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Communication Aids for Disabled
Equipment that provides mentally or physically disabled persons with a means of communication. The aids include display boards, typewriters, cathode ray tubes, computers, and speech synthesizers. The output of such aids includes written words, artificial speech, language signs, Morse code, and pictures.
Tape Recording
Recording of information on magnetic or punched paper tape.
Patient Simulation
The use of persons coached to feign symptoms or conditions of real diseases in a life-like manner in order to teach or evaluate medical personnel.
Communication
The exchange or transmission of ideas, attitudes, or beliefs between individuals or groups.
Cell Communication
Any of several ways in which living cells of an organism communicate with one another, whether by direct contact between cells or by means of chemical signals carried by neurotransmitter substances, hormones, and cyclic AMP.
Animal Communication
Communication between animals involving the giving off by one individual of some chemical or physical signal, that, on being received by another, influences its behavior.
Communication Disorders
Disorders of verbal and nonverbal communication caused by receptive or expressive LANGUAGE DISORDERS, cognitive dysfunction (e.g., MENTAL RETARDATION), psychiatric conditions, and HEARING DISORDERS.
Health Communication
The transfer of information from experts in the medical and public health fields to patients and the public. The study and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual and community decisions that enhance health.

Functional communication training using assistive devices: recruiting natural communities of reinforcement. (1/113)

We evaluated the effectiveness of functional communication training (FCT) as an intervention for the problem behavior exhibited by 5 students with severe disabilities both in school and in the community. Following an assessment of the function of their problem behavior, the students were taught to use assistive communication devices in school to request the objects and activities that presumably were maintaining their behavior. Multiple baseline data collected across the students indicated that not only did the students use their devices successfully, but the intervention also reduced their problem behavior. In addition, data from community settings showed generalization to untrained community members. These results replicate other successful efforts to use FCT with individuals having limited communication skills, and demonstrate the value of teaching skills to recruit natural communities of reinforcement in order to generalize intervention effects to meaningful nontraining environments.  (+info)

Empowering the deaf. Let the deaf be deaf. (2/113)

Deafness is often regarded as just a one and only phenomenon. Accordingly, deaf people are pictured as a unified body of people who share a single problem. From a medical point of view, we find it usual to work with a classification of deafness in which pathologies attributable to an inner ear disorder are segregated from pathologies attributable to an outer/middle ear disorder. Medical intervention is thus concerned more with the origin, degree, type of loss, onset, and structural pathology of deafness than with communicative disability and the implications there may be for the patient (mainly dependency, denial of abnormal hearing behaviour, low self esteem, rejection of the prosthetic help, and the breakdown of social relationships). In this paper, we argue that hearing loss is a very complex phenomenon, which has many and serious consequences for people and involves many factors and issues that should be carefully examined. The immediate consequence of deafness is a breakdown in communication whereby the communicative function needs to be either initiated or restored. In that sense, empowering strategies--aimed at promoting not only a more traditional psychological empowerment but also a community one--should primarily focus on the removal of communication barriers.  (+info)

Using the picture exchange communication system (PECS) with children with autism: assessment of PECS acquisition, speech, social-communicative behavior, and problem behavior. (3/113)

The picture exchange communication system (PECS) is an augmentative communication system frequently used with children with autism (Bondy & Frost, 1994; Siegel, 2000; Yamall, 2000). Despite its common clinical use, no well-controlled empirical investigations have been conducted to test the effectiveness of PECS. Using a multiple baseline design, the present study examined the acquisition of PECS with 3 children with autism. In addition, the study examined the effects of PECS training on the emergence of speech in play and academic settings. Ancillary measures of social-communicative behaviors and problem behaviors were recorded. Results indicated that all 3 children met the learning criterion for PECS and showed concomitant increases in verbal speech. Ancillary gains were associated with increases in social-communicative behaviors and decreases in problem behaviors. The results are discussed in terms of the provision of empirical support for PECS as well as the concomitant positive side effects of its use.  (+info)

Predictors of successful self control during brain-computer communication. (4/113)

OBJECTIVES: Direct brain-computer communication uses self regulation of brain potentials to select letters, words, or symbols from a computer menu to re-establish communication in severely paralysed patients. However, not all healthy subjects, or all paralysed patients acquire the skill to self regulate their brain potentials, and predictors of successful learning have not been found yet. Predictors are particularly important, because only successful self regulation will in the end lead to efficient brain-computer communication. This study investigates the question whether initial performance in the self regulation of slow cortical potentials of the brain (SCPs) may be positively correlated to later performance and could thus be used as a predictor. METHODS: Five severely paralysed patients diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis were trained to produce SCP amplitudes of negative and positive polarity by means of visual feedback and operant conditioning strategies. Performance was measured as percentage of correct SCP amplitude shifts. To determine the relation between initial and later performance in SCP self regulation, Spearman's rank correlations were calculated between maximum and mean performance at the beginning of training (runs 1-30) and mean performance at two later time points (runs 64-93 and 162-191). RESULTS: Spearman's rank correlations revealed a significant relation between maximum and mean performance in runs 1-30 and mean performance in runs 64-93 (r= 0.9 and 1.0) and maximum and mean performance in runs 1-30 and mean performance in runs 162-191 (r=1.0 and 1.0). CONCLUSIONS: Initial performance in the self regulation of SCP is positively correlated with later performance in severely paralysed patients, and thus represents a useful predictor for efficient brain-computer communication.  (+info)

The effects of speech output technology in the learning of graphic symbols. (5/113)

The effects of auditory stimuli in the form of synthetic speech output on the learning of graphic symbols were evaluated. Three adults with severe to profound mental retardation and communication impairments were taught to point to lexigrams when presented with words under two conditions. In the first condition, participants used a voice output communication aid to receive synthetic speech as antecedent and consequent stimuli. In the second condition, with a nonelectronic communications board, participants did not receive synthetic speech. A parallel treatments design was used to evaluate the effects of the synthetic speech output as an added component of the augmentative and alternative communication system. The 3 participants reached criterion when not provided with the auditory stimuli. Although 2 participants also reached criterion when not provided with the auditory stimuli, the addition of auditory stimuli resulted in more efficient learning and a decreased error rate. Maintenance results, however, indicated no differences between conditions. Finding suggest that auditory stimuli in the form of synthetic speech contribute to the efficient acquisition of graphic communication symbols.  (+info)

Everyone here speaks TXT: deaf people using SMS in Australia and the rest of the world. (6/113)

This article examines the extent to which Short Message Service (SMS) messages are breaking down communication barriers among deaf people and between deaf and hearing people. It is predicted that deaf texters will use SMS to increase the bonds between themselves in deaf communities, creating new opportunities to develop relationships, understanding, and intimacy with those not physically present. The most exciting question raised by this article is whether those kinds of relationships, understanding, and intimacy will develop to the same extent with hearing colleagues, friends, and intimates.  (+info)

Patients with disabilities and complex communication needs. The GP consultation. (7/113)

BACKGROUND: People with complex communication needs vary in terms of their underlying disability and the methods and strategies they use to communicate. OBJECTIVE: This article describes the varied communication profiles that a general practitioner is likely to encounter in patients with disabilities, and the various types of augmentative and alternative forms of communication that might be used in such consultations. DISCUSSION: This article provides strategies to facilitate doctor-patient communication involving patients with complex communication needs, some of which are illustrated in a case study of a young woman with an intellectual disability.  (+info)

Test-retest reliability of fMRI during nonverbal semantic decisions in moderate-severe nonfluent aphasia patients. (8/113)

Cortical reorganization in poststroke aphasia is not well understood. Few studies have investigated neural mechanisms underlying language recovery in severe aphasia patients, who are typically viewed as having a poor prognosis for language recovery. Although test-retest reliability is routinely demonstrated during collection of language data in single-subject aphasia research, this is rarely examined in fMRI studies investigating the underlying neural mechanisms in aphasia recovery. The purpose of this study was to acquire fMRI test-retest data examining semantic decisions both within and between two aphasia patients. Functional MRI was utilized to image individuals with chronic, moderate-severe nonfluent aphasia during nonverbal, yes/no button-box semantic judgments of iconic sentences presented in the Computer-assisted Visual Communication (C-ViC) program. We investigated the critical issue of intra-subject reliability by exploring similarities and differences in regions of activation during participants' performance of identical tasks twice on the same day. Each participant demonstrated high intra-subject reliability, with response decrements typical of task familiarity. Differences between participants included greater left hemisphere perilesional activation in the individual with better response to C-ViC training. This study provides fMRI reliability in chronic nonfluent aphasia, and adds to evidence supporting differences in individual cortical reorganization in aphasia recovery.  (+info)

Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2010: Autism Spectrum Disorders & Augmentative and Alternative Communication | National...Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2010: Autism Spectrum Disorders & Augmentative and Alternative Communication | National...
In this edition of reSearch we explore the use of augmentative and alternative communication with individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Augmentative and alternative communication (herein referred to as AAC) ... includes all forms of communication (other than oral speech) that are used to express thoughts, needs, wants, and ideas (Retrieved January 21, 2010 from www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/AAC). This is especially important for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (herein referred to as ASD). According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) AAC is used to as a supplement to existing speech or to replace speech that is not functional. There are two types of communication systems: unaided and aided. Unaided communication systems rely on the users body to convey messages through gestures, body language, and/or sign language. Aided communication systems involve the use of equipment in addition to the users body. Examples include: pen and paper, ...
http://www.naric.com/public/reSearch/www.naric.com/research/rehab/?q=node/89
Barriers to and facilitators for use of augmentative and alternative communication and voice restorative devices in the adult...Barriers to and facilitators for use of augmentative and alternative communication and voice restorative devices in the adult...
Mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) experience profound communication impairment, placing them at risk for poor physical and psychological outcomes. Patient communication strategies such as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and voice restorative devices are recommended to facilitate communication. These strategies, however, are inconsistently adopted in ICU practice signaling utilization barriers. Our objective is to map and synthesize the current evidence-base for stakeholder-reported barriers and facilitators to patient communication strategy utilization for adults with an advanced airway in the ICU. We will use Arskey and OMalleys recommended methods to conduct a scoping review using a rapid review framework to streamline the process. A single reviewer will conduct a search and an initial screen of titles and abstracts from five electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature [CINAHL],
https://systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13643-019-1232-0
Augmentative and alternative communication - WikipediaAugmentative and alternative communication - Wikipedia
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is an umbrella term that encompasses the communication methods used to supplement or replace speech or writing for those with impairments in the production or comprehension of spoken or written language. AAC is used by those with a wide range of speech and language impairments, including congenital impairments such as cerebral palsy, intellectual impairment and autism, and acquired conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinsons disease. AAC can be a permanent addition to a persons communication or a temporary aid. Modern use of AAC began in the 1950s with systems for those who had lost the ability to speak following surgical procedures. During the 1960s and 1970s, spurred by an increasing commitment in the West towards the inclusion of disabled individuals in mainstream society and developing the skills required for independence, the use of manual sign language and then graphic symbol communication grew greatly. It was not until ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmentative_and_alternative_communication
iPads as Assistive Technology: More Than 30 Apps for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
iPad Academy has a list of more than 30 apps for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) that it recommends including the Off We Go! Going to the Dentist and Going on a Plane apps.
http://offwego.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=176:ipads-as-assistive-technology-more-than-30-apps-for-augmentative-and-alternative-communication-aac&catid=32:iphoneipad-app-reviews&Itemid=57
Highlights Of Principles Used For Augmentative And Alternative Communication Assessment In Patients With Central Nervous System...Highlights Of Principles Used For Augmentative And Alternative Communication Assessment In Patients With Central Nervous System...
Holland, A., Frattali, C., & Fromm, D., (1999). Communication Activities (Daily Living (2nd Ed.), Pro-Ed, Austin, Texas. Rowland, C., & Schweigert, P.D. (2003). Cognitive Skills, Communicative Competence for individuals who use AAC, J. Light, D.R. Beukelman and 1. Reichle, eds, Paul H. Brooks Publishing Company, Baltimore. Maryland, pp. 241 Frattali, C., M., Thompson, C., K., Holland, A., L., Wohl, C., B., & Ferketic, M., M. (1995). Functional Assessment (Communicat kville, Maryland. Semel, E., Wiig, H., & Secord, W. (2003ion Skills (Jr Adults (ASHA FACS), American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Roc). Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals -Fourth Edition. The Psychological Corporation, San Antonio, Texas. Deruyter, F., & Donaghue, K.A. (1989). Communication and traumatic brain injury: A case study, Augmetltative and Alternative Communication 5, 49-54. Light, J. (1988). Interaction involving individuals using augmentative communication systems: State of the art and future directions ...
https://specedjournal.aspu.am/index.php/se/article/view/232
The Effectiveness of Grammar Instruction for Individuals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication SystemsA...The Effectiveness of Grammar Instruction for Individuals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication SystemsA...
This study examined the effectiveness of an instructional program designed to teach grammar skills to individuals who communicated via augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). A single-subject, multiple probe across behaviors design was used to measure the effect of the instructional program on the acquisition and maintenance of the skills learned. Two adults with cerebral palsy participated in the study. The instructional program was used to teach 2 grammatical forms to each participant. Word order in adjective phrases and inversion of the auxiliary do in wh- questions was targeted for 1 participant; use of possessive pronouns and inclusion of to when using infinitives as modal verbs was targeted for the second participant. The instructional program was shown to be effective. Both participants learned to produce the grammatical forms taught. One participant maintained these skills for at least 2 months after the completion of instruction; the other participant required additional ...
http://jslhr.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=1781344
Augmentative and alternative communicationAugmentative and alternative communication
What is augmentative and alternative communication and what role does speech and language therapy play in it? Read the RCSLTs guidance.
https://www.rcslt.org/speech-and-language-therapy/clinical-information/augmentative-and-alternative-communication/
Augmentative and alternative communication in acute and critical care settings (Libro, 2009) [WorldCat.org]Augmentative and alternative communication in acute and critical care settings (Libro, 2009) [WorldCat.org]
Ottienilo da una biblioteca! Augmentative and alternative communication in acute and critical care settings. [Richard Hurtig; Debora Downey]
http://www.worldcat.org/title/augmentative-and-alternative-communication-in-acute-and-critical-care-settings/oclc/310073788?lang=it
Augmentative & Alternative Communication : David R. Beukelman : 9781598571967Augmentative & Alternative Communication : David R. Beukelman : 9781598571967
Augmentative & Alternative Communication by David R. Beukelman, 9781598571967, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide.
https://www.bookdepository.com/Augmentative-and-Alternative-Communication-Pat-Mirend-David-R-Beukelman/9781598571967?ref=bd_recs_1_1
HLAA Calls on States to Ensure Integrity of Relay Services Funds | Hearing Loss Association of AmericaHLAA Calls on States to Ensure Integrity of Relay Services Funds | Hearing Loss Association of America
Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is concerned about an alarming trend among state legislatures. Some states are redirecting money collected for the state telecommunications relay services (TRS or Relay Services) fund for purposes other than supporting Relay Services. These funds are collected via a surcharge on the phone bills of state residents. The stated purpose for that surcharge is to support captioned telephone services, Voice Carry Over, TTY and Hearing Carry-Over services provided by the state Relay Service. (Internet-Protocol (IP) Relay and Video Relay Services (VRS) are not covered under this fund.). ...
http://www.hearingloss.org/content/hlaa-calls-states-ensure-integrity-relay-services-funds
Communication Aids | AbilityNetCommunication Aids | AbilityNet
Many people have difficulty speaking or understanding what is being said, and this communication disability can be a huge barrier affecting every aspect of life.. 2.2 million people are affected by communication problems include people with Aphasia, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Dementia, Head Trauma, Learning Difficulties, Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinsons And Stroke.. A large variety of communication aids are available to help people communicate more effectively. Useful aids can include no-tech (E-Tran frames) computer-aided communication using different input methods and dedicated electronic AAC devices.. This factsheet outlines the main options when selecting an electronic aid to make communicating clearer and quicker. These also augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) aids can be a purpose-built device or a standard computer, tablet or smartphone running specialist software or apps. Many people combine such high-tech aids with other forms of non-verbal ...
https://www.abilitynet.org.uk/factsheets/communication-aids
CfP Program Formats and CategoriesCfP Program Formats and Categories
DESCRIPTION OF CATEGORIES. Audiology and Aural Rehabilitation: Basic science in hearing, Behavioral and/or physiological methods, Cochlear implants, Education of the deaf/hard of hearing, Hearing aids/assistive listening devices, Diagnosis and management of hearing problems, Aural habilitation and rehabilitative techniques, Hearing and communication issues of culturally and linguistically diverse populations.. Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) symbols, systems, and devices. Intervention strategies using AAC, Augmentative and alternative communication issues of culturally and linguistically diverse population.. Language Development and Disorders: Normal language development, Literacy and reading development and disorders, Diagnosis and management of language disorders (including developmental delays, developmental disorders), Diagnosis and management of neurologically based language and communication disorders (including congenital ...
http://www.nbaslh.org/cfp-program-formats-and-categories
Inquiry before buying - Telecommunication Relay Service (TRS) Market - Industry Forecast 2027Inquiry before buying - Telecommunication Relay Service (TRS) Market - Industry Forecast 2027
Inquiry before buying report titled - Telecommunication Relay Service (TRS) Market Size By Service (Text-to-Voice, Voice Carry Over, Captioned Telephone Service, IP Captioned Telephone Service, Internet Protocol Relay Service, Video Relay Service), By Technology (IP Relay, Traditional Relay), By End Use (Personal, Government, Enterprise), Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Growth Potential, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2021 - 2027
https://www.gminsights.com/inquiry-before-buying/4960
About The Augmentative And Alternative Communication Clinic
For people with conditions such as acquired brain injury (ABI), stroke or Parkinsons disease, speaking or writing can sometimes be difficult. Our clinic offers solutions to these communication challenges. Each individual is different, so we work to find solutions that work for a specific person. These may include alternative ways of communicating, such as relying on computers with adaptive software and hardware. People might use electronic devices that have artificial voice output or picture and word displays.. We make a comprehensive assessment of each persons needs and then look for innovative solutions. Sometimes its a matter of finding the right equipment. It may mean training and support, or help in getting funds from the Assistive Devices Program of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. ...
http://www.uhn.ca/TorontoRehab/PatientsFamilies/Clinics_Tests/AAAC_Clinic
Education Assistant Courses, Program & Training AB | CDI College ABEducation Assistant Courses, Program & Training AB | CDI College AB
Students will learn about various methods of augmentative and alternative communication and assistive technology, software and programs that can assist children and adults with communication. This course includes curriculum based on SET-BC standards: augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices, activities, and ways of thinking. Students will be introduced to, accessibility options for computers and communication boards, and Blisssymbolics. The course requires students to maintain a blog or learning log and a project building an assistive technology (AT) plan and implementation analysis after working with a special needs student. This term project must be completed by the end of the first practicum. This course will include additional workshops which include lecture, group and online learning activities, and assignments required to be completed. The workshops are: SET-BC: Assistive Technology in the Classroom (mostly selfdirected course accessed online), SOLO 6+ Essentials: a ...
https://www.cdicollege.ca/alberta/programs-and-courses/early-childhood-education/education-assistant/
Reference Materials / Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)Reference Materials / Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Assistive technology (AT) can help young children with disabilities fully participate in natural, inclusive learning environments, but many early childhood professionals dont get the training they need to harness the power of AT. Fill that gap with this reader-friendly resource, the go-to guide to AT practice for children aged birth to 5.Developed by two leading early childhood specialists with expertise in assistive technology, this book demystifies AT and gives readers solutions they can implement right away. ...
https://www.asha.org/eWeb/OLSDynamicPage.aspx?Webcode=olsresults&cat=Reference%20Materials&tpc=aac
AAC Assessment Module 2 - Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC)AAC Assessment Module 2 - Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC)
If you are interested in accreditations options contact Janice Murray - [email protected] These resources were supported by NHS Education Scotland (www.nes.scot.nhs.uk), and produced by Manchester Metropolitan (Dr Janice Murray, Helen, Bell, Helen Whittle, Osman Javaid) in collaboration with Sara Dale, the ACE Centre (www.acecentre.org.uk ), and Janet Scott, Scottish Centre of Technology for the Communication Impaired (SCTCI).. Co-authors of these materials: Dr Janice Murray, Speech and Language Therapist, (Manchester Metropolitan University), Helen Whittle, Speech and Language Therapist, (Manchester Metropolitan University), Helen Bell, Nursery Nurse & Specialist Teaching Assistant (AAC) (Manchester Metropolitan University), Janet Scott , Speech and Language Therapist (Scottish Centre of Technology for the Communication Impaired, Glasgow), Sara Dale, Specialist Teacher (ACE Centre, Oldham).. ...
https://aacmanmet.wordpress.com/aac-module-2/
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Lexical Gain in Children With Down Syndrome - Full Text View -...Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Lexical Gain in Children With Down Syndrome - Full Text View -...
Five children with DS, with the same cognitive level, participated in this study. Longitudinal follow-up of twelve months of speech-language therapy with AAC use was undertaken. A lexical evaluation was done at the beginning and the end of this follow-up. Correct responses in the lexical evaluation were increased, but not necessarily in the spoken modality. The comparisons showed significant results in use of substitutions processes, and to no-answers ...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00689988
EditorialThe Weakest Ink is Better Than the Strongest Memory<...
TY - JOUR. T1 - EditorialThe Weakest Ink is Better Than the Strongest Memory. AU - Beukelman, David R.. PY - 1985/1. Y1 - 1985/1. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84961462114&partnerID=8YFLogxK. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84961462114&partnerID=8YFLogxK. U2 - 10.1080/07434618512331273531. DO - 10.1080/07434618512331273531. M3 - Article. AN - SCOPUS:84961462114. VL - 1. SP - 55. EP - 57. JO - AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication. JF - AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication. SN - 0743-4618. IS - 2. ER - ...
https://experts.nebraska.edu/en/publications/editorialthe-weakest-ink-is-better-than-the-strongest-memory
Factors associated with the participation of children with complex communication needs. - Oxford Neuroscience
The aim of this study was to conduct a preliminary analysis of relations between child and environmental variables, including factors related to communication aid provision, and participation in informal everyday activities in a sample of children with complex communication needs. Ninety-seven caregivers of children provided with communication aids responded to a questionnaire survey. Child variables assessed were level of ability, trait emotional self-efficacy, and competence in communication aid use. Environmental variables assessed were the impact of childhood disability on the family, family socio-economic category, perceived reliability of electronic communication aids provided to children, and ease of use of the aid. The outcome measure was the intensity of child participation in informal activities. Significant correlations were observed between participation scores and the following variables: child age, level of ability, trait emotional self-efficacy, and family impact of childhood disability.
https://www.neuroscience.ox.ac.uk/publications/185678
Supporting children with communication aids in transition: the perspective of children and adults involved with the...Supporting children with communication aids in transition: the perspective of children and adults involved with the...
Newton, C., Wright, J.A., Clarke, M., Donlan, C., Lister, C. & Cherguit, J. (2006) Supporting children with communication aids in transition: the perspective of children and adults involved with the Communication Aids Project (CAP). Support for Learning, 21 (3) pp. 141- ...
https://www.dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/2198?show=full
Tecnoneet 2017 - Aldia Project
Members of ALdia Project (http://aldia-project.eu/) of the University of Alicante attended de 8th Congress of Educational Technology and Diversity (Tecnoneet 2017) held in Murcia from the 30th of November to the 2nd of December 2017.. Tecnoneet 2017 has been organised by the Department of Education, Youth and Sports of the region of Murcia in collaboration with the Spanish Society for the Development of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems (ESAAC-Bajo Coste).. Tecnoneet 2017 with the slogan Accessible and inclusive technology: achievements, resistances and challenges, served as a meeting place for discussion between professionals, users and families. It aimed at expanding and sharing knowledge, experiences and studies in relation with accessible and inclusive technologies.. Our ALdia Project has been very present in Tecnonnet 2017. For instance, it has been disseminated in the exhibition hall as well as in the official documentation, which has been distributed by the organizing ...
http://aldia-project.eu/2017/12/11/tecnoneet-2017/
Development of an electrooculogram-based human-computer interface using involuntary eye movement by spatially rotating sound...Development of an electrooculogram-based human-computer interface using involuntary eye movement by spatially rotating sound...
Individuals who have lost normal pathways for communication need augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices. In this study, we propose a new electrooculogram (EOG)-based human-computer interface (HCI) paradigm for AAC that does not require a users voluntary eye movement for binary yes/no communication by patients in locked-in state (LIS). The proposed HCI uses a horizontal EOG elicited by involuntary auditory oculogyric reflex, in response to a rotating sound source. In the proposed HCI paradigm, a user was asked to selectively attend to one of two sound sources rotating in directions opposite to each other, based on the users intention. The users intentions could then be recognised by quantifying EOGs. To validate its performance, a series of experiments was conducted with ten healthy subjects, and two patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The online experimental results exhibited high-classification accuracies of 94% in both healthy subjects and ALS patients in cases
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-27865-5?error=cookies_not_supported&code=63dafc93-841d-4f6d-9ecb-578086ad4fdf
