Use of the Tactaid II and Tactaid VII with Children.

Weisenberger, Janet M.; Percy, Mary E.

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ERIC Number: EJ505096

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Use of the Tactaid II and Tactaid VII with Children.

Weisenberger, Janet M.; Percy, Mary E.

Volta Review, v96 n5 p41-57 Nov 1994

This paper discusses basic strategies in providing speech information to deaf individuals via the tactile modality and describes the Tactaid II and Tactaid VII vibrotactile aids employed in the Central Institute for the Deaf Sensory Aids Study. Coding, display, and operation are described for each device. Results from previous studies with both devices are reviewed. (DB)

Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Children, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Deafness, Equipment Evaluation, Sensory Aids, Speech Communication, Tactile Stimuli, Tactual Perception

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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