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Pierre Paul

Founder and CEO, We Hear You. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Pierre Paul founded We Hear You, an assistive technology startup developing accessibility products including an American Sign Language translation tool. He is also a PhD researcher in disability studies and the author of the children's book Carden: The Wheelchair Warrior.

What they said3 Shows1

Everything Pierre Paul said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

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Paul: Previous sign language translators failed due to hearing-centric design

“People have tried time and time again to create a sign language translator, but they do it from a hearing-centric perspective.”

Pierre Paul May 11, 2021 ▶ 12:05 Meet The HIBT Fellows: Pierre Paul & Toby Egbuna

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Paul: Deaf individuals face severe communication barriers at food establishments

“The fact that individuals with hearing exceptionalities, whether it be their hard of hearing or their deaf, have a hard time communicating at food establishments. And it was as simple as they tried to order food, whether writing it on a piece of paper or a nap…”

Pierre Paul May 11, 2021 ▶ 4:17 Meet The HIBT Fellows: Pierre Paul & Toby Egbuna

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Pierre Paul: Experts repeatedly claimed We Hear You could not be built

“I started going to every single professor and every single professional who might have an expertise in this area, and I was told no so many times. I was told, really great idea, can't be done. Really great idea, we don't know where to start.”

Pierre Paul May 11, 2021 ▶ 6:32 Meet The HIBT Fellows: Pierre Paul & Toby Egbuna

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Pierre's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
HOW I BUILT THISLEDGER	Founder and CEO, We Hear You	1	3	—	full record on How I Built This →