Rochester, N.Y. - College students have grown up with cell phones in their hands.
But for the deaf and hard of hearing - cell phones and other text-based gadgets have provided another way to communicate.
For students at NTID, using an Apple iPad and iPhone have changed their lives.
"Communication is so much faster than before," said Samuel Sandoval.
Sandoval runs a blog called Deaf Tech News and rates products on how well they work.
He introduced us to an iPhone App called FaceTime.
It allows someone to have a video phone conversation directly with another person.
"You can go person to person. Both hearing and deaf can use it in the same way - you can see each other," Sandoval said.
Kyle Barbauld has had cochlear implants since he was six years old.
For 15 years or so it helped him join a hearing world.
Then he got an iPhone 4.
"When video phone came out and face time and stuff I was shocked," Barbauld said. "I feel like I don't need a cochclear implant!"
NTID students say the legacy of Steve Jobs extends beyond the electronic devices you'll find in most college dorms and backpacks.
"Access for deaf people really grew. Without his ideas and all those products showing up - we just wouldn't have that access," Sandoval said.
