News tagged with deaf people
Deaf sign language users pick up faster on body language
Deaf people who use sign language are quicker at recognizing and interpreting body language than hearing non-signers, according to new research from investigators at UC Davis and UC Irvine.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Helping deaf people to enjoy music again
Researchers from the University of Southampton are investigating how to help deaf people, who have received a cochlear implant, to get more enjoyment from music.
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Retina holds the key to better vision in deaf people
People who are deaf benefit from better vision due to the fact their retinas develop differently, experts at the University of Sheffield have shown.
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Research reveals deaf adults see better than hearing people
Adults born deaf react more quickly to objects at the edge of their visual field than hearing people, according to groundbreaking new research by the University of Sheffield.
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Visual system interprets sign languages
Spanish sign language is used by over 100,000 people with hearing impairments and is made up of hundreds of signs. CVC-UAB researchers Sergio Escalera, Petia Radeva and Jordi Vitria selected over twenty of these signs to ...
Jun 02, 2010 |
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Dementia study launched within the deaf community
Researchers have launched a unique project to improve early diagnosis and management of dementia among Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL).
Mar 03, 2010 |
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Researchers create cell phones for sign language
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers and colleagues have created cell phones that allow deaf people to communicate in sign language, the same way hearing people use phones to talk.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Findings could lead to improved lip-reading training for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
A new study by the University of East Anglia suggests computers are now better at lip-reading than humans.
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Good vibrations: Devices aid the deaf by translating sound waves to vibrations
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lip reading is a critical means of communication for many deaf people, but it has a drawback: Certain consonants (for example, p and b) can be nearly impossible to distinguish by sight alone.
Feb 26, 2009 |
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