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Sensory Aids for the Deaf and the Blind 164 Index of Selected Rehabilitation Research and Development Literature (1979-1985) 2384. Wheelchair design and quality . Brattgard SO, Lindstrom I, Severinsson K and Wihk L. Scand J Rehabil Med 1983;(Suppl 9):15-19. 2385. A wheelchair ergometer for assessing patients in their own wheelchairs (Technical note). Motloch WM and Brearley MN . Prosthet Orthot Int 1983:7(1): 50-51. 2386. Wheelchair modification to improve handling ease. Durie NE. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1979 Feb;60(2):82-83. 2387. Wheelchair mountaineering . Madorsky JGB and Kiley DP . Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1984 Aug ;65(8):590-592. 2388. Wheelchair that climbs curbs . Rehabil Dig 1981 Jan-Feb-Mar ;12(1):13. 2389. Wheelchair selection matters . Reed KL . Br J Occup Ther 1979 Sep ;42(9):219 2390. Wheelchair selection : More than choosing a chair with wheels. Sister Kenny Institute Staff. Rev ed. Minneapolis, MN: Sister Kenny Institute, 1977, [Rehab Publ no . 713] 2391. 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Int Neurosci 1983 May;19(I-4):13-19. 165 Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development Vol .22 No . 2 1985 2399. The effects of degraded visual and tactile information on diver work performance . Banks WW and Goehring GS . Hum Factors 1979 Aug ;21(4):409- 415. 2400. Electrocutaneous code pairs for artificial sensory communication systems. Szeto AYJ, Ann Biomed Eng 1982;10(4):175-192. 2401 . Electrocutaneous pulse rate and pulse width psychometric functions for sensory communications . Szeto AYJ, Lyman J and Prior RE . Hum Factors 1979 Apr;21(2):241-249. 2402. Electrocutaneous stimulation for sensory communication in rehabilitation engineering . Szeto AYJ and Saunders FA . IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1982 Apr;BME-29(4) :300-308. 2403. Electrocutaneous tracking : A methodology for evaluating sensory feedback codes. Szeto AYJ, Prior RE and Lyman J. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1979 Jan;BME-26(1) :47-50. 2404. Electrotactile stimulation relevant to sensory/motor rehabilitation : A progress report. Solomonow M and Lyman J . Bull Prosthet Res 1980 Spr;17(1,BPR 10- 33):63-72. 2405. Field trials of a tactile acoustic monitor for the profoundly deaf. Summers IR, et al. Br Audiol 1981 Aug ;15(3):195-199. 2406. Information transmission across the skin: High-resolution tactile sensory aids for the deaf and the blind. Saunders FA. Int Neurosoi 1983 May;19(1-4):21- 28. 2407. Instrumentation for an electrocutaneous communication device . Kane G, Borrmann RJ and Finn J . Behav Res Methods Instrum 1982;14(4):400-404. 2408. Multiple unit correlation analysis of cutaneous receptors . Looft FJ and Fuller MS. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1979 Oct;BME-26(10):572-578. 2409. On-line receptive field mapping of cutaneous receptors. Looft FJ and Williams WJ. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1979 June ;BME-26(6) :350-256. 2410. Perceptual processing capabilities and their development . Held R . Sens World 1980 Dec;41 :8-10. 2411 . 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Visual field plotting using eye movement response . Jernigan ME. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1979 Nov ;BME-26(10 :601-606. 2418 . A wearable tactile sensory aid for profoundly deaf children . Saunders FA, et al. J Med Syst 1981 ;5(4):265-270. Sensory Aids: Deaf-Blind 2419. Characteristics of a young deaf-blind population. Stein LK, Palmer Pand Weinberg B . Am Ann Deaf 1982 Dec;127(7):828-837. 2420. The effects of bimodal (sound-light) stimulus presentation on selective responding of deaf-blind multi-handicapped children. Knight MS and RosenblattL. Am Ann Deaf 1983 June ;128(3):397-401. 2421 . Employment of deaf-blind Rubella students in a subsidized work program. Busse DG, Romer LT, Fewell RR and Vadasy PF. J Iris Impair Blind 1985 Feb;79(2): 59-64. 2422. How does a deaf person cope when blindness occurs? Michelle's poignant story. Smithdas MJ. J Rehabil 1982 July-Sep ;48(3):72-73. 2423. Problems of psychiatric care of a deaf-blind population . Seligson JL. Int J Psychiatry Ailed 1983-84;13(1):85-92. 2424. Special Devices for Hard of Hearing, Deaf, and Deaf-Blind Persons . Hurvitz J and Carmen R . Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Co, 1981, 297 pp. Sensory Aids: Hearing impaired 2425 . Assessment of hearing disability: Discussion paper . Coles RRA, Burns Wand King PF. J R Soc Med 1983;76(12):1032-1037. 2426. Auditory deficits in multiple sclerosis: A review. Mustillo P . Audiology I984;23(2):145-146. 167 Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development Vol .22 No . 2 1985 2427. Auditory Procesing Disorders and Remediation . Heasley BE. 2nd ed. Springfield, IL : Charles C Thomas, 1980, 168 pp. 2428. A comparison of hearing-impaired and normally hearing students on locus of control, people orientation, and study habits and attitudes . Dowaliby FJ, Burke NE and McKee BG . Am Ann Deaf 1983 Feb ;128(1):53-59. 2429. Comparison of reading comprehension task performance for deaf and hearing readers. Davey B, La Sasso C and Macready G. Speech Hear Res 1983;26(4):622-628. 2430. Crafting sound from silence . Franklin D. Sol News 1984 Oct 20;126(16):252- 254. 2431 . Effect of sensorineural hearing loss on the stapedius reflex growth function in the elderly . Silman S and Gelfand SA . Acoust Son Am 1981 Apr;69(4):I099-1106. 2432. The effects of an acquired profound hearing loss on speech production: A case study . Plant G. Br Audiol 1984;18(1):39-48. 2433 . The effects of severity of hearing impairment and locus of control on the denial of hearing impairment in the aged . McDavis KC. Int Aging Hum Dev 1983-84;18(1):47-60. 2434. Encephalitis herpes simplex : Aural rehabilitation following bilateral deafness. Montano JJ, Melley CC and Karam DB . Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1983 Oct;64(10):479-480. 2435 . Etiology of deafness in Roberts School for the Deaf. Jansen VD and Schaeffer D . Otolaryngol 1984;13(1):47-48. 2436. Hearing assessment in homes for the aged : A comparison of audiometric and self-support methods. 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Am Ann Deaf 1983 Dee;128(7):884- 889. 2444. Mechanics of vocal fold vibration and_ geal articulatory gestures produced by hearing-impaired speakers . Metz DE, Whitehead RE and Whitehead BH . J Speech Hear Res 1984 Jan;27(1):62-69. 2445. On objective criteria for hearing impairment and hearing disability . Parving A and Ostri B . Scand Audiol 1983;12(3):165-169. 2446. The prevention of hearing loss. Stephens SDG and Bellman SC . Int Rehabil Med 1983;5(2):86-95. Hearing Impaired: Acoustics Analysis 2447. A review of current approaches to aural rehabilitation . Pichora-Fuller MK, Corbin H, Riko K and Alberti PW . Int Rehabil Med 1983;5(2):58-66. 2448. Social aspects of acquired hearing loss in adults. Beattie JA . Int J Rehabil Res 1984;7(2):215-216. 2449. Speech and Deafness . Calvert DR and Silverman SR . Revised ed . Washington, DC: Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, 1983, 304 pp.
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