Accessing AAC equipmentAccessing AAC equipment
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is an important clinical intervention for many people with motor neurone disease (MND).. This information is for health and social care professionals working with people with MND. It provides suggestions for best practice in AAC provision, and where to find more information.. There is a wide variety of AAC devices and software available, with new products and applications being developed all the time. Because people with MND are unique, it is important to start with their communication needs and wishes first, before considering which AAC system will be most helpful.. A trial of a device before purchase is highly recommended. This can help to establish how effective it is for a person, and can provide evidence for funding. Many suppliers will offer trials of equipment, sometimes for a small fee. ...
https://www.mndassociation.org/professionals/management-of-mnd/aac-for-mnd/accessing-aac-equipment/
HANNAHS HOPE FOUNDATION - About Hannahs Hope
Hannahs Hope Foundation was originally created to bring families together who are facing similar challenges around raising a child with a diagnosis of Angelman Syndrome. Our vision is to educate, enlighten and empower families who are raising individuals with complex communication needs (CCN) - which has evolved beyond Angelman. We strive to provide practical and personal educational opportunities for parents and professionals to understand, explore, and implement augmentative & alternative communication (AAC) and literacy strategies/supports. ...
https://www.hannahshope.ca/
Brown v. James | Southern Poverty Law CenterBrown v. James | Southern Poverty Law Center
Six-year old Danielle Brown was born without the ability to form sounds to make words. She needed a special device called an augmentative and alternative communication device (AAC) that uses symbols, pictures, and a keyboard to help her communicate, but Medicaid had refused to pay.. The Center sued the agency, arguing that the AAC device was just as necessary to people with severe speech disorders as hearing aids are to people with hearing loss. Given that Medicaid already paid for hearing aids and other medically necessary equipment, failure to pay for the ACC devices violated the Medicaid Act and federal laws designed to protect disabled Americans from discrimination.. The suit was filed in June 1998 with help from the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program and the Assistive Technology Law Project. It was settled soon after and Medicaid began paying for the device for Danielle and other children and adults with severe speech disorders. One expert estimated that at least 35 Alabamians a year ...
https://www.splcenter.org/seeking-justice/case-docket/brown-v-james
Dollars $$ Sense | SIG 3 Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders | ASHA PublicationsDollars $$ Sense | SIG 3 Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders | ASHA Publications
Q: I am performing a pre-operative evaluation of a patient who has been scheduled for a total laryngectomy. I am evaluating the patients skills for immediate post-operative use of an electrolarynx and other augmentative communication strategies. The patient is encouraged to practice using an electrolarynx (without voice) so that I may assess articulation and intelligibility. In addition, I am assessing the patients cognitive function and manual dexterity to assist in determining the most appropriate type of alternative communication device for the patient post-operatively. During this evaluation, I will explain the anatomical and functional changes that the patient may expect after the laryngectomy and describe other options available for communication including a tracheo-esophageal prosthesis. Which ICD-9 and CPT codes do I use ...
http://sig3perspectives.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=1777068
What Is an AAC Device?</span>...What Is an AAC Device?</span>...
An AAC device, or an augmentative and alternative communication device, is a tool that helps someone with a language impairment to communicate.
https://www.aphasia.com/devices-and-support/what-is-an-aac-device/
PaTTAN - Caseload/Workload
Workload refers to all activities required and performed by the school-based SLP. In addition to providing direct services to students, an SLPs workload may include report writing, design and implement curriculum modifications, collect and report student performance data, contribute to the development of IEPs, IFSPs and 504 plans, document third-party (Medical Access or Medicaid) reimbursable activities, participating in IEP/504 meetings, customization and management of augmentative and alternative communication devices, complete compliance paperwork, communicate with families, collaborate with other professionals, etc ...
https://www.pattan.net/Disabilities/Speech-Language-1/Speech-Language-Services/Caseload-Workload
Ultra Ear Hearing Enhancer Communication Aid by Walkers - Shop Online for Sports & Outdoors in New ZealandUltra Ear Hearing Enhancer Communication Aid by Walkers - Shop Online for Sports & Outdoors in New Zealand
Fishpond New Zealand, Ultra Ear Hearing Enhancer Communication AidBuy . Sports & Outdoors online: Ultra Ear Hearing Enhancer Communication Aid, Fishpond.co.nz
https://www.fishpond.co.nz/Sports_Outdoors/Ultra-Ear-Hearing-Enhancer-Communication-Aid/9999266919585
Adult preferences between two symbol sets: comparing boardmaker and overboardAdult preferences between two symbol sets: comparing boardmaker and overboard
The present study was designed to determine whether significant differences existed in typical adults in the preferences across two symbol sets (Boardmaker® or Overboard®) frequently displayed on the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. Three research questions were addressed. Is one symbol set more preferable than the other for typical adults? Is one symbol set preferred over the other by age groups? What qualitative data can be found to validate symbol preferences? A total of 56 participants participated in the study. Three tasks were involved in the study. The results indicated that regardless of the category (i.e., nouns, verbs, descriptors), the Boardmaker® symbol set is most preferred among the most typical participants except the age of 51-60, but did not reach the significant difference statistically ...
https://soar.wichita.edu/handle/10057/709
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month 2021 | VCU HealthMay is Better Hearing and Speech Month 2021 | VCU Health
Typical disorders SLPs treat are voice, speech and language, swallowing, cognition (memory, attention), fluency (stuttering), autism and intellectual disabilities. An average evaluation includes background questions, a formal assessment and education and can take a couple visits a week totaling six to eight visits per month, depending on the diagnosis and severity of illness. They also offer augmentative or alternative communication techniques for nonverbal patients and stroke recovery patients.. SLPs use specialized equipment including neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and a sound level meter. NMES is utilized for dysphagia (trouble swallowing) and stroke patients with facial drooping to target facial muscle groups. It feels like a tingling sensation and takes a while to get used to it, but it doesnt hurt. Positive outcomes of using neuromuscular electrical stimulation may be improved swallow function and improved facial symmetry. They also use a sound level meter to measure loudness ...
https://www.vcuhealth.org/news/may-is-better-hearing-and-speech-month-2021
Perspectives on Teaching AAC | SIG 10 Perspectives on Issues in Higher Education | ASHA PublicationsPerspectives on Teaching AAC | SIG 10 Perspectives on Issues in Higher Education | ASHA Publications
When Division 10 and Division 12, Augmentative and Alternative Communication decided to develop a joint newsletter issue, we both wondered, What is the connection between these two constituency groups? What became apparent to both of us was that all training programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders are facing the challenge of meeting the new ASHA standards and developing course content and clinical experiences that provide students the knowledge and skills across the Big 9 content areas. In addition to this challenge, CSD programs are in the process of developing and implementing the Knowledge and Skills Acquisition (KASA) form for tracking students learning outcomes across all Big 9 areas. As we planned and developed this joint issue, with the guidance and input of faculty with expertise in AAC throughout the U.S., the connections between our Special Interest Divisions became clear. Faculty members in CSD programs need resources, information, and options to implement AAC training. ...
http://sig10perspectives.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=1753838
Becky Payne, Speech Therapist, MATCCC/SLP/ HPCS | Natures Edge Therapy CenterBecky Payne, Speech Therapist, MATCCC/SLP/ HPCS | Natures Edge Therapy Center
Augmentative/Alternative Communication, Child Language, Attention Deficit Disorder, Hippotherapy, Certified in Compton Foreign Accent. ...
http://www.naturesedgetherapycenter.org/content/becky-payne-speech-therapist-matcccslp-hpcs
The Impact of Technology on Teaching, Clinical Practice, and Research | ASHA News Leader | ASHA PublicationsThe Impact of Technology on Teaching, Clinical Practice, and Research | ASHA News Leader | ASHA Publications
Electronic Portfolios for Clinicians Several universities across the country are requiring students to create their own electronic portfolios. These collections of videos, sounds, graphics, text, pictures, and music demonstrate student capabilities. They may include the clinician conducting treatment with different types of clients (e.g., stroke patients, school-age children, and adolescents), administering formal tests, or using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices. Documents such as resumes, professional memberships, activities, honors, awards, diagnostic reports, therapy projects, and skill summaries also may be included. Additional materials can be appended to the portfolios over time. Work samples visually demonstrate skills and accomplishments and document progress in acquiring skills and competencies needed to be a successful clinician. This benefits both faculty and students. Materials can be used or adapted to other applications such as skill assessment, job ...
http://leader.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=2292491
Yes, That Too: How Does This Look In College?Yes, That Too: How Does This Look In College?
At NCIE, I saw a lot about AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication.) Im on a Neurodiversity Committee at my college. One of the things I told my committee (It really is mine: Im not officially in charge, but no one really argues with me. They sometimes are a bit OK, how do we do that? but thats about as much as I get) was that its not just autistic people who are specifically Aspergers going to college. Its not just people who get called high functioning going to college. (Functioning labels are made of fail anyways. Getting into specific support needs, though, is super-useful because it lets people get what help they need.) There are going to be nonspeaking Autistic people with significant support needs wanting to go to typical 4-year programs and access the general curriculum. Its estimated that 20 or fewer nonspeaking autistic people have earned college degrees to date (but thats not zero!) and there will be more. DJ is at Oberlin now, and Carly Fleischmann is about to go ...
https://yesthattoo.blogspot.com/2013/08/how-does-this-look-in-college.html
Acronyms | Institute on Disability/UCEDAcronyms | Institute on Disability/UCED
A AA Alternate Assessment AA Area Agency AAC Augmentative and Alternative Communication AANE Aspergers Association of New England ABC Aberrant Behavior Checklist ABLE NH Advocates Building Lasting Equality in New Hampshire ACCE Analytic validity; Clinical validity; Clinical utility; and Ethical, legal, and social implications ACOTE Accreditation Council for Occupational
https://iod.unh.edu/node/732
Professional Tools Archives - XceptionalEDProfessional Tools Archives - XceptionalED
Rachel Madel M.A., CCC-SLP (Click here to learn more) Chris Bugaj M.A., CCC-SLP (Click here to learn more) Lucas Steuber M.S., CCC-SLP (Click here to learn more) Certificate Available CEU Approved: CA Number of hours: 1 hour Instructional Level: Introductory Enroll: $25.00 Course InfoInstructionsFinancial/Non-financial DisclosuresCertificateASHA InfoFAQ Description: New to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and dontRead more. ...
https://xceptionaled.com/category/professional-tools/
Service & Outreach - Naima BhanaService & Outreach - Naima Bhana
Professional Memberships Professional Memberships Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD) Division for Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners (DDEL) Division for Early Childhood (DEC) Teacher Education Division (TED)
https://nbphd.com/service-outreach/
Find specific products for children or parents with disabilities. City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaFind specific products for children or parents with disabilities. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Results: 329. 12 inch Notebook Platform with Wrist Support The 12 inch Notebook Platform with Wrist Support is a 12-inch positioning product to make the users workplace more ergonomic. They are predrilled to install on drawer slides.. Aac Keys AAC Keys is a keyboard interface and mouse emulation program designed to enable the user to control a computer using an alternative and augmentative communication device. Implementing the common GIDEI (General Input Device Emulating Interface) commands, this software receives commands through the computers serial port and translates them into keystrokes and mouse moves, giving the user full control of the computer from another device. This software is available in English and German versions fo. Abilipad Abilipad is a voice output on screen keyboard and word prediction program designed for use by individuals with reading, learning, upper extremity and fine motor disabilities. This application (or app) allows the user to create a virtual onscreen keyboard ...
https://philadelphia.pa.networkofcare.org/veterans/assistive/list.aspx?indexingterms=keyboards
Home - Benchley Weinberger ElementaryHome - Benchley Weinberger Elementary
ABOUT. BENCHLEY WEINBERGER ELEMENTARY. Benchley-Weinberger is a dynamic, high performing, California Distinguished School with a focus on Achievement through Communication. We are nestled amid the picturesque rolling hills by Mission Trails Regional Park. Our students bring diverse cultural, ethnic, academic, socioeconomic and personal backgrounds from 56 different areas of the district. Our ethnic diversity promotes a positive awareness and understanding of many cultures and is enhanced by an annual multicultural fair. We want all children to have a passion for learning. To achieve this we offer them a challenging curriculum teaching high-level skills in interpersonal communication, global media communication and artistic alternative communication.. ...
https://benchleyweinberger.sandiegounified.org/
Home Sweet Home: February 2014Home Sweet Home: February 2014
Cognition. Probably the hardest for me to talk about. Not only because it is emotional difficult, but because we simply do not know. Without the ability to communicate either verbally or by using alternative communication, we simply do not know what the cognitive delay is for Ava. IF there is one. It was first thought that angels were severely cognitively delayed. But as communication efforts have increased through things like communication apps, devices, and systems like PECS and PODD, we are learning that at least some angels are extremely bright. In fact, most of what I know about Ava has come from other angels, older than her, who are able to effectively communicate. They have taught us so much about the challenges and sadness of AS. I dont know what is going on in my daughters head. She shows us her sass and personality on a daily basis, exhibits her intelligence and problem solving skills all the time. But I dont know what her favorite color is. I dont know if she likes her new shirt ...
http://rachelandcolebrewer.blogspot.com/2014_02_01_archive.html?widgetType=BlogArchive&widgetId=BlogArchive1&action=toggle&dir=open&toggle=MONTHLY-1296540000000&toggleopen=MONTHLY-1391234400000
Home Sweet Home: February 2014Home Sweet Home: February 2014
Cognition. Probably the hardest for me to talk about. Not only because it is emotional difficult, but because we simply do not know. Without the ability to communicate either verbally or by using alternative communication, we simply do not know what the cognitive delay is for Ava. IF there is one. It was first thought that angels were severely cognitively delayed. But as communication efforts have increased through things like communication apps, devices, and systems like PECS and PODD, we are learning that at least some angels are extremely bright. In fact, most of what I know about Ava has come from other angels, older than her, who are able to effectively communicate. They have taught us so much about the challenges and sadness of AS. I dont know what is going on in my daughters head. She shows us her sass and personality on a daily basis, exhibits her intelligence and problem solving skills all the time. But I dont know what her favorite color is. I dont know if she likes her new shirt ...
http://rachelandcolebrewer.blogspot.com/2014_02_01_archive.html?widgetType=BlogArchive&widgetId=BlogArchive1&action=toggle&dir=open&toggle=MONTHLY-1220245200000&toggleopen=MONTHLY-1391234400000
NIH Guide: AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES FOR TREATMENT OF ACQUIRED COGNITIVE-LINGUISTIC DISORDERSNIH Guide: AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES FOR TREATMENT OF ACQUIRED COGNITIVE-LINGUISTIC DISORDERS
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES FOR TREATMENT OF ACQUIRED COGNITIVE-LINGUISTIC DISORDERS Release Date: December 10, 2001 RFA: RFA-HD-02-002 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (http://www.nichd.nih.gov) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (http://www.nidcd.nih.gov) Letter of Intent Receipt Date: May 15, 2002 Application Receipt Date: June 12, 2002 THIS RFA USES MODULAR GRANT AND JUST-IN-TIME CONCEPTS. MODULAR INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE USED FOR RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS REQUESTING LESS THAN $250,000 PER YEAR IN ALL YEARS. MODULAR BUDGET INSTRUCTIONS ARE PROVIDED IN SECTION C OF THE PHS 398 (REVISION 5/2001) AVAILABLE AT https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html. PURPOSE The National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) wish to support research ...
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-02-002.html
Mrs. Presley | Department of Audiology & Speech-Language PathologyMrs. Presley | Department of Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Shannon Presley received her M.S. in speech-language pathology from the University of North Texas. She has worked as a speech clinical supervisor at the University of North Texas since January of 2005. Prior to working at the UNT clinic, Mrs. Presley worked in a day neuro program for brain injured adults.. At the UNT Speech and Hearing Clinic, her clientele includes both school aged children and adults. In addition, Mrs. Presley coordinates group programs for adults with brain injuries as well as users of Augmentative and Alternative Communication. She also is a member of a team assessment with the Child and Family Resource Clinic for school age children and completes voice evaluations with a faculty member. Specific areas of interest include: Adult neurogenic communication disorders, Voice disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), and Dyslexia. In addition to supervising graduate students in the clinic, Mrs. Presley teaches a graduate clinic course as well as an undergraduate ...
http://aslp.hps.unt.edu/mrs-presley
Intelligibility of time-compressed synthetic speech: Compression method and speaking style - schabus.xyzIntelligibility of time-compressed synthetic speech: Compression method and speaking style - schabus.xyz
Article{Valentini-Botinhao2015, Title = {Intelligibility of time-compressed synthetic speech: Compression method and speaking style}, Author = {Cassia Valentini-Botinhao and Markus Toman and Michael Pucher and Dietmar Schabus and Junichi Yamagishi}, Journal = {Speech Communication}, Year = {2015}, Month = nov, Pages = {52 - 64}, Volume = {74}, Abstract = {We present a series of intelligibility experiments performed on natural and synthetic speech time-compressed at a range of rates and analyze the effect of speech corpus and compression method on the intelligibility scores of sighted and blind individuals. Particularly we are interested in comparing linear and non-linear compression methods applied to normal and fast speech of different speakers. We recorded English and German language voice talents reading prompts at a normal and a fast rate. To create synthetic voices we trained a statistical parametric speech synthesis system based on the normal and the fast data of each speaker. We compared ...
http://schabus.xyz/wp-publications/valentini-botinhao2015/
System and Method for Customizing Settings in a Communication Device for a User - Patent applicationSystem and Method for Customizing Settings in a Communication Device for a User - Patent application
