DEBLICOM: Deaf-Blind Communication and Control Systems. Mid-Term Progress Report. Sept. 1, 1976 - Feb. 28, 1977.

Kafafian, Haig; Gouge, James

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ERIC Number: ED141968

Record Type: Non-Journal

Publication Date: 1977

Pages: 110

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DEBLICOM: Deaf-Blind Communication and Control Systems. Mid-Term Progress Report. Sept. 1, 1976 - Feb. 28, 1977.

Kafafian, Haig; Gouge, James

Described is the Deaf Blind Communications System (DEBLICOM), a somesensory coded information transfer system in which information is received cutaneously and transmitted kinesthetically. Reported is a pilot study done with 15 normal Ss (13- to 21-years-old) which compared communicative effectiveness of conventional temporal Morse code, spatial temporal Morse code and the dual input DEBLICOM code. Two styles of DEBLICOM interfaces are discussed: a touch-feel, portable, finger interface with nothing worn on or attached to the body of the deaf blind person and a body receive-only interface. Also explained are parts, materials and engineering aspects of the DEBLICOM system. (GW)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cybernetics, Deaf Blind, Kinesthetic Perception, Research Projects, Severe Disabilities, Tactual Perception, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Reports - Research

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Sponsor: Social and Rehabilitation Service (DHEW), Washington, DC.

Authoring Institution: Cybernetics Research Inst., Inc., Washington, DC.

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