"Uber is teaming with a leading nonprofit group for the deaf to attract more hearing-impaired drivers, the company announced Tuesday. Already, the company says, hundreds of drivers who are hard of hearing are picking up fares for Uber in the Washington region.The effort by Uber and the nonprofit Communication Service for the Deaf aims to expand employment for those who have difficulty hearing normal conversation even with a hearing aid, a population of 8 million in the United States, according to Gallaudet University." - The Washington PostFor More Info: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/uber-aims-to-put-more-deaf-drivers-on-the-roads/2016/04/19/75a898fa-0638-11e6-b283-e79d81c63c1b_story.html