0064]Thus, the illustrative embodiments enable a user to more easily customize settings for functions of a communication device, such as a cellular phone. Non-limiting examples are now given to describe the customizing of settings for communication device 309 in accordance with the illustrative embodiments. In a first non-limiting example, user profile identification module 323 identifies that user 319 belongs to a tween user profile. In this example, the tween user profile may be a profile assigned to users between the ages of 9-12, and communication device 309 may be a cellular phone, such as the Katana II model from Sanyo®. Custom settings 339 associated with the tween user profile may then be applied to communication device settings 315 for functions 312 by communication device settings update engine 341. For example, the font size may be set to large for both input and view fonts, the clock mode may be set to Digital clock 3 (white) on the sub LCD display screen and main display, the ...
http://www.patentsencyclopedia.com/app/20090271503
Patent US20050048955 - Method and apparatus for initiating a call from a communication device - Google PatentsPatent US20050048955 - Method and apparatus for initiating a call from a communication device - Google Patents
A user of a communication device (100) may initiate a communication, i.e., a telephone call, a text message, a page, an alert and the like, via a macro manipulation of the device (100), silently and in a clandestine manner without having to identify and activate a particularly button or sequence of buttons on the communication device. The communication device (100) may include housing (102) into which is disposed a sensor (120) that is actuated by the user. An input from the sensor (120) is associated with a particular communication context. Responsive to the input from the sensor (120), the communication device (100) initiates the communication according to the define context.
http://www.google.com/patents/US20050048955?dq=5359317
Jonathan Brumberg | Child Language Doctoral ProgramJonathan Brumberg | Child Language Doctoral Program
Brumberg, J. S., Nguyen, A. Pitt, K. M., & Lorenz, S. D. (in press). Examining sensory ability, feature matching, and assessment-based adaptation for a brain-computer interface using the steady-state visually evoked potential .. Brumberg, J. S., Pitt, K. M., Mantie-Kozlowski, A. & Burnison, J. D. (in press). Brain-computer interfaces for augmentative and alternative communication: a tutorial. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.. Schultz, T. Wand, M. Hueber, T. Krusienski, D. J., & Brumberg, J. S. (2017). Biosignal-based Spoken Communication: A Survey. IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing, 25(12), 2257-2271. DOI:10.1109/TASLP.2017.2752365. Brumberg, J. S., Burnison, J. D., & Pitt, K. M. (2016). Using motor imagery to control brain-computer interfaces for communication. In Foundations of Augmented Cognition: Neuroergonomics and Operational Neuroscience (pp. 14-24). Spring International Publishing Switzerland. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-39955-3 2. Brumberg, J. S., ...
http://cldp.ku.edu/jonathan-brumberg
What Is Speech Therapy? - Melanie PotockWhat Is Speech Therapy? - Melanie Potock
Speech therapy is an intervention service that focuses on improving a childs speech and abilities to understand and express language, including nonverbal language. Speech therapists, or speech and language pathologists (SLPs), are the professionals who provide these services. Speech therapy includes two components: 1) coordinating the mouth to produce sounds to form words and sentences (to address articulation, fluency, and voice volume regulation); and 2) understanding and expressing language (to address the use of language through written, pictorial, body, and sign forms, and the use of language through alternative communication systems such as social media, computers, and iPads). In addition, the role of SLPs in treating swallowing disorders has broadened to include all aspects of feeding.. Read more on Parents.com ,,. ...
https://mymunchbug.com/2017/06/what-is-speech-therapy-2/
A mobile Deaf-to-hearing communication aid for medical diagnosisA mobile Deaf-to-hearing communication aid for medical diagnosis
This paper describes how a deaf to hearing communication aid built for a mobile phone can be used to provide semi-synchronous communication between a Deaf person and a hearing person who cannot sign. Deaf people with access to mobile phones have become accustomed to using Short Messaging Services, to communicate with both hearing and Deaf people. However Most Deaf people have basic literacy levels and hence prefer not to communicate with text, but with South Africa Sign Language. The prototype uses interpreted communication between sign language and English. The mock-up is meant to help a Deaf person convey their medical conditions to a doctor face-to-face in the office. The prototype is made using prerecorded sign language videos for the Deaf person and English text for the hearing doctor. The interaction on the mobile phone is done inside the phones browser using video streaming, instead of playing the video in a third-party media player. The design goal was to present the system on a mobile ...
http://repository.uwc.ac.za/xmlui/handle/10566/738
Delrey School Receives Grant from Knott Foundation | UCCDelrey School Receives Grant from Knott Foundation | UCC
United Cerebral Palsy of Central Maryland (UCP-CM) received an outright grant of $54,598 from The Marion I. & Henry J. Knott Foundation to further develop the speech-language therapy departments iPad initiative at its Delrey School, an integrated educational and therapeutic setting for children and young adults with physical and other disabilities.. The schools speech-language therapy department focuses on improving communication skills in order to help nonverbal or low verbal children find ways to communicate that enable them to interact with their environment and become as independent as possible.. The grant will pay the salary of the schools senior speech-language pathologist, Patti Kurek, who will lead the programs iPad initiative, as well as fund the purchase of seven new iPads with communication applications for the school.. Currently, Patti and her department use augmentative and alternative communication devices with the students, which are customized computer-like devices with ...
https://unified.org/2013/04/04/delrey-school-receives-grant-from-knott-foundation/?full-site=true
Specialty Programs - Independent Living Inc. Pediatric Therapy Tampa FLSpecialty Programs - Independent Living Inc. Pediatric Therapy Tampa FL
Picture Exchange Communication System, widely known as PECS, was developed in 1985 as a unique augmentative/alternative communication intervention package for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and related developmental disabilities. First used at the Delaware Autistic Program, PECS has received worldwide recognition for focusing on the initiation component of communication. PECS does not require complex or expensive materials. It was created with families, educators, and resident care providers in mind, so is readily used in a range of settings. ...
https://www.independentlivinginc.com/therapy-services/our-therapist-certifications/
Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Roles and ResponsibilitiesChildhood Apraxia of Speech: Roles and Responsibilities
As indicated in the Code of Ethics (ASHA, 2010), SLPs who serve this population should be specifically educated and appropriately trained to do so. SLPs who diagnose and treat CAS must possess skills in differential diagnosis of childhood motor speech disorders, specialized knowledge in motor learning theory, and experience with appropriate intervention techniques that may include augmentative and alternative communication and assistive technology. ...
https://www.asha.org/PRPSpecificTopic.aspx?folderid=8589935338§ion=Roles_and_Responsibilities
Evaluating the Impact of AAC Interventions in Reducing Hospitalization-related Stress: Challenges and Possibilities (short...
Hospital visits and procedures can be distressing for children and their families and an inability to communicate feelings about this or to understand what is happening can increase stress.. Hospital staff often rely on parents of children with communication difficulties to act as interpreters and have little knowledge of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and communication disabilities.. This paper looks into some of the ways in which the effects of using AAC interventions in health care can be measured.. The authors used two measures of anxiety and stress to investigate the effects of introducing AAC strategies into a childrens day surgery unit. Staff were trained to use pictorial supports to explain what was going to happen to children and to allow them to ask questions about the procedure. Measurement of salivary cortisol levels was use to assess stress, an adapted anxiety scale was used and childrens need for premedication due to anxiety or tension was considered in ...
http://aacknowledge.org.uk/summary/evaluating-impact-aac-interventions-reducing-hospitalization-related-stress-challenges-and-p
Social validation in Masters level students to perceive ease and effectiveness in persons with aphasia | Undergraduate...Social validation in Masters level students to perceive ease and effectiveness in persons with aphasia | Undergraduate...
Abstract: The purpose of this preliminary study was to assess the social validity of a novel Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) treatment for people with aphasia amongst graduate students in speech-language pathology of a novel AAC treatment for people with aphasia via the: (1) Communicative Competence Scale and (2) Conversational Skills Rating Scale. ...
https://journals.uc.edu/index.php/Undergradshowcase/article/view/4022
Preface | Bentham SciencePreface | Bentham Science
Individuals with Angelman Syndrome (AS) present many unique challenges to professionals, parents and others who are committed to maximizing individuals competence while ensuring them the best possible quality of life. Angelman Syndrome: Communication, Educational, and Related Considerations is a unique, exhaustive compilation of existing material related to understanding the nature of AS and how individuals communication and related skills can be fostered most effectively. It provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the background of Angelman Syndrome along with an in-depth exploration of communication (with a focus on augmentative and alternative communication), educational, and related issues that should be addressed when attempting to meet the needs of individuals with AS at home, school, work, and elsewhere in the community. Key features of the book include: • Extensive background information about medical and related factors behind AS and how they influence individuals ...
http://www.eurekaselect.com/137436/chapter/prefac
Book Print-on-Demand Order | Bentham ScienceBook Print-on-Demand Order | Bentham Science
Individuals with Angelman Syndrome (AS) present many unique challenges to professionals, parents and others who are committed to maximizing individuals competence while ensuring them the best possible quality of life. Angelman Syndrome: Communication, Educational, and Related Considerations is a unique, exhaustive compilation of existing material related to understanding the nature of AS and how individuals communication and related skills can be fostered most effectively. It provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the background of Angelman Syndrome along with an in-depth exploration of communication (with a focus on augmentative and alternative communication), educational, and related issues that should be addressed when attempting to meet the needs of individuals with AS at home, school, work, and elsewhere in the community. Key features of the book include: • Extensive background information about medical and related factors behind AS and how they influence individuals ...
https://www.eurekaselect.com/order-print-version/137434/PODandPDF
Use of enhanced natural gestures to foster interactions between childr by Stephen N. CalculatorUse of enhanced natural gestures to foster interactions between childr by Stephen N. Calculator
The acceptability and feasibility of a home-based gestural training program for nine children with Angelman syndrome (AS), deletion positive, and their parents were examined. Children with AS have been found to exhibit a variety of challenges, including severe communication disabilities for which different Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems have been of limited use (Alvares & Downing, 1998). Parents in this study were taught to recognize and then enhance their childrens use of natural gestures as enhanced natural gestures (ENGs). ENGs are intentional behaviors that are present in a childs motor repertoire or can be easily taught based on a childs extant motor skills. Unlike contact gestures, such as grabbing objects from partners or pulling partners toward preferred activities, ENGs do not require physical contact with entities or interactants and are readily understood by others in context. Parents were taught to use four primary teaching techniques: environmental sabotage,
https://scholars.unh.edu/csd_facpub/10/
CompAS - Angelman Syndrome FoundationCompAS - Angelman Syndrome Foundation
The aim of this study is to quantify the effect on communicative abilities of participants* with Angelman syndrome (AS) of high intensity and low intensity training of parents and caretakers in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Parents will be taught how to use the ModelER approach (modelling, encourage and respond/recast) in combination with Communication Passports, Aided Language Displays (ALDs) and Personal Experience Books (PEBs). We measure the intervention and training effects in children as well as adults with AS , in order to assist parents and caretakers in choosing an effective AAC-intervention program.. ...
https://www.angelman.org/research/compas/
46.2-818.2. Use of handheld personal communications devices in certain motor vehicles; exceptions; penalty46.2-818.2. Use of handheld personal communications devices in certain motor vehicles; exceptions; penalty
A. It is unlawful for any person, while driving a moving motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth, to hold a handheld personal communications device.. B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:. 1. The operator of any emergency vehicle while he is engaged in the performance of his official duties;. 2. An operator who is lawfully parked or stopped;. 3. Any person using a handheld personal communications device to report an emergency;. 4. The use of an amateur or a citizens band radio; or. 5. The operator of any Department of Transportation vehicle or vehicle operated pursuant to the Department of Transportation safety service patrol program or pursuant to a contract with the Department of Transportation for, or that includes, traffic incident management services as defined in subsection B of § 46.2-920.1 during the performance of traffic incident management services.. C. A violation of this section is a traffic infraction punishable, for a first offense, by a fine of $125 ...
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-818.2/?fbclid=IwAR0t3kqgG6fu5X32VojQ8NPl3aCDyLOHMjwffXcY7tLHjYltXSFqD-7kSAY
Marine mammal communication device - The Walt Disney CompanyMarine mammal communication device - The Walt Disney Company
An innovative communication device and learning tool that enables marine mammals, such as dolphins, to communicate with humans and with each other. The communication device includes a keyboard having
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/5392735.html
Brain-computer interface - WikipediaBrain-computer interface - Wikipedia
A brain-computer interface (BCI), sometimes called a neural-control interface (NCI), mind-machine interface (MMI), direct neural interface (DNI), or brain-machine interface (BMI), is a direct communication pathway between an enhanced or wired brain and an external device. BCI differs from neuromodulation in that it allows for bidirectional information flow. BCIs are often directed at researching, mapping, assisting, augmenting, or repairing human cognitive or sensory-motor functions. Research on BCIs began in the 1970s at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) under a grant from the National Science Foundation, followed by a contract from DARPA. The papers published after this research also mark the first appearance of the expression brain-computer interface in scientific literature. The field of BCI research and development has since focused primarily on neuroprosthetics applications that aim at restoring damaged hearing, sight and movement. Thanks to the remarkable cortical ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain%E2%80%93computer_interface
Project Saksham- An Alternative and Augmentative Communication SystemProject Saksham- An Alternative and Augmentative Communication System
At a time when wheelchairs are reinvented to encompass the needs of the user, Project Saksham, focussed on wheelchair usage, has imparted ability to the physically challenged.. There comes a gap between the time when a person discards his high school physics books and discovers the beauty that Richard Feynmans Physics Lecture series is. It is during this period that students stumble upon the bestsellers and end up on the futile quest of understanding The Brief History of Time by Prof. Stephen Hawking or, for that matter, any of his publications, in their entirety. Thankfully, I had the much required discorso mentale and my train of thought shifted its course from What he does? to How he does it?. His communication system has always fascinated me. It is astonishing how a person can communicate just with the movement of a single muscle group on his cheek. Soon enough, I was more interested in developing an alternate system and that gave birth to the project SAKSHAM, the word Saksham ...
https://thebridge.psgtech.ac.in/project-saksham-an-alternative-and-augmentative-communication-system/
Patent US6678719 - Virtual workplace intercommunication tool - Google PatentsPatent US6678719 - Virtual workplace intercommunication tool - Google Patents
A system and associated method for enabling a user to determine the status of other users and to identify communications procedures for contacting the other users based on the status of the other users. The system includes a plurality of communications devices each associated with a user. Each of the communications devices is operable for the associated user to self assign a user status and communications procedures for contacting the associated user as a function of the user status. Each of the communications devices associated with a user is operable for displaying the user status of the other users. A hybrid fiber coax (HFC) communications network is operable with the communications device for providing continuous communications connectivity of a plurality of users with one another through an Internet. Each of the communications devices associated with a user is operable for displaying the communications procedures associated with the other users for contacting the other users. The communication
http://www.google.com/patents/US6678719?dq=5,371,548
GMS | 65th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC) | Implementation of a Brain-Computer Interface based...
Objective: Brain stimulation has the potential to become a valuable intervention for patients with severe upper-limb paresis following brain injury, surgery or stroke. Neuromodulation has been shown to be most effective in inducing plasticity when applied in conjunction with repetitive motor practice. Novel Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) based training environments are a promising solution to facilitate motor restoration substituting the disturbed efferent channel of the human motor system and enabling brain-state dependent application of brain stimulation.. Method: We introduced a training set-up that consists of both gravity-compensating and robot-controlled devices for the upper extremity of patients with severe arm and hand paresis. Embedded in closed-loop brain-computer interface (BCI) technology this set-up allowed patients to volitionally control an orthosis attached to their paretic extremity by the modulation of brain oscillations. The significant increase of BCI control was paralleled ...
http://www.egms.de/static/en/meetings/dgnc2014/14dgnc187.shtml
Ethical considerations in the use of brain-computer interfaces - Open Medicine - Volume 8, Issue 6 (2013) - PSJD - Yadda
Nervous system disorders are among the most severe disorders. Significant breakthroughs in contemporary clinical practice may provide brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and neuroprostheses (NPs). The aim of this article is to investigate the extent to which the ethical considerations in the clinical application of brain-computer interfaces and associated threats are being identified. Ethical considerations and implications may significantly influence further development of BCIs and NPs. Moreover, there is significant public interest in supervising this development. Awareness of BCIs and NPs threats and limitations allow for wise planning and management in further clinical practice, especially in the area of long-term neurorehabilitation and care ...
http://psjd.icm.edu.pl/psjd/element/bwmeta1.element.-psjd-doi-10_2478_s11536-013-0210-5
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Youve come to the right place to fulfil Speech-Language Communication Needs. Our online Communication Tutors are ready to give you the Communication studies to help you require.
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Therapy Services - RNS Health Care ServicesTherapy Services - RNS Health Care Services
