Yael Agriss

Abstract

Deaf and/or hard-of-hearing and hearing people communicate frequently. Most people find it enjoyable in some situations and scary in others. We spend most of our waking hours communicating. Communication affects our life. This is a study to investigate the use of synchronous communication tools, in particular focusing on two target groups, the deaf and/or hard-of-hearing and their hearing colleagues. The aim will be to determine people's views on whether synchronous communication tools are now or will be beneficial for them to use as communication. The point of the survey and interview was to ascertain who, if anyone, was actually using the synchronous communication tools. It was discovered that some people do use synchronous communication as a part of "access communication" between deaf and/or hard-of-hearing and hearing people in the workplace.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Deaf--Means of communication; Communication and technology; Synchronous data transmission systems

Publication Date

2001

Document Type

Thesis

Department, Program, or Center

Information Sciences and Technologies (GCCIS)

Advisor

Haake, Anne

Advisor/Committee Member

Kuhar, Jane

Comments

Note: imported from RIT’s Digital Media Library running on DSpace to RIT Scholar Works. Physical copy available through RIT's The Wallace Library at: HV2497 .A475 2001

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

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