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Deaf Sign Language Users Pick Up Faster on Body Language

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Photo: Girl; linked to [25/01/2012] Deaf people who use sign language are quicker at recognising and interpreting body language than hearing non-signers, according to new research from investigators at University of California - Davis. Deaf Sign Language Users Pick Up Faster on Body Language - read more

A Heart for Ears

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[01/09/2011] He is severely hearing impaired, but nevertheless he is a professional musician – the German Daniel Denecke is able to pursue his profession because he uses hearing aids. He wants to share his experiences with the hearing disability with other affected people to support their self-confidence. For this reason he founded the organisation "Ear to Heart”. A Heart for Ears - read more

New Software 'Hearing Dummies' Pave the Way for Tailor-Made Hearing Aids

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Photo: Prototype of hearing aid; linked to [20/06/2011] New software 'hearing dummies' are part of research that promises to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of hearing impairments.  New Software 'Hearing Dummies' Pave the Way for Tailor-Made Hearing Aids - read more

Deaf Bank Consultant: „I Receive Inquiries From All Over Germany“

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[01/03/2011] In the middle of the foyer of the bank Robert Davis sits under the symbolic sign for the deaf. He is the only bank consultant in Germany who advises his clients in sign language and is deaf himself. With hearing persons he speaks in normal spoken language and he lipreads. Deaf Bank Consultant: „I Receive Inquiries From All Over Germany“ - read more

How the Deaf Have Super Vision

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[18/10/2010] Deaf or blind people often report enhanced abilities in their remaining senses. Researchers have discovered there is a causal link between enhanced visual abilities and reorganisation of the part of the brain that usually handles auditory input in congenitally deaf cats. How the Deaf Have Super Vision - read more

Noise and Chemicals: Workers Lose their Hearing

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Noise and Chemicals: Workers Lose their Hearing [01/10/2010] A study has shown that the presence of chemical contaminants can interact with noise and modify the way in which work-related "deafness" – which is increasingly common among young people – manifests itself. Noise and Chemicals: Workers Lose their Hearing - read more

Testing Sign Language by Cell Phone

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Testing Sign Language by Cell Phone [18/08/2010] Engineers are developing the first device able to transmit American Sign Language over U.S. cellular networks. The tool is just completing its initial field test. Testing Sign Language by Cell Phone - read more

Visual System Interprets Sign Languages

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Visual System Interprets Sign Languages [05/07/2010] Spanish researchers selected over twenty of the hundreds of signs to develop a new visual interpretation system which allows deaf people to carry out consultations in the language they commonly use. Visual System Interprets Sign Languages - read more

 
 

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