The Registered Speech-Language Pathologists (S-LPs) at RNS Health Care Services Inc. are regulated health professionals who have specific knowledge and skills in communication, feeding and swallowing. They assist individuals of all ages to restore their ability to speak fluently, eat and drink safely, and fully communicate with the people in their life. Our SLPs work collaboratively with the home healthcare, school and worksite teams to provide services to children and adults enabling comfortable swallowing, audible speech and language, interaction with family and friends; improved job or school performance, and alternative communication when regular communication strategies are not an option. Our S-LP services assist our clients to eat and drink comfortably; communicate their needs , initiate conversations and follow directions-in their home, school and while actively living in their community.. ...
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Invasive brain-computer interfaces use thoughts to bring prostheses to life - Reader Rule
Invasive brain-computer interfaces aim to improve the quality of life of severely paralyzed patients. Movement intentions are read out in the brain, and this information is used to control robotic limbs. A research team at the Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum Langendreer, University Clinic of Ruhr-Universität Bochum, has examined which errors can occur during communication between the brain and the robotic prosthesis and which of them are particularly significant. With the aid of a virtual reality model, the researchers found that a faulty alignment of the prosthesis, the so-called end effector, results in a measurable loss of performance. The Bochum-based researchers headed by Dr. Christian Klaes from the Department of Neurosurgery published the results in the journal Scientific Reports.. Three main sources of error. Brain-computer interfaces can enable severely paralyzed patients to move a prosthesis. In the invasive method, a measuring device implanted in the brain translates the signals from ...
https://mywiloo.com/2021/05/29/invasive-brain-computer-interfaces-use-thoughts-to-bring-prostheses-to-life/
Frost.com | Communications Services, Consumer, Industry Research, North AmericaFrost.com | Communications Services, Consumer, Industry Research, North America
Residential services providers, telecommunication companies, Internet service providers, and cable television operators are increasing their focus on effective customer relationship management as they seek new revenue opportunities. A substantial increase in competition within each industry segment and the emergence and usage of alternative communications technologies are forcing this strategic change
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How many Americans will be using an iPhone when the US smartphone market saturates? - AsymcoHow many Americans will be using an iPhone when the US smartphone market saturates? - Asymco
The other notable market observation is how closely the iPhone follows the same pattern as the market. The red line representing the iPhone above is almost perfectly parallel to the green and blue lines which represent the overall market. The reason for this seems to be that consumers are absorbing the product in similar way to how they are absorbing the technology.1 The learning model which underpins logistic models could offer clues as to the cause. It suggests that there is a direct communication that happens between the product and the consumer.. Incidentally, the reason other platforms do not follow this pattern is that they are not communicating value with the consumer but with manufacturers or distributors of the product. These alternative communications could create faster or slower growth than the overall market as they are not subject to the same large population imitation/learning models.. If we believe that the iPhone can be modeled behaviorally then it may be possible to forecast ...
http://www.asymco.com/2013/12/13/how-many-americans-will-be-using-an-iphone/
Brain-computer interface could unlock minds silenced by stroke and ALS | Beach CenterBrain-computer interface could unlock minds silenced by stroke and ALS | Beach Center
Not even Stephen Hawking uses the kind of sci-fi communication interface that University of Kansas neuroscientist Jonathan Brumberg is developing. Hawking uses a cheek muscle to control his voice device. But Brumberg wants to give individuals with no voluntary movement at all the ability to control a communication device via a brain-computer (BCI) interface-with their thoughts alone. And what would set this apart from other speech BCIs is that it would allow an individual to speak through a speech synthesizer in real time.. BCIs are increasingly being used in scientific research and therapeutic interventions for individuals with ALS, like Hawking, as well as for those with locked-in syndrome due to brain stem stroke or other conditions, said Brumberg, assistant professor of speech-language-hearing.. Brumberg is testing a prototype BCI that can decode an individuals brain waves recorded via a non-invasive 60-channel electroencephalography cap into sound frequencies for control of a vowel ...
http://www.beachcenter.org/news/braincomputer-interface-could-unlock-minds-silenced-by-stroke-and-als
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Frontiers | Can a Subjective Questionnaire Be Used as Brain-Computer Interface Performance Predictor? | Human NeuroscienceFrontiers | Can a Subjective Questionnaire Be Used as Brain-Computer Interface Performance Predictor? | Human Neuroscience
Predicting a subjects ability to use a Brain Computer Interface (BCI) is one of the major issues in the BCI domain. Relevant applications of forecasting BCI performance include the ability to adapt the BCI to the needs and expectations of the user, assessing the efficiency of BCI use in stroke rehabilitation, and finally, homogenizing a research population. A limited number of recent studies have proposed the use of subjective questionnaires, such as the Motor Imagery Questionnaire Revised-Second Edition (MIQ-RS). However, further research is necessary to confirm the effectiveness of this type of subjective questionnaire as a BCI performance estimation tool. In this study we aim to answer the following questions: can the MIQ-RS be used to estimate the performance of an MI-based BCI? If not, can we identify different markers that could be used as performance estimators? To answer these questions, we recorded EEG signals from 35 healthy volunteers during BCI use. The subjects had previously completed the
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00529/full
Navigational tool with drag-based tactile feedback on a handheld wireless communication device - BlackBerry LimitedNavigational tool with drag-based tactile feedback on a handheld wireless communication device - BlackBerry Limited
A wireless handheld communication device features a rotational navigation tool assembly such as a trackball or a thumbwheel. The rotational navigation tool assembly provides a user with tactile feedba
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8866743.html
American Academy of Special Education Professionals: Effects of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) on...
This paper provides an overview of the literature investigating the functional relationship between the use of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and maladaptive behavior (i.e., aggression, tantrums) in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Digital searches were conducted to identify single subject design studies published between 1994 and 2012. While nine studies were identified, only three explicitly addressed the collateral effects of PECS training on reduction of maladaptive behavior. Of the seven participants across these three studies, four demonstrated an inverse relationship between PECS exchange and reduction of maladaptive behavior. Results are promising in terms of functional communication. However, the authors suggest caution due to limited number of publications to date. ...
http://aasep.org/aasep-publications/journal-of-the-american-academy-of-special-education-professionals-jaasep/jaasep-winter-2015/effects-of-the-picture-exchange-communication-system-pecs-on-maladaptive-behavior-in-children-with-autism-spectrum-disorders-asd-a-review-of-the-literature/index.html
AI voice, synthetic speech company LOVO gets $4.5M pre-series A fundingAI voice, synthetic speech company LOVO gets $4.5M pre-series A funding
Since our launch a little over a year ago, users have created over 5 million voice content on our platform, co-founder and CEO Choi said.. LOVO launched its first product LOVO Studio last year, which provides an easy-to-use application for individuals and businesses to find the voice they want, produce and publish their voiceover content. Developers can utilize LOVOs Voiceover API to turn text into speeches in real-time, integrated into their applications. Users also can create their own AI voices by simply reading 15 minutes of script via LOVOs DIY Voice Cloning service.. LOVO owns more than 200 voice skins that provide users with voices categorized by language, style and situation suited for their various needs.. The global text to speech (TTS) market is estimated at $3 billion, with the global voiceover market at around $10 billion, according to Lee. The Global TTS market is projected to increase $5.61 billion by 2028, from $1.94 billion in 2020, based on Research Interviewers report ...
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/ai-voice-synthetic-speech-company-144205677.html
Frontiers | Decoding of four movement directions using hybrid NIRS-EEG brain-computer interface | Frontiers in Human...Frontiers | Decoding of four movement directions using hybrid NIRS-EEG brain-computer interface | Frontiers in Human...
The hybrid brain-computer interface (BCI)s multimodal technology enables precision brain-signal classification that can be used in the formulation of control commands. In the present study, an experimental hybrid near-infrared spectroscopy-electroencephalography (NIRS-EEG) technique was used to extract and decode four different types of brain signals. The NIRS setup was positioned over the prefrontal brain region, and the EEG over the left and right motor cortex regions. Twelve subjects participating in the experiment were shown four direction symbols, namely,
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00244/full
Implanted Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Devices for Patients with Paralysis or Amputation - Non-clinical Testing and Clinical...Implanted Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Devices for Patients with Paralysis or Amputation - Non-clinical Testing and Clinical...
Recommendations for Q-Submissions and IDEs for implanted Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) devices for patients with paralysis or amputation.
https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/implanted-brain-computer-interface-bci-devices-patients-paralysis-or-amputation-non-clinical-testing
CPD BlogCPD Blog
Earlier this year, the Disability Law Center in Salt Lake City received a favorable decision in Conley v. Utah Department of Health. According to Adina Zahradnikova, executive director of the center, the Division of Medicaid and Health Financing will not appeal the decision which will allow a large group of Utahns with disabilities to access speech augmentative communication devices (SACDs), thereby improving their functional independence and quality of life.. The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that the Department of Healths Division of Medicaid and Health Financings categorical denial of SACDs to individuals over the age of 22 is a violation of the comparability of services provision of federal Medicaid law.. Plaintiff Nicholas Conley has cerebral palsy. While in school, the district provided him with a SACD. After leaving the school system at age 22, he lost access to the device. Now he is unable to communicate his most basic wants and needs orally, nor can he any longer communicate ...
http://www.cpdusu.org/blog/2012/12/court-denial-of-communication-devices-violates-law/
Abstract] Brain-Computer Interface Virtual Keyboard for AccessiblityAbstract] Brain-Computer Interface Virtual Keyboard for Accessiblity
This paper describes our experiences in building a virtual keyboard implemented using a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) that interacts with the eMotiv EPOC Neural Headset.
http://www.actapress.com/PaperInfo.aspx?paperId=454064
1 Wireless Communication Device Allowance Policy - Getting Out of the Cell Phone Business. - ppt download1 Wireless Communication Device Allowance Policy - Getting Out of the Cell Phone Business. - ppt download
3 Benefits include... Cost savings. The allowances in VCUs proposed policy are more favorable compared to mandatory state contracts which include the VITA mark-up. - For example, if the 398 Blackberry users were switched to the allowance, even if it was assumed that every one of them qualified for heavy data and heavy voice use, the monthly cost to VCU would still go down $8.25/device/month, for a savings of $39,402 annually. Flexibility. Employees will be able to make their own choices relative to their wireless communication needs and, for employees who typically have been carrying two devices - one for personal and one for business - this change allows them to eliminate one of the devices. Reduced risk. The universitys [audit] compliance risk increases when university devices are used in violation of the universitys Cell Phone policy, which expressly prohibits personal use.
http://slideplayer.com/slide/3462165/
PPT - A new (semantic) reflexive brain-computer interface: In search for a suitable c lassifier PowerPoint Presentation - ID...PPT - A new (semantic) reflexive brain-computer interface: In search for a suitable c lassifier PowerPoint Presentation - ID...
A new (semantic) reflexive brain-computer interface: In search for a suitable c lassifier A. Furdea et al. University of Tubingen, Germany. Journal of Neuroscience Methods (2012 ) Presenter : Younghak Shin. GIST, Dept. of Information and Communication, INFONET Lab. Objective. Slideshow 2926260 by yama
https://www.slideserve.com/yama/a-new-semantic-reflexive-brain-computer-interface-in-search-for-a-suitable-c-lassifier
Use of brain-computer interface, virtual avatar could help people with gait disabilities | EurekAlert! Science NewsUse of brain-computer interface, virtual avatar could help people with gait disabilities | EurekAlert! Science News
Researchers from the University of Houston have shown for the first time that the use of a brain-computer interface augmented with a virtual walking avatar can control gait, suggesting the protocol may help patients recover the ability to walk after stroke, some spinal cord injuries and certain other gait disabilities.
https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-08/uoh-uob082317.php
Brain-Computer Interface Steers Helicopter Movements in 3DBrain-Computer Interface Steers Helicopter Movements in 3D
Researchers from University of Minnesota have taken the brain-computer interface a bit further by giving the user full control of the movements of a
https://www.medgadget.com/2011/10/brain-computer-interface-steers-helicopter-movements-in-3d.html
g.tec medical engineering | Brain-Computer Interfaces and Neurotechnologyg.tec medical engineering | Brain-Computer Interfaces and Neurotechnology
g.tec develops and produces high-performance brain-computer interfaces and neurotechnologies for invasive and non-invasive recordings.
https://www.gtec.at/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkLC2ppji6wIVheiGCh0roA2aEAAYASAAEgKxHfD_BwE
MutenessMuteness
"Communication aids for disabled children - Living made easy". www.livingmadeeasy.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-14. "ALS ... Communication disorders may impact articulation, fluency (stuttering) and other specified and unspecified communication ... Absence of speech in children may involve communication disorders or language delays. Communication disorders or developmental ... "Autism Spectrum Disorder: Communication Problems in Children". NIDCD. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2020-04-19. McLaughlin, M. R. (May ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muteness
Toby ChurchillToby Churchill
He founded a company manufacturing communication aids for people who cannot speak. He is the eldest son of Oliver Churchill and ... Toby Churchill DEng FRSA (born 29 June 1947) is a disabled British entrepreneur. ... He set up Toby Churchill Limited in 1973 to manufacture portable text-based communication aids. The company won a number of ... Dissatisfied with the rudimentary communication aids then available for people who cannot speak, he designed the first ...
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Oliver ChurchillOliver Churchill
His eldest son, Toby, is a leading disabled entrepreneur in the UK who founded a company manufacturing communication aids for ... Radio contact was made initially, but then the radio failed and further communication could not be made with Cairo for further ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Churchill
List of topics characterized as pseudoscienceList of topics characterized as pseudoscience
Facilitated communication is a scientifically discredited technique that attempts to aid communication by people with autism or ... other communication disabilities. The facilitator holds the disabled person's arm or hand during this process and attempts to ... Channeling - communication of information to or through a person allegedly from a spirit or other paranormal entity. Crop ... We have more pressing problems here and now, like AIDS and poverty.' 'We might be able to afford to do something to address ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_topics_characterized_as_pseudoscience
Facilitated communicationFacilitated communication
... is a scientifically discredited technique that attempts to aid communication by people with autism or other communication ... The facilitator guides the disabled person's arm or hand and attempts to help them type on a keyboard or other device. There is ... Facilitated Communication is not and never will be Augmentative Communication". Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and ... Facilitated communication is promoted as a means to assist people with severe communication disabilities in pointing to letters ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facilitated_communication
False accusation of rapeFalse accusation of rape
Facilitated communication (FC) is a scientifically discredited technique that attempts to aid communication by people with ... autism or other communication disabilities who are non-verbal. The facilitator guides the disabled person's arm or hand and ... Margolin, K.N. (1994). "How Shall Facilitated Communication be Judged? Facilitated Communication and the Legal System". In ... There have been a number of accusations of sexual abuse made through facilitated communication. As of 1995, there were sixty ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_accusation_of_rape
False allegation of child sexual abuseFalse allegation of child sexual abuse
Facilitated communication (FC) is a scientifically discredited technique that attempts to aid communication by people with ... autism or other communication disabilities who are non-verbal. The facilitator guides the disabled person's arm or hand and ... Margolin, K.N. (1994). "How Shall Facilitated Communication be Judged? Facilitated Communication and the Legal System". In ... Research proves that the facilitator is the sole source of the messages obtained through FC, rather than the disabled person. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_allegation_of_child_sexual_abuse
Source (International Information Support Centre)Source (International Information Support Centre)
Key topics include HIV and AIDS; disability, inclusion and development; participatory communication; early childhood ... disabled people's organisations (DPOs) and NGOs working in international development world-wide. Source holds background ... Australian Development Gateway: "Ask Source". 2009-05-28 "International HIV/AIDS Alliance: "HIV Information Links". Retrieved ... on 2010-10-22". International HIV/AIDS Alliance. Retrieved 2010-12-17. "research on ICT and Health". 25.09.2006". infoDev. 2006 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_(International_Information_Support_Centre)
Action Medical ResearchAction Medical Research
The charity has also been involved in hip replacement surgery and the development of aids for the elderly and severely disabled ... including communication aids, the shapeable 'matrix' wheelchair and the 'Tools for Living' programme. The charity has also ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Medical_Research
List of MeSH codes (E07)List of MeSH codes (E07)
... communication aids for disabled MeSH E07.796.980 - wheelchairs MeSH E07.814.458 - hearing aids MeSH E07.814.458.074 - auditory ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_MeSH_codes_(E07)
Sensorineural hearing lossSensorineural hearing loss
... enhanced communication etc. and amplification using hearing aids. Hearing aids are specifically tuned to the individual hearing ... Because of risk and expense, such surgery is reserved for cases of severe and disabling hearing impairment Management of ... Unlike hearing aids, which make sounds louder, cochlear implants do the work of damaged parts of the inner ear (cochlea) to ... In cases of profound or total deafness, a cochlear implant is a specialised hearing aid that may restore a functional level of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensorineural_hearing_loss
