Sound Visualization for the Deaf

In this paper, we investigate several means of visualizing both ambient and speech sounds and present a fusion of different visualization displays into one program package that would help provide the hearing impaired with a means to an enhanced awareness of their surroundings. The ideas investigated were implemented in software, and the program was evaluated by means of a survey conducted in a school for the deaf. ii Acknowledgments We wish to express appreciation to Dr. M. A. Al-Alaoui for his useful feedback and support throughout the different phases of the project. Also, we would like to thank the administration and students of the 'Learning Center for the Deaf'-Baabda for their helpful feedback and participation in the survey.