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Showing 1 to 20 of 73 for “"hard of hearing"”.
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Speaking clearly for the hard of hearing
Thesis (Sc.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1981.
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The Hard of Hearing Child Programming for Learning
The purpose of this study is threefold: to gain a better understanding of the hard of hearing child, to become aware of methods of discovering the hard of hearing child and to become cognizant of the methods and the means whereby the needs of the hard of hearing child could best be met by the …
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The narrative abilities of a severely hard-of-hearing child
… is a complex task that requires the integration of two types of knowledge: cognitive knowledge of the real-world and linguistically transmitted sociocultural knowledge. Different narrative types require varying amounts of cognitive and linguistically transmitted sociocultural knowledge. It is of …
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Articulatory Behavior and Syntactical Acquisition in Hard of Hearing Children
… in DSpace on 2014-12-11T23:56:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7114916.pdf: 3442469 bytes, checksum: 1b47fcf1819a58826fc630c4f3caad9f (MD5) Previous issue date: 1970
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Meta-Analysis of Behavior Problems in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
… in behavior problems (BPs) in deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children (Austen, 2010; Stevenson et al., 2010; van Eldik et al., 2004). Factors affecting this include family and social contexts, language development (LD), and cochlear implantation (CIs). The purpose of this dissertation …
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Sound Sensing and Feedback Techniques for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
… wide ranging impact for people who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) from being informed of safety critical sounds such as fire alarms and sirens to more mundane but useful cues such as microwave beeps or door knocks. The current solutions used by DHH people—such as flashing doorbells or …
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Filial Therapy with Teachers of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Preschool Children
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Filial Therapy training in increasing teachers of deaf and hard of hearing preschool students': 1) empathic responsiveness with their students; 2) communication of acceptance to their students; 3) allowance of self-direction by their …
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A secure radio-frequency assistive listening device for hard of hearing people
Assistive listening devices allow hearing impaired listeners to achieve higher comprehension than with hearing aids alone in difficult listening conditions which occurs during business meetings, lectures, and presentations. These devices minimize the acoustic pathway between the speaker and …
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Quality of Life of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals in Northern Nevada
The primary focus of the present study was to explore the relationship between deafness-related factors, cultural competency variables and quality of life indicators among a group of deaf and hard of hearing individuals living in Northern Nevada. A model, that included four deafness-related factors …
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Experiences of Deaf and Hard of Hearing College Students Assessed in Standard English
Zollicoffer, Christine Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) students often enter college underprepared because of their apparent deficit in the comprehension of the English language. This deficit exists because the primary language for DHH students is American Sign Language (ASL) rather than the English …
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Teachers’ perspectives of giftedness among students who are deaf or hard of hearing
… study describes and interprets the perspectives of giftedness of twelve teachers who work with Deaf and hard of hearing students in a variety of educational settings across Canada. Using in-depth interviews, the resulting twenty-five hours of audio tapes were transcribed and analyzed line by line …
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HIV/AIDS knowldege, beliefs, and attitudes in deaf and hard-of-hearing adolescents
… sought to determine the validity and reliability of the adapted form of the AIDS Knowledge and Beliefs Survey when used to measure the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of deaf and hard-of-hearing adolescents. A descriptive research design was used to gather data for this study. The study sample …
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Postsecondary Transition With Self-Determination For Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Students
… transition since secondary school is often a scaffolded environment with supports. The use of self-determination may help ease transition difficulties, but if choice-making and goal-setting opportunities are few, the transitional process may be more complicated. The lack of …
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Perceived stigma and social relationships: Deaf and hard of hearing adolescent and parent perspectives
Background: A quality of life (QoL) study is a multidimensional approach to understanding a person’s assessment of their position in life. The Youth Quality of Life Instrument – Deafness and Hard of Hearing (YQoL-DHH) module measures adolescent QoL including in the perceived stigma and social …
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Mathematical problem-solving styles in the education of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals
… explored the mathematical problem-solving styles of middle school and high school deaf and hard-of-hearing students and the mathematical problem-solving styles of the mathematics teachers of middle school and high school deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The research involved 45 deaf and …
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Professional concerns of beginning special education teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students
The purpose of this study was to examine the professional concerns of beginning special education teachers of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) students. Five beginning teachers were selected for this study. Three of the participants were beginning self-contained and two were beginning itinerant …
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The Effects of Visuospatial Sequence Training with Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Abstract Despite advances in hearing aid and cochlear implant technologies, many children who are deaf or hard of hearing continue to lag behind typically hearing peers in language and reading abilities. Additionally, there is a high degree of variability in language outcomes among children with a …
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Influences of new media communication on the deaf/hard of hearing as reflected in interaction design
In recent years different forms of media communication have increased in popularity and brought new technology into our daily lives, such as social media and smartphones. It has brought new opportunities for communication. However, there has traditionally been a communication gap between the …
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