Posted by: dustyroze on: September 3, 2009
Once you start looking for information on any subject you can be inundated with information.
I found a link to TTY‘s a few days ago and have only just gotten back to this topic to read more about what TTY means etc
http://www.jobaccess.gov.au/JOAC/Advice/ProductOrSolutionFour/TTY_telephone_typewriters.htm
mind you this is only one reference for this type of communication device
This is what a TTY looks like
Posted by: dustyroze on: September 2, 2009
Most work places can be adjusted to cater to people with hearing impediments, by:
Changing their office set-up and layout
Improve lighting to aide those that lip-read
If possible remove glass barriers or walls to help reduce the muffled sound
Stand near the person when speaking
Reduce background noise as much as possible
Learn Auslan, sign language
These are only a few suggestions, to find out more ways to keep your work place and any other place safe for the hearing impaired follow this link http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Hearing_loss_workplace_tips_for_managers
to find out more these links may help
http://deafness.about.com/cs/ttysandtdds/a/ttyhistory.htm
http://www.deafsocietynsw.org.au/?gclid=CPnYp9zp0ZwCFdMtpAodJksZJA
Posted by: dustyroze on: August 25, 2009
Have you ever wondered how complex an ear is…
I have always wondered what my ears looked like from the inside
Have a look at this site………
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/ear
to see how extraordinarily complex they are.
I have and recently found the above site
to show the ears inner workings
Posted by: dustyroze on: August 4, 2009
One in every 1000 children is born with a significant hearing problem, and one in 1500 will develop hearing problems in childhood.
There are several different degrees of hearing loss, ranging from mild, moderate, severe and profound, and medically ‘deaf’ is used for those who are born with profound hearing loss.
Posted by: dustyroze on: July 21, 2009
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