Title :
An emergency communication pad for hearing impaired persons
Author :
Hirayama, Makoto J. ; Suzuki, Michio ; Hosono, Naotsune
Author_Institution :
Kanazawa Inst. of Technol., Ishikawa, Japan
fDate :
Nov. 30 2010-Dec. 2 2010
Abstract :
In case of emergency, hearing impaired persons require assistances of communication because they are hard use aural speech usually used as the main communication method of between a rescue staff and injured persons. SOS card originally developed by the Architectural Association of Japanese Deaf is a communication aid by finger pointing pictures and texts on the card. An electronic pad device version of the SOS card is implemented. By using the electronic pad, more flexible and functional usages can be achieved.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; biomedical equipment; electronic paper; handicapped aids; hearing; hearing aids; prosthetics; speech; aural speech; electronic pad device; emergency communication pad; finger pointing pictures; hearing impaired persons; injured persons; Auditory system; Computers; Fingers; Handicapped aids; Hospitals; Portable media players; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Sciences and Convergence Information Technology (ICCIT), 2010 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8567-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-89-88678-30-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICCIT.2010.5711152
