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Assisting Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People in Critical Situations: Alleviating Stress and Enhancing Safety

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dc.contributor.author ŞTIRBU, Oana-Isabela
dc.contributor.author ADOCHIEI, Ioana-Raluca
dc.contributor.author PARASCHIV, Ruxandra-Victoria
dc.contributor.author NICOLESCU, Şerban-Teodor
dc.contributor.author ADOCHIEI, Felix-Constantin
dc.contributor.author SERIŢAN, George-Călin
dc.date.accessioned 2023-11-13T07:40:57Z
dc.date.available 2023-11-13T07:40:57Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.citation ŞTIRBU, Oana-Isabela, ADOCHIEI, Ioana-Raluca, PARASCHIV, Ruxandra-Victoria et al. Assisting Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People in Critical Situations: Alleviating Stress and Enhancing Safety. In: 6th International Conference on Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Engineering: proc. of ICNBME-2023, 20–23, 2023, Chisinau, vol. 2: Biomedical Engineering and New Technologies for Diagnosis, Treatment, and Rehabilitation, 2023, p. 50-58. ISBN 978-3-031-42781-7. e-ISBN 978-3-031-42782-4. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-3-031-42781-7
dc.identifier.isbn 978-3-031-42782-4
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42782-4_6
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.utm.md/handle/5014/24765
dc.description Acces full text - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42782-4_6 en_US
dc.description.abstract Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing encounter many difficulties in their daily lives, especially when it comes to receiving important information during emergencies or disasters. Relying on others for updates can create a dependency that may hinder their ability to respond independently and effectively in critical situations. To address this problem, it is crucial to have a warning system that can provide timely alerts directly to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, reducing their reliance on family members, tutors, or caregivers during emergencies. Our team has developed a mobile application that can notify individuals of unavoidable events like earthquakes or fires. We used App Inventor, a user-friendly development platform, to create the app, which can be installed on wearable devices for easy accessibility. By utilizing wearable technology and mobile connectivity, our app aims to bridge the communication gap that deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals experience during emergencies. It includes several essential features to enhance its effectiveness, such as customized alert settings based on individual preferences, such as the type of alerts, urgency level, and notification formats (visual or vibration). The app also offers real-time location tracking, which can provide personalized localized alerts, giving deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals crucial information about their immediate surroundings. Furthermore, the app has multilingual support to cater to diverse deaf and hard-of-hearing communities, ensuring that signals and information are conveyed in their preferred languages. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Springer Nature Switzerland en_US
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States *
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ *
dc.subject emergencies en_US
dc.subject assistance systems en_US
dc.subject safety alerts en_US
dc.subject hard of hearing encounter en_US
dc.subject warning systems en_US
dc.title Assisting Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People in Critical Situations: Alleviating Stress and Enhancing Safety en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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    6th International Conference on Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Engineering, September 20–23, 2023, Chisinau, Moldova

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