Kendyl Pool was able to “see” conversations for the first time in real time due to a pair of high-tech glasses, which transcribe speech into words and display them on the lenses.
Girl’s mother Bri first discovered these ‘caption glasses’ on TikTok and knew they could be life-changing for her daughter.
The 10-year-old was born profoundly deaf due to malformations in her inner ears when she was six months old. Therefore the girl has used American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate.
"She was just blown away, she even cried a little bit because she couldn’t believe she could see what I was saying right in front of her,” Bri shared about the caption glasses.
"This is a huge step for inclusion. These glasses provide full access to conversations in real time and that is life-changing,” the woman added.
The glasses have already given Kendyl a huge confidence boost, since the girl is the only deaf person in her family
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Bri came up with an idea to surprise her daughter with the high-tech glasses on Kendyl’s birthday.
“Kendyl had no idea these even existed so when she put them on and I started talking, she was completely shocked,” the woman recalled in the interview with the English media outlet, SWNS.
The 10-year-old has sometimes struggled to understand why she is different since the girl is the only deaf person in her family. The caption glasses instantly gave Kendyl a huge confidence boost.
“For so long, captions on TVs or devices have been inaccurate or lagging, making it hard for deaf people to fully experience what’s being said,” Bri said.
"But I tested these glasses myself speaking fast and tried different phrases and they are incredibly accurate,” the woman explained and noted that this is a huge step for inclusion since the glasses provide full access to conversations in real time and that is life-changing.
The high-tech glasses not only give access to conversations in real time but also store them in the app, meaning Kendyl can review important discussions later
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"HearView Glasses connect to your smartphone via Bluetooth to capture speech, converting it to text with over 95% accuracy in real-time. The advanced display technology ensures that users can read the captions instantly,” explained Ema, who's a Customer Service Manager at HearView, in the interview with Bored Panda.
"The glasses are designed for comfort, weighing only 52 grams, and they adapt to various accents and speech patterns. Additionally, they include features for sound recognition and face-to-face communication facilitation, making interactions more inclusive and natural,” she added.
This way Kendyl is not only able to follow conversations more easily, but also can practice speaking by testing whether her own words appear correctly on the screen.
“She can’t hear herself speak so she uses the glasses to check if she’s pronouncing words right,” Bri explained. “She’ll say ‘Mom, Mom, Mom’ and wait to see if it pops up. When it does, she gets so excited,” she added.
The glasses allow Kendyl to finally take part in more social activities and communicate with people who don’t know ASL.
Kendyl is not the only one whose life has improved remarkably because of the HearView glasses
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The company originated from the company's founder, Tracy. Her daughter, working as a teaching assistant, realized the struggles of a deaf student who faced discomfort even while using hearing aids.
Asked about the most touching client story so far, HearView’s Customer Service Manager Emma told about 15-year-old Maxx.
Boy’s glasses were stolen and his mother shared a plea on Instagram that deeply struck the entire HearView's team.
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"These weren’t just $2,000 frames; they were Maxx’s connection to his family, friends, and the world,” Emma explained.
"We immediately sent him a replacement pair, but what moved us most was the community’s response. Strangers donated to a GoFundMe, raising enough to gift two more children with Hearview glasses,” she added, noting that now, that fund grows to help even more.
Emma shared that Maxx’s story isn’t about loss—it’s about resilience.
"It mirrors our journey: listening to 2,000 deaf individuals who taught us that traditional aids often fail. Like Maxx, they wanted comfort and connection. That’s why we built glasses that adapt to accents, filter noise, and let users “read” life in real time,” she said.
"To every family like Maxx’s: we see you. Your courage fuels our mission. Together, we’re not just replacing glasses—we’re rebuilding confidence, one conversation at a time,” Emma added.
Netizens were overwhelmed by such an amazing concept that could improve people's lives so much
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