Using talking lights illumination-based communication networks to enhance word comprehension by people who are deaf or hard of hearing

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-22

  Hinman, Roderick T ^a   Lupton, E C ^a   Leeb, Steven B ^b   Avestruz, Al Thaddeus ^a   Gilmore, Robert ^c   Paul, Donald ^c   Peterson, Nancy ^c  

^a Talking Lights LLC   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Boston Guild for the Hard of Hearing   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Deaf; Hard of hearing; Lights; Network

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION AID; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0041328517     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2003/005)     Document Type: Article

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