Lesson 4Web accessibility for hearing impaired users
- Notion 22 - What are hearing impairments and who do they impact on the web?
- Notion 23 - Accessibility issues hearing impaired users can experience
- Notion 24 - Tools you can use to ensure your content is accessible for hearing impaired users
- Notion 25 - Design tips for ensuring content is accessible for hearing impaired users
- Notion 26 - Examples of design that is inaccessible for hearing impaired users
- Notion 27 - What makes these websites accessible for hearing impaired users?
- Notion 28 - Wrap up: What does hearing impairment mean?
Notion 28
Wrap up: What does hearing impairment mean?
Target skills
Exercise
Now it's your turn:
Fill in the gaps with the missing words from below:
Definition
_____________ is defined as the condition in which a person is not able to hear as well as someone with normal hearing. Hearing loss may be mild, ___________, severe, or profound. It can affect one ear or both ears and leads to difficulty in hearing conversational speech or loud sounds.
'Hard of hearing' refers to people with hearing loss ranging from mild to severe. People who are hard of hearing usually communicate through spoken language and/or ______________ and can benefit from hearing aids, cochlear implants, and other assistive devices as well as captioning.
'Deaf' people mostly have profound hearing loss, which implies very little or no hearing. They often use sign language for communication.
Causes of hearing loss and deafness
Adulthood or during the life span
- chronical or sudden neurosensorial deseases or disorders
- _________________
- Cerumen impaction (impacted ear wax)
- Trauma to the ear or head
- Loud noise/loud sounds (at work i..e.)
- Viral infections and other ear conditions
four of the common problematic areas for deaf learners are: words with more than one meaning; technical language; specific terms; _______________ and specific symbols.
Formatting is another potential problem, including features such as adjustable volume control. Finally, accessible design for deaf users should include the use of _________________, among other steps.
Resources
Word list
hearing loss
moderate
sign language
Smoking
abbreviations
explanatory images
Correction
Definition
Hearing loss is defined as the condition in which a person is not able to hear as well as someone with normal hearing. Hearing loss may be mild, moderate, severe, or profound. It can affect one ear or both ears and leads to difficulty in hearing conversational speech or loud sounds.
'Hard of hearing' refers to people with hearing loss ranging from mild to severe. People who are hard of hearing usually communicate through spoken language and/or sign language and can benefit from hearing aids, cochlear implants, and other assistive devices as well as captioning.
'Deaf' people mostly have profound hearing loss, which implies very little or no hearing. They often use sign language for communication.
Causes of hearing loss and deafness
Adulthood or during the life span
- Chronical or sudden neurosensorial deseases or disorders
- Smoking
- Cerumen impaction (impacted ear wax)
- Trauma to the ear or head
- Loud noise/loud sounds (at work i..e.)
- Viral infections and other ear conditions
four of the common problematic areas for deaf learners are: words with more than one meaning; technical language; specific terms; abbreviations and specific symbols.
Formatting is another potential problem, including features such as adjustable volume control. Finally, accessible design for deaf users should include the use of explanatory images, among other steps.