Word and Feature Identification by Profoundly Deaf Teenagers Using the Queen's University Tactile Vocoder.

Brooks, P. L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ352366

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Publication Date: 1987

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Word and Feature Identification by Profoundly Deaf Teenagers Using the Queen's University Tactile Vocoder.

Brooks, P. L.; And Others

Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, v30 n1 p137-41 Mar 1987

As part of an ongoing evaluation of the Tactile Vocoder, a device that allows the acoustic waveform to be felt as a vibrational pattern on the skin, two prelingually profoundly deaf teenagers reached criterion on a 50-word vocabulary (live voice, single speaker) after 28.5 and 24.0 hours of training. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Congenital Impairments, Deafness, Equipment Evaluation, Listening Comprehension, Tactual Perception

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