Reverberation in speech, caused by room reflections, is problematic specially for hands-free telephonic applications in a confined space. The problem is even severe for hearing impaired people. Therefore blind speech dereverberation is an important research area. The task is to remove reverberation from the output of a room, where the room impulse response, as well as the clean speech signal is...

OBJECTIVE Hearing impairment is suggested to be associated with depression in the elderly. The present study evaluated the risk of depression after hearing impairment in all age groups matched by age, sex, income, and region of residence. METHODS The Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service-National Patient Samples were collected for a period from 2002 to 2013. Hearing impairment...

In this paper, we propose a conference system using text and finger braille. Finger braille is one of the communication methods for deaf-blind people. Since some of them have serious impairments of the visual and auditory senses, they communicate with others using tactile sensation. We have analyzed the features of finger braille. The functions required for the system were examined and implemen...

objective: the purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of life skills training on decreasing social phobia (sp) disorder in students with hearing impairment. methods: the sample included 30 male students, age range from 8 to 18 years with hearing impairment recruited from exceptional schools. their age and iq were matched. they were randomly assigned into experimental and contr...

background and aim : hearing impairment affects educational skills of hearing-impaired students, but its negative impact is far more on reading and writing skills. this study was per­formed to design and validate an educational software to improve writing skills. methods : in this study, the mixed-methods approach was used. in the first step, the qualitative method was used to design the educat...

The article presents the results of analysis problem creativity and creative work in children with disabilities having different impairments. This research serves as a basis for conducting separate study aimed at researching peculiarities search solutions process completing figure drawings younger schoolchildren hearing impairments compared to their peers normal hearing. For this purpose, compa...

While a hearing-impaired individual depends on sign language and gestures, non-hearing-impaired person uses verbal language. Thus, there is need for means of arbitration to forestall situation when who does not understand the wants communicate with person. This paper concerned development PC-based translator facilitate effective communication between persons. Database hand gestures in American ...