Architectural acoustics in residences for adults with mental retardation and its relation to perceived homelikeness

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-66

  Egli, Mark ^b   Roper, Todd ^b   Feurer, Irene ^b   Thompson, Travis ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; HOME; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHOTOGRAPHY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOUND INTENSITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VIDEOTAPE;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARCHITECTURE; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MENTAL RETARDATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SOUND; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TAPE RECORDING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032818638     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(1999)104<0053:AAIRFA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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