DocumentCode
2483429
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
fYear
2010
fDate
Nov. 30 2010-Dec. 2 2010
Firstpage
744
Lastpage
747
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICCIT.2010.5711152
Filename
5711152
Link To Document