective. |
| 0:17.8 | Enjoy and head to the link in the description for more. |
| 0:26.0 | Thank you. perspective. Enjoy and head to the link in the description for more. We've built a society around certain modes of communication that aren't always very inclusive. |
| 0:32.1 | Simple tasks we take for granted, ordering a coffee, checking into a hotel, or even something as crucial as a doctor's |
| 0:39.8 | appointment, become a frustrating, often isolating experience if they weren't designed for you. |
| 0:46.7 | So how can we start thinking in a way that is truly inclusive of everyone? |
| 0:52.5 | This is TED Tech, a podcast from the TED Audio Collective. |
| 0:57.2 | I'm your host, Shirel Dorsey. |
| 1:01.5 | Our speaker today, Adam Munder, opens our eyes to this reality, not with abstract |
| 1:07.8 | statistics, but with a deeply personal and moving story. |
| 1:11.6 | Adam is deaf. |
| 1:13.6 | In fact, the voice you'll hear in this talk is his ASL interpreter speaking. |
| 1:19.6 | His personal experiences with deafness and the hurdles he's confronted |
| 1:23.6 | inspired him to create Omnibridge, |
| 1:26.6 | an AI platform that translates American Sign Language into English text in real time. |
| 1:33.3 | This isn't just a story about inconvenience. It's a story about dignity, about access, and about the fundamental human need to be understood. |
| 1:43.3 | And now, Adam Munder takes the TED stage. |
| 1:48.0 | Adam, wait. |
| 1:50.0 | They need an interpreter. |
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