Myanmar Christian Fellowship of the BlindMyanmar Christian Fellowship of the Blind
2. Communication, Information and Teaching Aids Production Department 3. Rehabilitation and Placement Department. 4. Yangon ... Its activities comprising the competition of all sports game for disable in Myanmar Blind Schools, training, refresher welcome ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_Christian_Fellowship_of_the_Blind
Speech-generating deviceSpeech-generating device
SGDs have their roots in early electronic communication aids. The first such aid was a sip-and-puff typewriter controller named ... Arising in an Ethnographic Study of the Lives of Disabled Teenagers who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)}, ... Jans, D.; Clark, S. (1998). "High Technology Aids to Communication" (PDF). In Wilson, Allan (ed.). Augmentative Communication ... also known as voice output communication aids, are electronic augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems used to ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech-generating_device
Valson ThampuValson Thampu
Publisher: TRACI (Theological Research and Communication Institute), New Delhi, 1989. AIDS, heresy and prophecy: what the virus ... physically disabled, who was framed in this case. The facts about this and a host of controversies comprise the substance of ... Cross-cultural issues in AIDS: an Afro-Asian advocacy. TRACI, New Delhi, 1995. Rediscovering Mission: Towards a Non-western ...
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Augmentative and alternative communicationAugmentative and alternative communication
... while aided approaches use external tools. Aided communication methods can range from paper and pencil to communication books ... It has been shown that the facilitator, rather than the disabled person, is the source of the messages generated in this way. ... an equally diverse range of communication aids and devices is required. Low-tech communication aids are defined as those that ... Facilitated communication is a scientifically discredited technique that attempts to aid communication by people with autism or ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmentative_and_alternative_communication
People-first languagePeople-first language
Lynn, V. A. (2017). Language and HIV communication. HIV/AIDS (Auckland, NZ), 9, 183." Wright, BA (1960). Physical disability: A ... "disabled people" or "disabled," to emphasize that they are people first. Because it is a common practice in English to place an ... Lynn, V. A. (2017). Language and HIV communication. HIV/AIDS (Auckland, NZ), 9, 183. (Articles with short description, Short ... As of 2017[update], 5 U.S. medical societies had pledged for it, and use it in their communications: the American Society for ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People-first_language
Speech technologySpeech technology
These include aid to the voice-disabled, the hearing-disabled, and the blind, along with communication with computers without a ... They enhance game software and aid in marketing goods or services by telephone. The subject includes several subfields: Speech ... synthesis Speech recognition Speaker recognition Speaker verification Speech encoding Multimodal interaction Communication aids ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_technology
Prison conditions in FrancePrison conditions in France
Association for Communication on incarceration and prisons in Europe, 2006, Prison Sexuality and AIDS.. ean-Louis Terra,2003 ... in 2013 with the case Enzo Canali and in 2015 for the treatment conditions of a disabled prisoner, who was judged in opposition ... The presence of HIV/AIDS, as in many prisons, is seven times above normal. This is due to the presence of many injecting drug ... Severely disabled inmate's jail conditions breached human rights law.. Minister of Justice, 2014, Monthly statistic of the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_conditions_in_France
Aktion MenschAktion Mensch
... is used for marketing and communication (status as of 2014). All donations are used for aid. In 2014, the social lottery ... The lottery was initiated by Mohl in order to improve the quality of life for disabled children. ZDF supports this endeavour by ... With almost 36% of its lottery earnings the organization supports social projects to help the disabled and young people, along ... The association offers a regularly updated network of more than 160 partners in care services for disabled people and their ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aktion_Mensch
Electronic referendumElectronic referendum
E-referendum also renders the referendum voting more accessible to those living abroad and to disabled people. See more in e- ... Electronic referendum (or E-referendum) is a referendum in which voting is aided by electronic means. E-referendum employs ... information and communication technology such as the Internet (I-voting) or digital telephones, rather than a classical ballot ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_referendum
List of North American ethnic and religious fraternal ordersList of North American ethnic and religious fraternal orders
Local branches, aid and visit the disabled, sick and bereaved; also sponsors bowling and baseball. Catholic Knights of St. ... Gives aid to "Catholic Communications" which produces TV and radio programs explaining the Catholic faith to Catholics and non- ... Mennonite Mutual Aid Association - Founded in July 1945 as Mennonite Mutual Aid. In its first ten years it expended loans to ... and family communications. Programs include helping local families with emergency needs, aiding local church projects; Orange ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_American_ethnic_and_religious_fraternal_orders
National Star CollegeNational Star College
The college is a further education college focussing on literacy, numeracy, communication and ICT for disabled people. Courses ... use a communication aid, and 13% have a life-limiting condition. The changing and more complex needs of the students meant that ... In 1970 the Star Centre became the National Star Centre for Disabled Youth to reflect the fact that students came from all over ... List of schools in Cheltenham List of schools in Gloucestershire "National Star Centre for Disabled Youth, registered charity ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Star_College
USS Jarvis (DD-393)USS Jarvis (DD-393)
The destroyer, continuing to retire westward, had little speed, no radio communications, and few operational guns but she ... Unaware of this order as her radios had been disabled, her commanding officer, Lt. Comdr. William W. Graham Jr, decided to ... refused aid from the destroyer Blue upon being sighted at 0325. After daybreak a Saratoga-based scout plane sighted her 40 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Jarvis_(DD-393)
List of abuse allegations made through facilitated communicationList of abuse allegations made through facilitated communication
She knew that disabled people suffer relatively high levels of abuse, was taught that there was a strong affinity between ... Rumbelow, Helen (13 July 2000). "Autistic son's language aid led to abuse charge". The Times. London. Gardner, Martin (January- ... Margolin, K.N. (1994). "How Shall Facilitated Communication be Judged? Facilitated Communication and the Legal System". In ... Facilitated Communication for autism as a case example". Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention. 8 (2): 62- ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_abuse_allegations_made_through_facilitated_communication
Radio Emergency Associated Communication TeamsRadio Emergency Associated Communication Teams
1962 - A sick infant, a disabled car on a Chicago freeway, and a January blizzard prompted Henry B. (Pete) Kreer to envision ... REACT developed the NEAR (National Emergency Aid Radio) safety program for the U.S. government. 1978 - REACT signed an MOU with ... However many of these functions require the mobile communications that many REACT Teams utilize. (a) To develop the use of the ... personal radio services as an additional source of communications for emergencies. disasters, and as an emergency aid to ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Emergency_Associated_Communication_Teams
Keren - Vocational Rehabilitation Centers in IsraelKeren - Vocational Rehabilitation Centers in Israel
5 Computer Aided Training, Education and Communication (CTEC) Karten Centers and 47 supported employment and sheltered work ... single mothers and troubled or disabled youth. keren v t e (Articles with short description, Short description matches Wikidata ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren_–_Vocational_Rehabilitation_Centers_in_Israel
Diva CommunicationsDiva Communications
... the stigma surrounding their addiction and the people of faith aiding in their recovery. Films produced by Diva Communications ... The film tells the stories of disabled individuals working to make their faith communities more inclusive of them. "Embracing ... Diva Communications has won Emmy Awards for 6 of these films. Debra Gonsher Vinik started Diva Communications in 1985 after ... Diva Communications won an Emmy Award for Beauty of Their Dreams., which aired on ABC affiliated stations in April through July ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diva_Communications
Youth in NigeriaYouth in Nigeria
These include the impact of globalisation, access and use of communication technology, the impact of STDs and HIV/AIDS, ... The National Youth Policy has adopted a program for youth that are disabled. The Federal Republic of Nigeria believes that ... STD and HIV/AIDS contraction can cause serious, permanent health issues, infertility, death and, social consequences such as ... Advancements in information communication technology expose youths to a variety of values and ways of thinking which differ ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_in_Nigeria
Virgil GrandfieldVirgil Grandfield
Aid worker hit in Aceh shooting, BBC News. June 23, 2005. Tsunami Red Cross worker shot and wounded, UK Telegraph. June 23, ... in the health care system in his home province of Alberta in relation to specialized long term care of elderly disabled ... warned that the new tsunami warning technology would only save lives if it was combined with a community based communication ... Grandfield began his career as an aid worker in 1999-2000, when he worked with a project evaluation unit for the Disasters ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Grandfield
Glasgow Media GroupGlasgow Media Group
Greg Philo and Mike Berry More Bad News from Israel, Pluto 2011 Emma Briant, Greg Philo & Nick Watson Bad News for Disabled ... The Glasgow Media Group is composed of scholars and specialists in the area of communications, many of whom worked originally ... Representation and Audience Reception in the AIDS Crisis, Sage, 1998. Greg Philo Message Received (Paperback), Longman, 1999. ... "Dr Mike Berry". Briant, E.; Watson, N.; Philo, G. (2011). "Bad News for Disabled People: How the Newspapers are Reporting ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Media_Group
Hurricane InezHurricane Inez
High waves also disabled three ships and beached a Coast Guard boat near Miami; a lifeguard and people on the beach assisted in ... "U.S. Planes Aid Victims of Hurricane". Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. 1966-10-15. Retrieved 2013-02-22. "15 Die as Mercy ... The floods washed out roads around Tampico and cut communications and the water supply. In Tamaulipas, 15 people died while ... Damage totaled $20.35 million in Haiti, prompting the United States government to send aid for the first time in nearly ten ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Inez
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin
And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have ... Although he was temporarily disabled by gout and unable to attend most meetings of the committee,[citation needed] he made ... 46, 486 Henry Louis Mencken, George Jean Nathan (October 19, 2009). The American Mercury, Volume 8. Garber Communications. It ... His efforts proved vital for the American Revolution in securing French aid. He was promoted to deputy postmaster-general for ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
PLATO (computer system)PLATO (computer system)
PLATO's communication tools and games formed the basis for an online community of thousands of PLATO users, which lasted for ... was written to run as a background process to regulate or disable game play at most sites and times - a precursor to parental- ... "Teaching Hebrew with the Aid of Computers: The Illinois Program". Computers and the Humanities. 18 (2): 87-99. doi:10.1007/ ... This was made possible by PLATO's groundbreaking communication and interface capabilities, features whose significance is only ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLATO_(computer_system)
1997 Constitution of Fiji: Chapter 41997 Constitution of Fiji: Chapter 4
Detainees who cannot afford to pay for legal services are to have legal aid provided for free. All detainees are to be treated ... Unless national security or public order is at stake, the privacy of personal communication is inviolable. This rules out ... In the case of disabled persons, restaurants, hotels, places of entertainment, taxis, and other public amenities must make ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Constitution_of_Fiji:_Chapter_4
Protestant cultureProtestant culture
... homes for disabled or elderly people, educational institutions, organisations that give aid to developing countries, and other ... Encyclopædia Britannica Princeton University Office of Communications. "Princeton in the American Revolution". Retrieved 2011- ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_culture
Human rights in LiberiaHuman rights in Liberia
Most public buildings are inaccessible to disabled people, and there is no law requiring them to be accessible. As a result of ... Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure . New York, 19 December 2011. New ... and depend on groups like UNICEF for financial aid. Liberia is not a signatory of the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil ... There is a National Commission on Disabilities but it is not effective at protecting disabled people's rights. Liberia has 16 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Liberia
NeurorehabilitationNeurorehabilitation
Over the last decade with the aid of science and technology, we are more familiar with the human brain and its function than ... Thus, neurorehabilitation works with the skills and attitudes of the disabled person and their family and friends. It promotes ... Speech and language therapy includes assisting patients with swallowing and communication issues. Rehabilitation psychology ... Neurorehabilitation is a complex medical process which aims to aid recovery from a nervous system injury, and to minimize and/ ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurorehabilitation
2015 in aviation2015 in aviation
Due to a lack of communication between Iraqi and U.S. forces, however, the third strike hits an area recently overrun by Iraqi ... Mahr, Krista, and Ross Adkin "No sign of missing U.S. aid helicopter after second Nepal quake," Reuters, 13 May 2015. Gowen, ... Aboard the air ambulance, the collision apparently disables everyone on board, and it flies on autopilot beyond Dakar, finally ... Ghobari, Mohammed, "Dozens killed in Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen-aid group, Houthis," Reuters, 21 August 2015, 5:01 p.m. EDT ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_in_aviation
Radio MaryjaRadio Maryja
In 2006, the papal nuncio to Poland, Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk, wrote to Polish bishops requesting their aid "to overcome ... Despite Szczuka's public apology, the Polish Broadcasting Council found her guilty of "insulting a disabled person and mocking ... including Knesset Deputy Speaker Yehiel Bar and Israeli Minister of Communications Ayoub Kara), to a Radio Maryja commemorative ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Maryja
List of pastoral visits of Pope FrancisList of pastoral visits of Pope Francis
He later visited the House of Charity in Nalukolongo, a home for the poor, sick, and disabled, to meet with them. Cuba and ... Inc, Midwest Communications. "As pope visits Morocco, tiny Jewish community looks on with quiet pride". 1450 99.7 WHTC. ... "AIDS, an orphaned child, a grandmother taking care of many grandchildren, or a young person who came to the city and is ... and called for further assistance in combating the HIV/AIDS crisis in Mozambique. The Pope afterwards concluded his visit to ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pastoral_visits_of_Pope_Francis
ProstitutionProstitution
The term is used in the sex trade and by aid workers, although some practitioners do not regard the act as exploitative.[ ... Matthews, Sarah (12 July 2018). "Sex workers offer intimacy and connection for disabled clients in the age of the dating app". ... Trafficking in people has been facilitated by factors such as porous borders and advanced communication technologies and has ... 2002). "Modelling HIV/AIDS epidemics in Botswana and India: impact of interventions to prevent transmission". Bull. World ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution
Arma 3Arma 3
... dropping the radio disables NPC radio messages and multiplayer communication. The player's uniform, vest, backpack, headgear, ... the International Development and Aid Project (IDAP), a non-governmental organization specializing in humanitarian aid; the ... Standard tools such as maps, GPS satnavs, compasses, and radios operate basic in-game functions that are disabled if they are ... The DLC added a variety of new content focused around humanitarian aid, with new props and equipment themed around the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma_3
Amerika (miniseries)Amerika (miniseries)
Communications between the administrative areas have been cut off, and the damage to the electrical grid caused by the EMP ... that the EMP which disabled U.S. technology also would have crippled Canada and Mexico, a minor character says that he and his ... although some risk their own remaining freedoms by offering humanitarian aid. Production quotas have been imposed, and ... Travel and communications between the various zones is heavily restricted, part of the "divide and conquer" plan of the Soviet ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerika_(miniseries)
List of Metal Gear charactersList of Metal Gear characters
He was later rescued by the Diamond Dogs and brought back to Mother Base to aid in finding a way to prevent or cure the ... Once Snake disables Sahelanthropus, the boy steals a sample of a weaponized parasite designed to target English language ... She invented Solid Snake's wireless communication system, the codec radio, as well as the Soliton Radar, which detects the ... In Metal Gear Solid, he is revived from death as the Cyborg Ninja to confront and aid Solid Snake several times before finally ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Metal_Gear_characters
HMAS Melbourne (R21)HMAS Melbourne (R21)
The three 277Q radars were replaced with updated American and Dutch designs: a LW-02 air search set and a SPN-35 landing aid ... Telex communication to the Australian Government, 13 June 1985 The ship was not scrapped immediately; instead she was studied ... A Tracker from Melbourne located the disabled Dutch vessel Impala Princess in the Gulf of Aden on 25 May and directed a French ... These included an angled flight deck, steam catapult and a mirror landing aid, making Melbourne the third aircraft carrier ( ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Melbourne_(R21)
History of scuba divingHistory of scuba diving
Early scuba divers dived without a buoyancy aid. In an emergency they had to jettison their weights. In the 1960s adjustable ... The raid resulted in disabling the battleships HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Valiant together with a destroyer and an oil tanker ... This dive computer, based on the RGBM model, includes an underwater communication system that enables divers to transmit text ... This class of buoyancy aid is known as a buoyancy control device or buoyancy compensator. A backplate and wing is an ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_scuba_diving
Five-year plans of the Soviet UnionFive-year plans of the Soviet Union
The USA and USSR were unable to agree on the terms of a US loan to aid reconstruction, and this was a contributing factor in ... In War Communism, the state had assumed control of all means of production, exchange and communication. All land had been ... while millions more were permanently disabled. The famine was the direct result of the industrialization and collectivization ... With the introduction of childcare, mothers were encouraged to work to aid in the plan's success. By 1937 the tolkachi emerged ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-year_plans_of_the_Soviet_Union
Siege of Fort PulaskiSiege of Fort Pulaski
Navigational aids like the Tybee Lighthouse were dismantled and burned. Reports from the field had Confederate troops setting ... The last link of communications was a weekly swamp swimming courier. At the end of February Tattnall laid plans for an ... one of the three gunboats was still seriously disabled. Lee reasoned that if Tattnall's plan failed, the city itself would be ... The Union extended its blockade and aids to navigation down the Atlantic coast, then redeployed most of its 10,000 troops. The ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Pulaski
Lists of CanadiansLists of Canadians
