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The Project Here
the
technology"
10.08.2020
in
youth
Poronin,
exchange
Poland.
It
was
was
a
held
in
project
03-
which
connected non-disabled young people with deaf youth. The aim of the project was
to work together, to create new
board, computer, card games, on the topic of integration, tolerance, and acceptance. The aim of the project was to discover and promote new tools, which could be used for education and to promote innovatve methods of integration, and
learning.
education
During
methods,
the such
discussions, presentations.
exchange as
we
used
workshops,
informal
brainstorms,
H A R
H
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Technology for hearing impaired Around
the
disabilities.
world, These
there
numbers
are
many
are
many
growing
people
every
year.
with Our
exchange was focused on cooperation and integration with hearing
impaired
people.
Integration
through
the
technology. Did you know that technology changes not only live in matter of entertainment (games, social media etc.) but also helps people with disabilities? There are many many new inventions which are helpful for hearing impaired. In this booklet you will have an opportunity to get to know this technology! We will start with technology that exist that people use everyday. Then you will have chance to get to know
technology
project.
At
the
we
end
discovered you
will
and
read
used
about
improving the world for the hearing impaired!
during
our
ideas
the of
cochlear implant A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted
neuroprosthetic
provide
person
a
with
device
to
moderate
to
profound sensorineural hearing loss a modified sense of sound. CI bypasses the normal acoustic hearing process to replace
it
with
electric
signals
which
directly stimulate the auditory nerve. A
person
receiving
with
a
cochlear
implant
intensive
auditory
training
may learn to interpret those signals as sound and speech. However, one third of
deaf
children
do
not
develop
language if they are on a CI program alone and have no sign language input.
Source: https://www3.gallaudet.edu/clerc-center/info-to-go/assistive-technology/assistive-technologies.html
Visual Alerting Devices Visual
Alerting
devices alert
Devices
available
to
sound
to
There
help
using
are
individuals
visual
support.
Specially designed alarm clocks, smoke detectors,
doorbells,
monitors,
and
equipment
are
timers,
phone available
baby alerting
to
provide
typically audible information in visual or vibratory with
ways.
built-in
others
lights
adapt
equipment.
Some
or
are
or
vibrators,
connect
As
technologies,
designed
with
to any
alerting
and
existing other and
communication devices for individuals who styles
are
deaf
and
come
models,
in
a
variety
of
from
a
variety
of
companies, with a variety of prices. (1)
Real-Time Transcription There
are
systems
real-time that
transcription
provide
instant
translation of the spoken word into English
text
using
a
stenotype
machine, notebook computer, and real-time
software.
stenography
may
occur
The onsite
remotely.
One
system
Communication
is
Real-time
commonly
Translation
or
used Access
(CART)
that
translates speech to text, word for word.
Two
other
systems
are
C-
Print and Typewell. These systems capture
the
discussion,
essence
rather
than
of
a
word
for
word. Regardless of which system is used, the captions are viewed on a screen
or
individual
monitor
and
the process is quick with virtually no delay from speech to text. (1)
Captioning Captioning vehicle
to
Captioning is an important assist
individuals
who
are
deaf and hard of hearing with access to the media. TVs include settings for the user to enable closed captioning of programs Closed
that
offer
captioning
is
this
also
feature.
offered
on
many media devices. Logos with "cc" provided in TV guides or directly within the
media
indicate
program
when
(i.e.
something
YouTube) is
closed
captioned. There are also theaters that offer
open
captioning
dates/times of movies.
for
specific
Technology we used
During our project we used, for communication, an app which is called 'Spread Signs'. It is the world's
largest
dictionary entries!
sign
with
There
language
over are:
200,000 American,
Czech, British, Indian, Estonian, French,
German,
Icelandic,
Italian,
Latvian,
Austrian, Japanese,
Lithuanian,
Polish,
Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, sign
Brazilian, Russian,
Turkish
language.
and
Spanish, Ukrainian
Every
country
has different sign language!
Technology we used During the exchange we were also trying to make a computer game
that
basics
of
could
sign
teach
you
language,
that
you could integrate with us. We were
trying
many
learing
basics
Finnaly
we
making
of
softwares,
gamemaker.
went
for
interactive
idea
of
movies,
in
which you could interfere in the story,
make
choices.
We
recorded a lot of videos, a lot of timelines,
and
together
in
presentation. charm! outcome!
put
everything
google It
Easy
worked tool,
docs like
a
great
Board games We
have
created
interactive
not
films.
We
only have
created also board games. They are on various topics, and yet they
all
have
one
thing
in
common - they are connecting people.
They
people
in
are
every
suitable age,
for with
different disabilities, not only for hearing
impaired,
but
visually
impaired.
They
even are
distributed around local special schools. Games are interactive, scan qr code and get into the world of magic!
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