Assistive Technology for Students with a Hearing Impairment
Definition or a hearing impairment- The official definition of deafness from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is “a hearing impairment that is so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification.”
What is assistive technology?
Assistive technology is an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities while also including the process used in selecting, locating, and using them. People who have disabilities often have difficulty performing activities of daily living (ADLs) independently, or even with assistance. ADLs are self-care activities that include toileting, mobility (ambulation), eating, bathing, dressing and grooming. Assistive technology can ameliorate the effects of disabilities that limit the ability to perform ADLs. Assistive technology promotes greater independence by enabling people to perform tasks they were formerly unable to accomplish, or had great difficulty accomplishing, by providing enhancements to, or changing methods of interacting with, the technology needed to accomplish such tasks.
Assistive Devices
The terms assistive device or assistive technology can refer to any device that helps a person with hearing loss or a voice, speech, or language disorder to communicate. These terms often refer to devices that help a person to hear and understand what is being said more clearly or to express thoughts more easily. With the development of digital and wireless technologies, more and more devices are becoming available to help people with hearing, voice, speech, and language disorders communicate more meaningfully and participate more fully in their daily lives.
Assistive technology is an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities while also including the process used in selecting, locating, and using them. People who have disabilities often have difficulty performing activities of daily living (ADLs) independently, or even with assistance. ADLs are self-care activities that include toileting, mobility (ambulation), eating, bathing, dressing and grooming. Assistive technology can ameliorate the effects of disabilities that limit the ability to perform ADLs. Assistive technology promotes greater independence by enabling people to perform tasks they were formerly unable to accomplish, or had great difficulty accomplishing, by providing enhancements to, or changing methods of interacting with, the technology needed to accomplish such tasks.
Assistive Devices
The terms assistive device or assistive technology can refer to any device that helps a person with hearing loss or a voice, speech, or language disorder to communicate. These terms often refer to devices that help a person to hear and understand what is being said more clearly or to express thoughts more easily. With the development of digital and wireless technologies, more and more devices are becoming available to help people with hearing, voice, speech, and language disorders communicate more meaningfully and participate more fully in their daily lives.
Most frequent device. The FM System
Microphones for FM systemsThe person speaking, like a teacher, friend or family member, wears the microphone portion of the FM system. This microphone encodes their voice into a frequency-modulated signal. There are several types of microphones that may be used:
Microphones for FM systemsThe person speaking, like a teacher, friend or family member, wears the microphone portion of the FM system. This microphone encodes their voice into a frequency-modulated signal. There are several types of microphones that may be used:
- Lapel microphone: The most common type of microphone, a lapel microphone hangs around a person's neck like a lanyard or should be clipped to a person's shirt at chest level. It should be within about six inches from the speaker's mouth to pick up the strongest speech signal possible.
- Boom microphone: This microphone hangs off the ear so the microphone is positioned about 3 inches away from the face. A boom microphone is the sort of style Oticon Amigo FMa pop singer or customer service representative would wear.
- Table-top microphone: As you might expect, table-top microphones are placed in the center of a table in order to pick up all the voices at the table instead of a single voice. These are suited for conference rooms or quiet restaurants
References
http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/deaf/devices.html
https://www.healthyhearing.com/help/assistive-listening-devices/fm-systems
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http://www3.gallaudet.edu/clerc-center/info-to-go/assistive-technology/assistive-technologies.html
http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/deaf/devices.html
https://www.healthyhearing.com/help/assistive-listening-devices/fm-systems
Youtube.com
Google.com
Weebly
http://www3.gallaudet.edu/clerc-center/info-to-go/assistive-technology/assistive-technologies.html