Assistive Technology For The Hearing Impaired Deaf And Deafblind

Author : Marion A. Hersh,Michael A Johnson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-04-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781852338558

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Assistive Technology for the Hearing-impaired, Deaf and Deafblind by Marion A. Hersh,Michael A Johnson Pdf

Affirmative legislative action in many countries now requires that public spaces and services be made accessible to disabled people. Although this is often interpreted as access for people with mobility impairments, such legislation also covers those who are hearing or vision impaired. In these cases, it is often the provision of advanced technological devices and aids which enables people with sensory impairments to enjoy the theatre, cinema or a public meeting to the full. Assistive Technology for the Hearin-impaired, Deaf and Deafblind shows the student of rehabilitation technology how this growing technical provision can be used to support those with varying reductions in auditory ability and the deafblind in modern society. Features: instruction in the physiology of the ear together with methods of measurement of hearing levels and loss; the principles of electrical engineering used in assistive technology for the hearing impaired; description and demonstration of electrical engineering used in hearing aids and other communications enhancement technologies; explanation of many devices designed for every-day living in terms of generic electrical engineering; sections of practical projects and investigations which will give the reader ideas for student work and for self teaching. The contributors are internationally recognised experts from the fields of audiology, electrical engineering, signal processing, telephony and assistive technology. Their combined expertise makes Assistive Technology for the Hearing-impaired, Deaf and Deafblind an excellent text for advanced students in assistive and rehabilitation technology and to professional engineers and medics working in assistive technology who wish to maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current engineering advances.

Author : Samuel R. Atcherson,Clifford A. Franklin,Laura Smith-Olinde
Publisher : Plural Publishing
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781597567879

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Hearing Assistive and Access Technology by Samuel R. Atcherson,Clifford A. Franklin,Laura Smith-Olinde Pdf

Author : Tohru Ifukube
Publisher : Springer
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319479972

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Sound-Based Assistive Technology by Tohru Ifukube Pdf

This book presents a technology to help speech-, hearing- and sight-impaired people. It explains how they will benefit from an enhancement in their ability to recognize and produce speech or to detect sounds in their surroundings. Additionally, it is considered how sound-based assistive technology might be applied to the areas of speech recognition, speech synthesis, environmental recognition, virtual reality and robots. The primary focus of this book is to provide an understanding of both the methodology and basic concepts of assistive technology rather than listing the variety of assistive devices developed. This book presents a number of different topics which are sufficiently independent from one another that the reader may begin at any chapter without lacking background information. Much of the research quoted in this book was conducted in the author's laboratories at Hokkaido University and University of Tokyo. This book offers the reader a better understanding of a number of unsolved problems that still persist in the field of sound-based assistive technology.

Author : Richard S. Tyler,Donald J. Schum
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015041748214

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Assistive Devices for Persons with Hearing Impairment by Richard S. Tyler,Donald J. Schum Pdf

Provides conceptual and technical background for students and practicing audiologists, as well as manufacturers, product designers, and consumers. Discusses the impact of the American with Disabilities Act and the involvement of the FDA with assistive devices. Explains assistive devices' interface w

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Blindness
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030042601775

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Deaf-blindness Resource Guide by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Select Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Handicapped
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045236994

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Hearing on Assistive Devices for Americans with Disabilities by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Select Education Pdf

Author : Denis K. Anson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216050513

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Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities by Denis K. Anson Pdf

How would you make a phone call or send email if you couldn't hear, see, or use your hands? This book shows how assistive technology helps individuals with disabilities perform tasks that people without disabilities may take for granted. Assistive technology can be used in two ways: to help people with disabilities to do things that people without disabilities can do without technology, and to improve access to everyday technology that is not designed for people with disabilities. In both cases, the focus is on matching individuals with the tools best suited to fill their needs. A part of Greenwood's Health and Medical Issues Today series, Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities explores what technologies are available to individuals with disabilities, what they can help them to accomplish, and potential hurdles to their use that must be overcome. It explores this exciting field broadly and in depth while still keeping the "people-first" mindset that is the hallmark of assistive technology. In addition, it provides guidance and resources for individuals seeking assistive technology for themselves or for a loved one.

