Simon Auditory Lab
The goal of our laboratory is to examine the auditory abilities of people with various degrees of hearing loss with and without vision loss.
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Journal Articles
. (2012). Acoustic cues used by blind travelers. Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America, 131(4), 3516.
. (1978). Selective anchoring and adaptation of phonetic and nonphonetic continua. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America, 64, 1338–1357.
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Low Vision Support Group, 11/7/18: The Importance of Vision in Understanding the Spoken Word: Hearing and Vision
Read MoreUnderstanding speech involves both hearing AND vision. In this presentation, Dr. Helen J.
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Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
View CenterThe Center's research goal is to develop and apply new scientific knowledge and practical, cost-effective devices to better understand and address the real-world problems of blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind consumers
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Realistic Hearing Aid Outcomes
Read MoreThe primary objective of this project is to develop a set of realistic outcome measures that relate to the real-world
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CompletedAssessment of Speechreading with Dual Sensory Loss: Visual and Hearing Impairments
Read MoreThe purpose of this research study is to test subjects who have various hearing and vision problems on their lipreading, visual and auditory skills in order to understand the relationships between
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CompletedHearing Aid for Blind Travelers with Hearing Loss
Read MoreBlind travelers rely on subtle acoustic cues for independent mobility. When hearing becomes impaired, as in the normal aging process, a special type of hearing aid may be needed to enhance these cues.
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Auditory Lab 2318 Fillmore Street San Francisco CA 95003 LL03 (415) 345-2008