Exploring the perceived world of the deaf-blind: On the development of an instrument

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 136-142

  Rönnberg, Jerker ^a   Samuelsson, Eva ^b   Borg, Erik ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Deaf blind; Discovery; Instrument; Localization; Sensory compensation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; TECHNICAL AID; USHER SYNDROME; VISION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TOUCH;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; BLINDNESS; COGNITION; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; TOUCH;

EID: 0242636159     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020209090404     Document Type: Article

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