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Hearing Systems and Accessories for People with Hearing Loss

Introduction to the Special Thematic Session

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The Special Thematic Session on hearing systems and accessories is made up of a wide range of papers that illustrate different aspects of using such technologies in different environments. Studies shows the possibilities for improvements in higher education, captioning, sign language interpretation, communication for deaf-blind people and in museums.

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  1. University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia

    Matjaž Debevc

  2. Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C., USA

    Christian Vogler

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  3. Dipartimento di Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Mario Covarrubias Rodriguez

  4. Support Centre for Students with Special Needs, Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

    Petr Peňáz

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Debevc, M., Vogler, C. (2020). Hearing Systems and Accessories for People with Hearing Loss. In: Miesenberger, K., Manduchi, R., Covarrubias Rodriguez, M., Peňáz, P. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12377. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58805-2_21

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