How this new safety technology is helping some students at Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in Germantown

Some students at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in Germantown have new safety technology. It's needed because most alarms are sound-based, which doesn't help people who are deaf.  Now, a special group of students has new technology that turns sounds into lights, words and vibrations. I'zariah Jennings, 18, is learning about new safety technology for people like her, who are deaf. When a smoke detector goes off, the device flashes a light. The screen says "smoke," and there's a vibrating piece to alert the person. In addition to alerting for fires, the HomeAware device can also signal for things like doorbells and phone calls.   "It definitely makes me feel more safe because I have the vibration and the light to give me information," Jennings said through an interpreter. "I really love this technology. It's great because you can avoid dangerous situations if something happens. If nobody is with you in the house, I can do it independently." Jennings is among the students at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf and the Transition Academy who received the devices in partnership with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Childhood Communication, which provided a…