Perception of speech through a 500 Hz low-pass filter: sensory aids and communication strategies

This paper reviews a study to investigate how a hearing impaired person can learn to discriminate speech distorted by a low pass filter in a sensory aid.

Frequency responses of hearing aids and their effects on the speech perception of eight hard-of-hearing subjects

This dissertation examines the relationship between frequency response and word-discrimination performance of hearing-impaired persons. Three questions are addressed: does the restoration of the normal field-to-eardrum transfer function improve word discrimination; is the restoration of the normal shape of the audibility curve (uniform hearing level at all frequencies) beneficial to hearing-impaired listeners; and can speech discrimination be improved by an extension of the present narrow-band response in hearing aids.

HIV and AIDS awareness in the deaf community

This paper examines awareness of HIV and AIDS in the Deaf community.

Perception of speech through a 500 Hz low-pass filter: sensory aids and communication strategies

This paper reviews a study to investigate how a hearing impaired person can learn to discriminate speech distorted by a low pass filter in a sensory aid.

Difference between default telecoil and programmed microphone frequency response in behind-the-ear hearing aids

The notion that the default telecoil (t-coil) frequency response should match the programmed microphone frequency response to provide optimal telephone understanding for hearing aid patients has received little attention. This study addresses differences in the average frequency response of the two transducers in behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids.

Informe alternativo sobre el cumplimiento de la Convención. Análisis por temáticas relacionadas con principales artículos de la convención y preguntas del Comité (informe final)

El presente informe es complementario al Informe sombra al primer informe del Estado ecuatoriano sobre cumplimiento de la Convención internacional sobre la protección de los Derechos de Todos los Trabajadores Migratorios y sus Familiares y presenta la situación de los trabajadores/as migratorios desde la perspectiva de la emigración e inmigración, incluyendo en cada una de ellas, las experiencias de tránsito que se registran. Se ubican las principales situaciones de vulnerabilidad que presenta la población trabajadora migrante y se las analiza a la luz de los artículos que la Convención, articulándolas con algunas de las preguntas formuladas por el Comité al Estado ecuatoriano.