Title :
View ahead: the technology for deaf-blind individuals
Author :
Fukushima, Satoshi
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Japan
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;
Conference_Titel :
TRON Project International Symposium. 1993., The 10th
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-4580-6
DOI :
10.1109/TRON.1993.589184
