Join the conversation
Our mission is to enable those with hearing loss and other communication disorders to live, learn, and work independently in the real world.
How To Get Involved
“Join the conversation” is more than a clever tagline for us. It’s our company’s goal to make it easier for individuals with hearing loss and other communication disorders to fully participate in the conversations taking place around them. It’s also an invitation for all of us to engage in the discussions necessary to help that goal. We invite you to listen, share, and get involved.
LISTEN
The first step to joining the conversation is to listen and become educated about the issues and challenges that the Deaf and Hard of Hearing routinely face. Do this by subscribing to our newsletter, reading our blog, and joining our online community.
SHARE
As you learn about the issues and the work that organizations like Vü are doing, it’s time for you to share that information with your community and get them involved. Invite family, friends, and colleagues to join the conversation.
GET INVOLVED
With your help, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) can join in the conversation at home, in a classroom, at work and in their community. Through our ‘Shop for a Cause‘ program you can support us by using our affiliate link to shop for your favorite products on popular websites.
Your support helps fund the development of Vü’s patent-pending smart devices. These smart mobile devices help users know when someone speaks, what they are saying, and where to look to follow the conversation. Simply click the button below to see participating retailers.
Meet Our Amazing
Team
Vü started with a question. “What if those with hearing loss and communication disorders were able to fully and seamlessly participate in their communities?”
With firsthand knowledge that individuals with hearing loss don’t just lack the ability to hear, they also lack a voice because they are unable to effectively engage in the conversations taking place in their communities; our founder put together a team and set out on a mission to solve this problem once and for all.
Alexandra Cartier
Founder and CEO
Serial entrepreneur, Alexandra Cartier is our founder. As a person with profound hearing loss, Alexandra truly understands the challenges that face this community. She understands that Vü’s success means a better life for her and the millions like her around the world.
Gary England
Co-Founder & Technology Director
With more than 30 years experience in project management and software development, Gary is our chief techie. His background includes voice technologies, sensors, electronic warfare, and command control & communications systems.
Gloria Matthews
Community Outreach Director
Gloria Matthews has an extensive background in building both online and real-world communities. Like our founder, Gloria too is hard of hearing and understands the unique challenges that this community of people faces. “If you don’t include me in the conversation and it’s discussing something that will affect my life, I don’t need anyone to be my ‘voice.’ Include me and allow me to be my own voice, so that you can see what I can bring to the table.”- Gloria M. Matthews
She is excited to apply her skill set and experience to helping Vü accomplish its mission.
Alexandra Cartier
Founder and CEO
Serial entrepreneur, Alexandra Cartier is our founder. As a person with profound hearing loss, Alexandra truly understands the challenges that face this community. She understands that Vü’s success means a better life for her and the millions like her around the world.
Michael Buckley
Technical Advisor
Inventor, educator and award winner, Mike Buckley is our resident professor. His research interests are Socially Relevant Computing, Augmentative Systems and Adaptive Communications for the Handicapped, Software & Computer Engineering & Programming Education.
Rose Collins
Director of Marketing and Communications
A health care marketing and communications professional, Rose has a passion for collaboration and results. Having a special needs sister and a deaf aunt, she’s inspired to help Vü include those with hearing loss in every conversation.
From Our Founders
Featured Articles
Some of our favorite articles from the blog.
Newsletter
Vü Newsletter September is suicide awareness month. Sadly, we don’t always know the depths of someone’s depression until it is too late. And September is also Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness Month. #hearingloss #hearinglossawareness People with hearing loss...
Deaf or Hard of Hearing – My Eyes are My Ears
Every day, I worry about “fitting in”.
Every day, I wonder about whether I’ll be accepted for just being me or
would someone try to change me to “fit in” more with their “groups”?
If you could only see,
see what I see.
Vü Joins National Walk4Hearing Program to Raise Awareness
Vü Joins National Walk4Hearing Program to Raise Awareness The Vü, a New York startup that champions accessibility & awareness for people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH), will participate in the National Walk4Hearing program happening online Sept. 26 in...
What compels me to work for Vü?
What is it like for people with disabilities who cannot communicate? “It’s a ‘guessing game’ to know who said what and what was said,” comments a woman with deafness that I interviewed. “Even with hearing aids, I miss portions of conversations,” said another. It’s got...
Biggest Pet Peeves. Most of Us Despise these.
These are some of the biggest pet peeves we have in group discussions. Gasp! We despise: Saying "Never mind" or even better "It's not important" Unable to transition from one conversation into another Speakers interrupting or talking over each other When an instructor...
Sorry. Can’t talk right now. I’m too busy listening!
Although I speak clearly, you don’t listen very well. That may be a bit confusing. Let me help you understand what I mean. I want to share one of my favorite quotes with you. “... hard of ... listen ... hearing … respond.” Isn’t that a great message? Not really. The...
I’m a Single Lane Road Not a Super Highway
People like me, who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing , have great difficulty following and understanding discussions in group settings. I spend so much of my time trying to understand what is being said that I have little time to join in the conversation. I focus on the...
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