AIDS activist, United Nations special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa Harold A. Rogers OC OBE (1899-1994) - founder of Kin Canada ... media and communications Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) - communications theorist, coined phrases "the medium is the message" and ... Jean Vanier CC GOQ (1928-2019) - activist for the mentally disabled, founder of L'Arche Scott Abbott - co-inventor of Trivial ... Canwest Global Communications Izzy Asper OC QC OM (1932-2003) - chairman, Canwest Global Communications Jeannine Bailliu - ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_Canadians
Netscape NavigatorNetscape Navigator
"NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS OFFERS NEW NETWORK NAVIGATOR FREE ON THE INTERNET". AOL.com. Archived from the original on 7 December ... and partly aided by Microsoft's investment in making IE brandable, such that a customized version of IE could be offered. Also ... this is why turning JavaScript off also disabled CSS). Moreover, Netscape Communicator's browser interface design appeared ... Soon Mosaic Communications Corporation was in business in Mountain View, California, with Andreessen as a vice-president. Since ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape_Navigator
CVS PharmacyCVS Pharmacy
On October 25, 2014, CVS Health disabled near field communication NFC payments, disallowing customers from using Apple Pay or ... Isaac, Mike (October 27, 2014). "Pharmaceutical chains Rite Aid and CVS disable Apple Pay". CNBC. Taylor, Kate (February 3, ... Walgreens and Rite Aid also offer rewards for filling prescriptions, although they do not require a signed HIPAA waiver. On ... Rite Aid Walgreens "Five-Year Financial Summary". CVS Health. March 21, 2019. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CVS_Pharmacy
BrailleBraille
As a result, the design of the first euro banknotes included several characteristics which aid both the blind and partially ... "Braille Book Review May-June 2021". National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) , Library of Congress. ... Augmentative and alternative communication, Character sets, Digital typography, French inventions, Latin-script representations ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille
Internet of thingsInternet of things
... vehicle to vehicle communication (V2V), vehicle to infrastructure communication (V2I) and vehicle to pedestrian communications ... Examples of post-sale manipulations include Google Nest Revolv, disabled privacy settings on Android, Sony disabling Linux on ... or advanced hearing aids. Some hospitals have begun implementing "smart beds" that can detect when they are occupied and when a ... but using visible light communication for increased bandwidth. Near-field communication (NFC) - Communication protocols ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_things
Momčilo ĐujićMomčilo Đujić
Rade had moved to Kovačić with his disabled Austro-Hungarian Army veteran father, Glišo, and his brother, Nikola, in the late ... Together, the collaborationist forces tried to contact the western Allies in Italy in an attempt to secure foreign aid for a ... The Germans had intercepted his radio communications with Mihailović in September, which meant that his reported strength and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momčilo_Đujić
NXT TakeOver: LondonNXT TakeOver: London
During a comeback by Asuka, Emma countered the first "Asuka Lock" attempt by knocking them into the referee, thus disabling him ... Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012. "Live & Televised ... but afterwards Carmella was attacked by Eva Marie and Nia Jax leading to Bayley coming to Carmella's aid before gaining ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NXT_TakeOver:_London
Los Angeles County Department of Health ServicesLos Angeles County Department of Health Services
LAC+USC Medical Center provides care for half of HIV/AIDS and sickle cell anemia patients in Southern California. In 2012, the ... A chronically homeless person is defined as a homeless individual with at least one disabling condition that has been ... Office of Communications. Department of Health Services. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2013. "Summary of Accreditation ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Department_of_Health_Services
KJRH-TVKJRH-TV
"Federal Communications Commission FCC 07-138" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 23, 2012. "CDBS ... aided by colleagues, chief meteorologist Gary Galvin and sports director Jerry Webber (who joined the station, then KVOO-TV, as ... a locally based agency that provides resources for disabled persons. Shortly after the launch of the 2 News NBC identity in ... now operated by Cox Communications, which acquired successor Tele-Communications Inc.'s Tulsa cable operations in March 2000) ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KJRH-TV
Global Positioning SystemGlobal Positioning System
"Federal Communications Commission Fixed and Mobile Services in the Mobile Satellite Service". Federal Communications Commission ... Disabling operation above these limits exempts the receiver from classification as a munition. Vendor interpretations differ. ... Long-range Radio Aid to Navigation). Bradford Parkinson, professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford University, ... "Federal Communications Commission Report and Order In the Matter of Fixed and Mobile Services in the Mobile Satellite Service ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System
King George V-class battleship (1939)King George V-class battleship (1939)
In the event that the control towers were disabled both "A" and "Y" turrets had internal 41 foot rangefinders whilst "B" turret ... penetrating through to the main deck before exploding in the makeshift aid centre causing numerous casualties. Several other ... while internal passageways within the machinery spaces were redesigned and the communications system made more robust. Improved ... During the engagement King George V and Rodney were able to relatively quickly disable the main armament turrets and fire- ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_George_V-class_battleship_(1939)
Economic history of IranEconomic history of Iran
After the end of hostilities with Iraq in 1988, the government tried to develop the country's communication, transportation, ... between 1954 and 1960 a rapid increase in oil revenues and sustained western foreign aid led to greater investment and fast- ... at the Wayback Machine Bonyad-e Mostazafan va Janbazan Oppressed and Disabled Veterans Foundation (MJF) Archived 2011-11-06 at ... After hostilities with Iraq ceased in 1988, the government tried to develop the country's communication, transportation, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_history_of_Iran
Persons2020Developmentally disabled clientsDisordersPeopleNonverbal CommunicationEnable or disable cookiesMalariaAccessibilityAudiovisual aidsElderly and disabledPreventionPathsAssistive devicesHearing AidsMobilityHumanitarian aidChildrenGuidelinesAdultsSmartphoneAugmentativeWheelchairsCyber SecurityCentresDisabilityOrganizationOutreachDisasterDeCSSystem consistsSearchDeafSkillsProcessesGapsIncludeDisastersSystems2000WearableDisabilitiesDevicesImproveHealthInclusionStudentsLiaisonPatientsMisconceptionsAccessProgrammeInfrastructureEmergencyBenefitMethodsPopulationDiscriminationMedicalExperience
Persons11
  • and g) a typewriter or computer specially adapted for disabled persons. (cdc.gov)
  • Equipment that provides mentally or physically disabled persons with a means of communication. (bvsalud.org)
  • c) Section 415.111 , relating to adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation of aged persons or disabled adults. (flsenate.gov)
  • 2. It shall also be the policy of this agency to afford people with disabilities the same access to programs and services which are provided to non-disabled persons, including, but not limited to, services such as first responder recognition of the nature and characteristics of various disabilities and appropriate physical and emotional support to people with disabilities who seek to access services. (polksheriff.org)
  • provides consumer protection regarding devices purchased to aid disabled persons with communicating, seeing, hearing, or maneuvering. (seniorlegalaid.net)
  • It is through the participation and involvement of disabled persons in CBR programmes that their quality of life can be improved. (who.int)
  • IMSEAR at SEARO: Community rehabilitation of disabled with a focus on blind persons: Indian perspective. (who.int)
  • The article attempts to review the concept of rehabilitation for the disabled keeping a focus on the blind person, and list out the activities, programs/schemes, institutional structure and initiatives taken by the Government of India (GOI) for the same and the incentives/benefits extended to blind persons. (who.int)
  • During her tenure as a member of Parliament, she has chaired the body's Joint Monitoring Committee on the Improvement of Quality of Life and Status of Children, Youth, and Disabled Persons. (gallaudet.edu)
  • HIV/AIDs remain highly prevalent among persons in developing countries. (strathmore.edu)
  • Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons : 1993-2002, the starting point. (who.int)
20201
  • The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed that it will provide free-to-air coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to 49 Sub-Saharan African territories as part of the AT2030 programme's Para Sport Against Stigma project, which is funded by UK Aid. (lboro.ac.uk)
Developmentally disabled clients2
  • The Communication Aide will work directly with developmentally disabled clients who reside in licensed community care facilities located throughout Alameda and Contra costa counties. (dcara.org)
  • a) Section 393.135 , relating to sexual misconduct with certain developmentally disabled clients and reporting of such sexual misconduct. (flsenate.gov)
Disorders5
  • Therese Pirozzi is an associate professor in Bouvé College's Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northeastern University. (northeastern.edu)
  • Congratulations to two members of Bouvé College of Health Sciences' Communication Sciences & Disorders Department on their recognition by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). (northeastern.edu)
  • According to NIH's National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 28.8 million US adults could benefit from using hearing aids. (theiet.org)
  • Moreover, nearly 25 percent of people ages 65 to 74, and 50 percent of those age 75 and older, have "disabling" hearing loss, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). (livescience.com)
  • He also served as the Director of Extramural Research at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), from 1999-2002. (aro.org)
People20
  • People who find this mixture of medical communication and technology somewhat more creepy than cool may wish to invest in Faraday Cage apparel ? (computerworld.com)
  • People who find it fascinating may like Ohio State University researchers ' idea to embed high-powered antennas into clothing in order to create the next generation of communication systems. (computerworld.com)
  • He said CPPCC members from Taiwan play liaison and communication roles, and should make full use of their connection with local people. (ecns.cn)
  • Part of the reason for the treatment gap is that Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older, does not cover any of the costs associated with hearing aids, routine hearing exams or fittings for hearing aids. (livescience.com)
  • The cost of hearing aids can be prohibitive - ranging from $1,000 to $3,500 per ear - and a lot of people with hearing loss need an aid for each ear. (livescience.com)
  • As reported by OpenGov Asia, BCI can restore communication to people who have lost the ability to move or speak, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health's Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (NIH BRAIN). (opengovasia.com)
  • But it is important to remember that these aids can only make you understand people better. (oz-health.com)
  • The truth is that everyone is different, so some people may find it easier to adjust to their aids, while others may take longer. (oz-health.com)
  • People often think that they can go to a pharmacy, buy auditory aids and expect to be able to use them. (oz-health.com)
  • Furthermore, physically and mentally disabled people rarely have their bodily autonomy recognised. (nation.sc)
  • With India having over 70 million plus people in the disabled category, there is no doubt- that the need for solutions is now. (bestwashingmachine.co.in)
  • I am also an Ashoka Fellow and a recipient of "NCPEDP - Shell Helen Keller Award 2008" - Non-disabled role model supporter of increased employment opportunities for people with disabilities. (bestwashingmachine.co.in)
  • They have caused many devastating and draining health issues, which have escalated a critical need for a well-trained and sustainable healthcare workforce in order to meet the needs of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA). (bvsalud.org)
  • With increase in consideration of quality parameters in all spheres of life including availability, access, and provision of comprehensive services to the disabled, it is pertinent to have a look on the contribution of government in keeping the aspiration and commitment towards common people. (who.int)
  • In a bit of unintended irony, Powell's speech, 'The Age of Personal Communications,' bore the subtitle 'Power to the People. (arrl.net)
  • I hope they learn that all people, disabled and not have the same wants and needs. (blogspot.com)
  • The social model of disability may be understood to mean that the prejudice, discrimination and social exclusion experienced by many disabled people is not the inevitable result of their impairments or medical conditions, but rather stems from specific barriers imposed by the way society is organised that they experience on a daily basis. (cps.gov.uk)
  • In 1999, she was elected to the South African Parliament on the nomination of the organization Disabled People of South Africa. (gallaudet.edu)
  • I'm so used to people changing their minds, making up reasons for me not to receive the mini I wanted, or flat out ceasing communication with me, that I'm almost in disbelief that this is actually happening! (miniaturehorsetalk.com)
  • It is not for clean hands, but so people (especially the disabled) can move out of the restroom faster in case of an emergency. (ecis2016.eu)
Nonverbal Communication1
  • When planning, practicing, and conducting a presentation, consider these facets of verbal and nonverbal communication. (cdc.gov)
Enable or disable cookies1
  • This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. (design4disaster.org)
Malaria1
  • Whether your background is in medicine, health care, research, or administration, you can help to fight diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, and help to make our nation, and the world, a better place for all to live and thrive. (cdc.gov)
Accessibility3
  • To promote positive, accurate messages and portrayals of various challenges and abilities and aid in selecting, evaluating, and modifying materials to enhance accessibility and enable multimodal learning. (sc.edu)
  • He advocates for improving the accessibility of technology-aided communication for those with speech-related disabilities. (npr.org)
  • Accessibility testing - Website and Mobile accessibility testing that adheres to international standards of being disabled-friendly. (bestwashingmachine.co.in)
Audiovisual aids3
  • The Marconi Business Lounge (tel: +39 051 647 9616) provides a fully equipped office area with audiovisual aids, printing and photocopying services, and Wi-Fi and broadband internet access. (worldtravelguide.net)
  • Prepare audiovisual aids. (cdc.gov)
  • Audiovisual aids can make your messages easier to understand. (cdc.gov)
Elderly and disabled2
  • As society ages, wireless body area networks (WBANs) are expected to increasingly improve the quality of life of the elderly and disabled. (mdpi.com)
  • This can also break the barrier of the elderly and disabled towards operating the robotic system for assistance. (scirp.org)
Prevention4
  • Most of the voluntary service projects are located in the Madrid region and include working with socially disadvantaged children, children and youth centres, disabled, HIV-AIDS prevention, anti-drugs, and communication projects. (icye.org)
  • The questionnaire consisted of questions on the virus structure, transmission, prevention and management of HIV and AIDS. (bvsalud.org)
  • Thus, we propose a simplified model of DFU etiology and prevention to aid communication with patients. (bvsalud.org)
  • I'm Commander Ibad Khan, and I'm representing the Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity, COCA, with the Emergency Risk Communication Branch at The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
Paths2
  • This paper proposes a novel loss function which simultaneously trains these paths, so that disabling the masking mechanisms during inference causes BEAMNET to reconstruct the input speech signals. (mit.edu)
  • Because MF signals can travel over multiple conductors at the same time, they may provide more diverse paths for emergency communications to propagate out of the mine. (cdc.gov)
Assistive devices1
  • The source of information has been annual reports, notification and the approved 11th five-year plan of GOI, articles published with key words like rehabilitation, disability, assistive devices, low vision aids, and/or blind person through the mode of Internet. (who.int)
Hearing Aids28
  • What if modern digital hearing aids could learn how to make the world sound more natural, for everyone? (theiet.org)
  • Those working in the industry are confident that change is on the horizon, because the sophistication of the innovation in hearing science is changing hearing aids from good amplifiers to personalised hearing solutions with the best natural sound. (theiet.org)
  • Now factor in emerging artificial intelligence technology and hearing aids become something other than medical devices. (theiet.org)
  • Fitting hearing aids takes skill and insight by a hearing care professional. (theiet.org)
  • The process starts with a detailed audiological evaluation, but even when we audiologists do our best work, hearing aids can be hard to get used to. (theiet.org)
  • Evidence shows a period of acclimatisation - in audiology, a period of adjustment to the hearing aids' amplification benefits - is the norm. (theiet.org)
  • As hearing care professionals tailor hearing aids to their patients, they know that each patient's needs are different - and every place they want to experience better hearing has its own unique sound characteristics. (theiet.org)
  • Hearing aids can already be adjusted according to the listening environment of the user - they can lower the general conversation level in a coffee shop or boost the voice of a friend in a park. (theiet.org)
  • By applying artificial intelligence, integrated with today's advanced digital hearing aids, a hearing solution can learn how users best prefer various listening environments and give them greater automated control over their hearing experience. (theiet.org)
  • Hearing aids already exist that can communicate wirelessly with smartphones, either for basic adjustment or even to stream music. (theiet.org)
  • Add to the mix a machine-learning application that processes inputs from connected hearing aids and can send and receive anonymised data from a cloud-based AI system of hearing aid settings and we've created the basis of a new approach to better hearing. (theiet.org)
  • New hearing technologies, like Widex's SoundSense Learn, present hearing aid users with simple A-B comparisons to begin understanding how a person wearing compatible hearing aids prefers sound in an environment. (theiet.org)
  • Mind you, if a set of hearing aids manages three acoustic parameters - low, mid and high frequencies - which can be set to 13 different levels, we're talking about more than 2,000 possible settings. (theiet.org)
  • Hearing aids , which amplify sounds, are widely considered the gold standard and first line treatment for hearing loss - yet fewer than one in three adults age 70 and older who could benefit from hearing aids has ever used one. (livescience.com)
  • The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (which covers military service members) and some states cover hearing aids if an employee's hearing loss is job-related. (livescience.com)
  • Other states cover hearing aids for children younger than 15. (livescience.com)
  • And some high-end private insurance companies also cover some, or all, of the costs associated with hearing aids. (livescience.com)
  • Many other nations - including the United Kingdom, Israel, Germany and Belgium - offer at least partial coverage for hearing aids. (livescience.com)
  • Otologists and other professionals who diagnose and treat hearing loss know that the wider use of hearing aids could prevent or substitute the need for surgery to treat sotosclerosis, an abnormal bone growth around the bones of the middle ear that can lead to hearing loss. (livescience.com)
  • Most of us who are hard of hearing have, or are in the market for, some type of hearing aids . (oz-health.com)
  • Only hearing aids specialists can prescribe them to you. (oz-health.com)
  • There are a lot of misconceptions surrounding the use of hearing aids. (oz-health.com)
  • The book includes twenty-four signs and beautiful watercolor illustrations of children using American Sign Language and wearing hearing aids. (blogspot.com)
  • These days hearing aids are sleek, stylish and well-presented. (hearingaidknow.com)
