The introduction of closed captioned television in 1980 allows hearing impaired persons to have access to television as a source of news and entertainment, to text services, cable TV programs, and home video movies. Data on closed captioning sources and programing are detailed. (Author/DB)

Attempts to improve speech production and self-monitoring skills by 10 hearing-impaired subjects (ages 17-24) using visual feedback from the Speech Spectrographic Display and feedback from a speech-language pathologist were compared. Speech production improved significantly under both conditions but self-monitoring skills did not. No significant…

The background and impact of DEAFNET, a computer based telecommunications network for the deaf, are describd. Current efforts focus on local implementation of the system, which includes features of electronic messaging, and bulletin boards. DEAFNET's projected audience is explained to include hearing friends and family members as well as deaf…

A system is described whereby a stenotypist records the classroom instructor's and students' speech which a computer then translates to words on the screen for hearing impaired postsecondary students. Initial results include a high degree of verbatim accuracy, support for real-time operation, and several technical problems including lack of…

Twenty-one hearing-impaired high school students with varied English-language proficiency conversed with the experimenter using a teletype (TTY) system. Students with low English-language proficiency were found to be more passive communicators in this setting. (Author)

California's legislation mandating free telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDDs) to hearing and/or speech impaired persons is discussed, as are approaches used in San Diego to distribute them. The TDD's capabilities of communicating with other computer systems are described and an example of an electronic mail system is given. (CL)

The paper discusses the need to exercise greater experimental control over instructional variables in the investigation of sensory communication aids for the deaf. An analysis of several recent papers with respect to control of instructional variables, the need for better procedural descriptions in research reports and its relationship to…

This article summarizes an extensive research project on the closed-captioning of 205 television programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing people. Among findings were average caption speed was 141 words per minute; percentage of script edited out ranged from zero to 19; and a total of 16,102 unique words was used. (DB)

Five hearing-impaired high-school students used telephone communication devices for the deaf (TDDs) to converse with each other and with the researchers. Results indicated that TDD conversational exchanges can be used as a language sampling context, and the Burton analysis system provides empirical information regarding the categories/patterns of…

This paper raises concerns about use of cochlear implants with prelingually deaf children. It presents evidence questioning whether implants actually assist such children to acquire English as a Second Language and finds minimal differences in hearing improvements achieved with implants compared to conventional aids. Use of critical stage theory…

This article reports on implications of recent legislation and initiatives for the application of assistive technology to meeting the needs of deaf children and adults. A proposal to establish a national center on uses of technology in special education is discussed, as are advances in telecommunications devices for the deaf. (PB)

This paper reviews recent trends in the evolution of technology for use by deaf students, teachers, and media specialists. Resources and staff at four Regional Media Centers for the Deaf are described, as are general implications of current advances in communications technology. (PB)

Recent developments and national initiatives in the expansion of available closed caption television programming and videotaped materials are reviewed in this article. Projects implementing captioned media resources in mainstream classrooms are featured, and other technological innovations with potential for use by deaf citizens are discussed. (PB)

This article traces developments in telephone and telecommunications technology from Alexander Graham Bell to the present, explaining technical and practical aspects of teletypewriters, fax machines, online information services, electronic mail, video telephones, relay systems, teleconferencing, video telephones, and speech recognition.…

The SKI*HI Institute (Utah) has developed a system of coactive signing for children who are deaf and blind. The system includes optimized coactive signs that are functional, easy to feel, easy to relate to the referent, and easy to make. It also includes techniques for effective coactive sign use. Videotapes of lessons are described. (Author/DB)