How people who are deaf, Deaf, and hard of hearing use technology in creative sound activities
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
10-22-2022
Abstract
Creative sound activities, such as music playing and audio engineering, are said to have been democratized with the development of technology. Yet, the use of technology in creative sound activities by people who are deaf, Deaf, and hard of hearing (DHH) has been underexplored by the research community. To address this gap, we conducted an online survey with 50 DHH participants to understand their use of technology and barriers they face in their creative sound activities. We find DHH people use four types of technology-hearing devices, sound manipulation, sound visualization, and speech-To-Text-for three purposes-To improve sound perception via auditory and visual means, to avoid hearing fatigue, and to better communicate with hearing people. We also find their barriers to technology: unknown availability, limited options, and limitations that technology can solve. We discuss opportunities for more inclusive design specific to DHH people's creative sound activities, as well as facilitating access to information about technology.
Identifier
85141131990 (Scopus)
ISBN
[9781450392587]
Publication Title
Assets 2022 Proceedings of the 24th International ACM Sigaccess Conference on Computers and Accessibility
External Full Text Location
https://doi.org/10.1145/3517428.3550396
Recommended Citation
Ohshiro, Keita and Cartwright, Mark, "How people who are deaf, Deaf, and hard of hearing use technology in creative sound activities" (2022). Faculty Publications. 2584.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/2584