  • The box that the ONE hearing aids come in looks lovely. (hearingaidknow.com)
  • I wear glasses as well as hearing aids and the thinner body of the hearing aid means there's more space behind my ear for the glasses and my ear doesn't get pushed out like it used to with shorter, stubbier hearing aids. (hearingaidknow.com)
  • Another very noticeable thing if you've worn hearing aids before is that the receiver wire is longer than usual. (hearingaidknow.com)
  • That's what the wind does on your hearing aid, even a light breeze can sound like a raging tornado on many hearing aids. (hearingaidknow.com)
Mobility1
  • Research Associate Professor Chi-Chih Chen said, "Our primary goal is to improve communications reliability and the mobility of the soldiers, but the same technology could work for police officers, fire fighters, astronauts - anybody who needs to keep their hands free for important work. (computerworld.com)
Humanitarian aid2
  • Melinda Burrell is a humanitarian aid worker who studies polarization and trains on the neuroscience of communication and conflict. (laprogressive.com)
  • Creating a mobile humanitarian aid prototype to collect war stories in Kosovo and use them to prosecute war criminals at the Hague. (edtechtalk.com)
Children8
  • The Bi-Borough Assessment and Review Team for Disabled Children aged 6-14 years. (rbkc.gov.uk)
  • Until the withdrawal of the reservation a disabled person whose disability results from a mental illness or mental disability and who is of marriageable age, can not get married without the court's approval based on the statement that the health or mental condition of that person does not jeopardize the marriage, nor the health of prospective children and on condition that such a person has not been fully incapacitated. (disability-europe.net)
  • The mission of the Linda Lucas Walling Collection for Disabled Children is to improve understanding of how to evaluate materials for their usefulness with children and young adults who face challenges. (sc.edu)
  • Around 6% of children starting school have speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) - an average of 2 in every classroom. (westminster.gov.uk)
  • This story is very much about bridging the communication between deaf and hearing children and how two boys overcome their barriers of communication to become friends. (blogspot.com)
  • Professionally, she has worked as a teacher and advocate for children with disabling conditions and as an educator for the Archdiocese of Washington on the elementary and high school level in addition to facilitating catechist formation courses for adults. (paxchristiusa.org)
  • To feel comfortable assuming responsibility for children with special needs in their homes, parents of non-disabled children need to learn about the individual needs of friends with disabilities and how to meet them. (umn.edu)
  • To facilitate friendships between children with and without disabilities when they visit in homes, parents must learn some basic techniques to encourage positive communication and interaction between the children. (umn.edu)
Guidelines1
  • Includes settings and permissions to aid compliance with regulations such as FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and guidelines such as good manufacturing practices (GxP) and the ALCOA+ data integrity concept in the pharmaceutical industry. (eurotherm.com)
Adults1
  • Twenty-five per cent of adults aged between 65 and 75, and half of those aged 75 and older, experience disabling hearing loss. (theiet.org)
Smartphone1
  • While the idea is not a new one, Ohio State has built upon previous research to come up with a new breed of communications system that works somewhat like smartphone internal antennas being sewn into clothes. (computerworld.com)
Augmentative1
  • AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication. (elsevier.com)
Wheelchairs1
  • With a special vehicle able to accommodate 3-6 wheelchairs for the disabled the assistants of the Order of Malta bring the customers right to the passenger departure terminal. (kaunas-airport.lt)
Cyber Security1
  • Clients include KPMG and Oracle Corp., the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Intelligence Community, and Alaska Native Corporations providing secure network communications and cyber security for accounts worldwide. (booksinc.net)
Centres2
  • The Disabled Registration Card or 'Yellow Card' is proof of disability and gives discounts for gaining a B.Active Card for Brent's leisure centres for those aged 17+. (brent.gov.uk)
  • You will perform professional practice in rehabilitation centres, the Canine Therapy Aid Centre and other organizations that are cooperating with specialists of rehabilitation and recreation. (lsmuni.lt)
Disability2
  • Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) is support to cover the extra study costs students face as a direct result of a disability or specific learning difficulty. (brent.gov.uk)
  • Whenever possible, if the presence of a visual disability is known, members may have the Emergency Communications Center contact the victim or complainant to verify to them that a member of the agency has arrived. (polksheriff.org)
Organization2
  • Every year the GS/OAS publishes the annual operating plans for all areas of the Organization, used to aid in the formulation of the annual budget and as a way to provide follow-up on institutional mandates. (oas.org)
  • It is essential to create a safe working environment for all those working in an organization, establish coherent safety and communication procedures, and make all employees aware of the security log. (pilottrackhdd.com)
Outreach3
  • The [inaudible] program has significantly helped CDC [inaudible] expand its emergency communication outreach efforts. (cdc.gov)
  • The outreach specialist may set up an HIV/AIDS information table on a street corner. (cdc.gov)
  • The fundamental principle of street outreach is that the outreach specialist establishes face-to-face contact with the client to provide HIV/AIDS risk reduction information and services. (cdc.gov)
Disaster7
  • Health-Related Disaster Communication and Social Media: Mixed-Method Systematic Review. (who.int)
  • Communication via social media with the public during health-related risk and disaster situations is a complex process involving multiple stakeholders, including public participation and interaction in decision-making. (who.int)
  • Medium frequency communications systems do not require a powered underground infrastructure to be installed for operation, and may therefore provide a higher degree of survivability after a mine disaster than other types of systems. (cdc.gov)
  • In contrast, medium frequency (MF) systems use existing mine conductors for communications, such as underground transport rails and mine power cables, which have a better chance of remaining intact after a mine disaster. (cdc.gov)
  • The medical care, equipment and communication needs of four Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT) during four missions are discussed. (who.int)
  • Alternative methods for communication infrastructure post-disaster need to be investigated with telecommunication experts. (who.int)
  • This paper discusses the experience in the field of members of the Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital (TMDUH) Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMATs) and concentrates particularly on medical expertise, equipment needs and operational or tactical field communication needs. (who.int)
DeCS2
  • The Department is also offering three PG programs with specializations Digital Electronics and Communication Systems (DECS) started in the year 2008 with 18 intake, VLSI in the year 2009 and Communication Systems (CMS) in the year 2011 with 18 intake in each program. (svec.education)
  • The Department offers three PG programs with specializations Digital Electronics and Communication Systems (DECS), VLSI and Communication Systems (CMS).Being recognized as a Research Centre for Ph.D. Program from the academic year 2013-14 by JNTUA, Anantapur, the Department houses full-time Ph.D. scholars, while the B.Tech. program in ECE and two M. Tech programs have been accreditated by NBA. (svec.education)
System consists1
  • An underground MF communications system consists of as little as three parts: an MF transmitter, a conducting medium, and an MF receiver. (cdc.gov)
Search1
  • At any time, and for any lawful Government purpose, the government may monitor, record, and audit your system usage and/or intercept, search and seize any communication or data transiting or stored on this system. (cdc.gov)
Deaf1
  • BA or 4+ years equivalent experience in working with Deaf Developmentally Disabled individuals. (dcara.org)
Skills6
  • I also volunteered at a charity art exhibition which aided my communication skills, and ability to follow orders. (studential.com)
  • Communication skills are important for a child with severe disabilities to learn since the child does not have full access to or full control of the multiple means by which most individuals communicate. (bestwritingservice.com)
  • Moreover, communication skills will assist them to acquire learning skills and applying them to differing contexts. (bestwritingservice.com)
  • The assistants are trained to provide first aid, have well developed communication and other important skills. (kaunas-airport.lt)
  • The program also promotes the learning of skills in demand today in the civilian and business world such as: teamwork, tact, and effective communications. (marianas.edu)
  • The study programme is intended to prepare qualified Animal and Human interaction specialists, who would be able to apply the most up-to-data information and research results for creative work with therapy-assisted and recreational animals, to select advanced breeding methods, to ensure responsible animal care and nutrition, and to develop human-animal communication skills. (lsmuni.lt)
Processes2
  • NIH BRAIN Initiative states that this study represents an important milestone in the development of BCIs and machine learning technologies on how the human brain controls communication processes. (opengovasia.com)
  • Our product ranges include communication robustness and user access features, helping to protect production processes from being compromised by cyber attacks as part of a defense in depth strategy. (eurotherm.com)
Gaps2
  • However, there are still some knowledge gaps on HIV and AIDS transmission and management that need to be attended to contribution: This study contributed by providing knowledge of undergraduate nursing students' HIV and AIDS training and management of PLWHA. (bvsalud.org)
  • In order to strengthen our communications, we must first identify and address our communication gaps. (pagefreezer.com)
Include2
  • Background: In June 2006, Congress passed the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act (MINER Act), mandating that underground coal mines provide emergency response plans that include two-way wireless communications and electronic tracking systems within three years. (cdc.gov)
  • These include women's growing salience and their increasing presence in public, political spaces of mobilizing, organizing and resistance, which has facilitated communication and negotiation with and within state apparatuses. (kohljournal.press)
Disasters2
  • Seventy-nine studies employing quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods on risk communication during disasters in all UN- languages were reviewed, finding that agencies need to contextualize the use of social media for particular populations and crises. (who.int)
  • For those that do use social media during health-related risk communication, studies find that public relations officers, governmental agencies and the general public have used social media successfully to spread truthful information and to verify information to dispel rumors during disasters. (who.int)
Systems5
  • A cyber glove is used in such communication systems and the movements of hand are traced by a Flock of Birds 3-D motion tracker to extract the gesture features. (scirp.org)
  • To satisfy that legislation a wide variety of communications systems have been developed to meet the guidance set forth in the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) program policy letters that followed. (cdc.gov)
  • Most underground mine communications systems use hand-held, high frequency radios similar to systems used on the surface. (cdc.gov)
  • Unlike most traditional high frequency systems, MF signals can travel long distances underground without aid from powered infrastructure. (cdc.gov)
  • The investment proposed in this reviewSee 1) to navigate Roman English systems and understand them in piecewise guest support objective 2) to deal to the person of law by producing modern communications. (controlaltenergy.com)
20002
  • SVEC's Electronics and Communication Engineering department was established in the year 1996 with an intake of 60 in B.Tech, followed by an increase to 120 in the year 2000, 180 and 240 in the year 2013 & 2014 respectively. (svec.education)
  • Also in 2000, Frank launched a service disabled veteran-owned small business that has grown to more than $37 million in annual sales at the time of publication. (booksinc.net)
Wearable2
  • A simple wearable system can precisely interpret the implicit communication to the care takers or to an automated support device. (scirp.org)
  • Future wearable technology may provide for enhanced communication in noisy environments and for the ability to pick out a single talker of interest in a crowded room simply by the listener shifting their attentional focus. (mit.edu)
Disabilities1
  • And then finally, we have Jessica Franks Jessica Franks is and [inaudible] fellow working as a health communications specialist for children's preparedness unit in the national Center of birth defects and developmental disabilities. (cdc.gov)
Devices4
  • MIT and University of Massachusetts researchers have developed an anti-hacking jamming device that addresses communication security to protect implantable medical devices. (computerworld.com)
  • Researchers presented " They Can Hear Your Heartbeats: Non-Invasive Security for Implantable Medical Devices " [PDF] at the SIGCOMM communications conference. (computerworld.com)
  • Sensory aids are vital medical devices. (oz-health.com)
  • Preparing for a safe dive also includes having an up-to-date emergency action plan, on-hand first aid supplies (with ample oxygen), and reliable communication devices. (cdc.gov)
Improve3
  • Detail aid testing, also called communication testing , helps you and your medical communications agency validate and improve your paper or digital detail aid and selling script . (axessresearch.com)
  • A hearing aid to improve hearing in the affected ear. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Improve efficiency - Having all of your company data in one location allows for smoother workflow, simpler team communication, and better project management. (techvarieties.com)
Health8
  • If you want additional mental health first aid information, there's more on a dedicated website . (mindhacks.com)
  • thus, effective health and risk communication about them must also take into account the political and cultural context in which the social media messages will be received and understood. (who.int)
  • In the years following the MINER Act of 2006, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) supported the development of different types of communications and tracking technologies. (cdc.gov)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are overwhelming health issues globally. (bvsalud.org)
  • Health science students are the future healthcare providers who will implement proper preventive measures, as well as health educational and promotional sessions to promote information and knowledge among the public regarding HIV and AIDS in Eswatini. (bvsalud.org)
  • By this, the model supports the communication of two essential messages: that patients may have a lifelong risk of ulceration but that there are health-care interventions and self-care practices that can reduce these risks. (bvsalud.org)
  • My name is Jessica Franks and I'm a health communications fellow for the children's preparedness unit. (cdc.gov)
  • The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recognizes that conducting market research is an important component of acquisition planning, and that having frequent and effective communication with industry early in the acquisition planning process helps to capture industry feedback and input to assist the government with requirements development for a more effective and efficient innovative solution to meet the agencies mission. (pagefreezer.com)
Inclusion1
  • Andraéa LaVant is the president and chief inclusion officer of LaVant Consulting Inc., a communications firm that offers corporate development and content marketing for brands and nonprofits. (npr.org)
Students6
  • They should also avoid expressing their aggravation at being not able to gain access to quality speech-language services students who do not speak in the presence of non-disabled students. (bestwritingservice.com)
  • Moreover, teachers should be very patient with such students and should not portray frustration when they can not comprehend the communication of these students. (bestwritingservice.com)
  • The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering believes in that, the students of the program have to make quantitative predictions and effects of the products and solutions they deliver. (svec.education)
  • Hence it is our humble endeavor to train students holistically in Electronics and Communication technologies and applications . (svec.education)
  • The department's student technical forum - Association of Communication Majors and Enthusiasts (ACME) organizes co-curricular, extra-curricular activities like Seminars, Quiz, Group Discussions, painting competitions, Debates, Mock Interviews and Aptitude Tests, extension activities, women empowerment activities regularly to enable the students to excel in their natural aptitudes. (svec.education)
  • Some software program for technology and disabled college students is quite efficient, accommodates a long warranty and permits the students to get the most doable benefit. (clam34.com)
Liaison1
  • OMB highlighted the need for a liaison in order to promote stronger agency vendor communications. (pagefreezer.com)
Patients2
  • The aim of this proposal is to enhance the utility of precise communication to the care taker, including passing information to automated care taking system or a robotic assistance in modern healthcare, by reading the gesture signals made by the patients or elderly as symbolic. (scirp.org)
  • The Fragile Feet & Trivial Trauma model is a promising tool for aiding communication of foot ulcer etiology to patients. (bvsalud.org)
Misconceptions1
  • With that in mind, here are some common misconceptions about auditory aids, and why they aren't true. (oz-health.com)
Access3
  • Provide basic communication access services and language development. (dcara.org)
  • The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. (icye.org)
  • In this situation a school will provide eSchools with access to the email address(es) they wish to send their communication to. (northumberland.sch.uk)
Programme1
  • The coverage is part of the UK Aid funded AT2030 programme. (lboro.ac.uk)
Infrastructure1
  • This could increase the chances of successful communications in a situation where the mine's power and its infrastructure become disabled. (cdc.gov)
Emergency4
  • Technology News 546 - medium frequency mine emergency communications-an emerging technology. (cdc.gov)
  • Objective: To evaluate' and develop medium frequency communications technology for emergency underground mine communications. (cdc.gov)
  • In December 2006, NIOSH entered into an interagency agreement with the US Army to evaluate communications technology originally developed by Kutta Technologies for the military, with the goal of adapting that technology for mine emergency communications. (cdc.gov)
  • Emergency medicine in hospitals and primary care in first-aid stations and evacuation areas were required for Mission 3. (who.int)
Benefit2
  • This role creates and increases far greater responsibilities on us in ensuring that the benefit of the developmental cycle reaches each and every citizen of this country, including the able and the disabled ones. (who.int)
  • This extra microphone in the M&RIE fixes that problem, meaning us hearing aid users again get the benefit of having radar-shaped ears to pick up sounds. (hearingaidknow.com)
Methods1
  • With all these interaction methods, gesture recognition takes an important and unique role in human communication with Machines [3]. (scirp.org)
Population1
  • Population communication. (who.int)
Discrimination1
  • Aids and equal opportunity act prohibits discrimination in fhaa prohibits pets because i need the amendment failed to sufficiently demonstrate the opposition was also protects those cases. (superfun.space)
Medical1
  • He is also an associate clinical professor of otolaryngology at NYU Langone Medical Center, the medical co-director of the Center for Communication, and a voluntary attending surgeon at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. (livescience.com)
Experience3
  • As the UNFPA report states, disabled girls and boys are three times more likely to experience sexual violence. (nation.sc)
  • AP-VP300 Video Phone gives customers a whole new experience of functional, superior audio and video quality IP video communication. (addpac.com)
  • With its years of experience and know-how would make AP-VP300 as the ultimate solution for next-generation video communication. (addpac.com)

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