DocumentCode
1697258
Title
View ahead: the technology for deaf-blind individuals
Author
Fukushima, Satoshi
Author_Institution
Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Japan
fYear
1993
Firstpage
169
Lastpage
172
Abstract
Thousands of people have the multiple handicap of partial or total sight and hearing loss. The author describes from his own experience what it is like to be without these senses. He examines the problem from the standpoint of information needs and discusses what technology can do to assist such individuals in obtaining information
Keywords
distributed processing; TRON computerised environment; deaf-blind individuals; hearing loss; information needs; multiple handicap; Auditory system; Deafness; Ear; Gears; Humans; Independent component analysis; Marine vehicles; Oceans; Plugs; Space technology;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
TRON Project International Symposium. 1993., The 10th
Conference_Location
Tokyo
ISSN
1063-6749
Print_ISBN
0-8186-4580-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/TRON.1993.589184
Filename
589184
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