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Book SynopsisAffirmative 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 el
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"Once in a while a book is published which you think should have been written years before. Assistive Technology for the Hearing-impaired, Deaf and Deafblind is such a book. … Each chapter concludes with a series of specific questions concerning the topics addressed, contains elaborate lists of references … . references to relevant web-sites are given, which are very valuable. … authors have succeeded in writing a book which is likely to become the standard textbook for students in the field of AT … ." (Dr. Ben A.G. Elsendoorn, Technology and Disability, Vol. 16 (2), 2004)
Table of ContentsAnatomy and Physiology of Hearing, Hearing Impairment and Treatment.- Audiology: The Measurement of Hearing.- Hearing-aid Principles and Technology.- Induction-loop Systems.- Infrared Communication Systems.- Telephone Technology.- Alarm and Alerting Systems for Hearing-impaired and Deaf People.- Dual Sensory Impairment: Devices for Deafblind People.- The Final Product: Issues in the Design and Distribution of Assistive Technology Devices.