Author : Marion Hersh,Michael A Johnson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 743 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781846288678

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Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired and Blind People by Marion Hersh,Michael A Johnson Pdf

Equal accessibility to public places and services is now required by law in many countries. For the vision-impaired, specialised technology often can provide a fuller enjoyment of the facilities of society, from large scale meetings and public entertainments to reading a book or making music. This volume explores the engineering and design principles and techniques used in assistive technology for blind and vision-impaired people. This book maintains the currency of knowledge for engineers and health workers who develop devices and services for people with sight loss, and is an excellent source of reference for students of assistive technology and rehabilitation.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Rehabilitation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131834868

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American Rehabilitation by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jan C. Galvin,Jan J. Galvin,Marcia Joslyn Scherer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015036528563

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Evaluating, Selecting, and Using Appropriate Assistive Technology by Jan C. Galvin,Jan J. Galvin,Marcia Joslyn Scherer Pdf

Assistive technology can be a powerful tool but only if it has been designed with consumer input, selected with full knowledge of what is available, how it works, how it interacts with the environment, and most importantly, selected with full consumer knowledge and cooperation. Too often the technology selected fails the consumer because it was chosen without regard to these parameters. Poorly chosen technology leads to high abandonment rates and wasted third-party-payor money. This book attempts to remedy this situation. It discusses in depth how to select appropriate technology and presents the parameters and steps that must be taken to ensure a good match of person and technology. Also included is the Cooperative Electronic Library on Disability on CD-ROM.

Author : Mark Ross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105060954604

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Communication Access for Persons with Hearing Loss by Mark Ross Pdf

Author : Ger M. Craddock
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 1130 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1586033735

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Assistive Technology by Ger M. Craddock Pdf

This publication covers different themes in the field of assistive technology. The theme New technologies will explore the significant advances in technology research & development and how these can be harnessed to benefit people with disabilities. This will include evolving technologies, affording interesting insights into the future. The theme User Centred Approach will look at fundamental ways in which the EU advocate a philosophy of citizenship and governance and how this philosophy can be advanced to ensure that people with disabilities become central to the assistive technology process Another issue that is explored in this publication is Interdisciplinary Approaches which can be developed within assistive technology and the provision of services to people with disabilities. Finally, it concentrates on ways in which practitioners and users, working together within assistive technology, can achieve best practice in the development and implementation of Guidelines and Standards across a broad spectrum.

Author : C. Sik-Lányi,E.-J. Hoogerwerf,K. Miesenberger
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 1112 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781614995661

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Assistive Technology by C. Sik-Lányi,E.-J. Hoogerwerf,K. Miesenberger Pdf

Assistive Technology (AT) is the term used to describe products or technology-based services which support those with disabilities or other limitations to their daily activities, enabling them to enjoy a better quality of life. This book presents the proceedings of the 13th European Conference on the Advancement of Assistive Technology (AAATE 2015), held in Budapest, Hungary in September 2015. This biennial conference has established itself as a leading forum in the transdisciplinary area of Assistive Technology, providing a unique platform for the gathering of experts from around the world to review progress and challenges in the interdisciplinary fields which contribute to AT, such as research, development, manufacturing, supply, provision and policy. The theme of the 2015 conference is 'Attracting new areas and building bridges', and this book contains 138 reviewed papers and 28 poster presentations delivered at the conference, covering AT themes as diverse as aging, blindness, mobility, assisted living and accessibility for people with dementia and cognitive impairment. Offering a current overview of many aspects of AT, this book will be of interest to all those – from researchers and manufacturers to healthcare professionals and end-users – whose work or daily life involves the relationship between technology and disability.

Author : Shawn Lovley
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004-02
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780595306619

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I've Lost My What??? by Shawn Lovley Pdf

Baffled by your new inability to hear? Know someone who is? Then I've Lost My WHAT?: A Practical Guide to Life After Deafness is for you. It talks about assistive devices, the psychology of adult-onset deafness, communication, relationships, cochlear implants, hearing aids, the Americans with Disabilities Act, telephone use, and daily life for people who've gone deaf post-lingually. "This book should be required reading for anyone who's lost their hearing or works with late-deafened individuals. I've Lost My WHAT? could very well be the late-deafened adult's Bible."-Michele Bornert, Late-deafened freelance writer "A top-notch reference for those who become deaf."-Mary Clark, former executive director, Hearing Loss Link "Shawn learned all this stuff the hard way. Now he's making sure you won't have to do it too."-Cheryl Heppner, Exec. Dir. Northern Virginia Resource, Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons

Author : Alain Pruski,Harry Knops
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 1586035436

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Assistive Technology by Alain Pruski,Harry Knops Pdf

Points towards the difficulty encountered in research and development carried out by laboratories to reach the users. This book aims at alerting developers so that they pay attention to the outcome of their work. Inventive research and technologies which have a high potential in the field of Assistive Technology are described in this publication.