Tactile Communication of Speech
{'Code': '08090200', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'BIO', 'LongName': 'Direct For Biological Sciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'IOS', 'LongName': 'Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems'}}
{'SignBlockName': 'Christopher Platt'}
This project addresses how the sense of touch might be used to                  understand speech.  The ultimate goal of this research is to develop            tactile aids for the deaf and deaf-blind, to substitute for auditory            communication.  The research will increase knowledge about tactile              sensory capabilities, about speech perception, and about sensory                substitution, in addition to the technological contribution to                  communication aids.  This laboratory has already demonstrated the               usefulness of a tactile method for understanding speech, called Tadoma,         in which the "listener" places a hand on the speaker's face to monitor          movements, vibrations, and airflow.  In the present project, two                additional techniques will be studied.  One is the improvement in               performance when using "Augmented Tadoma," which adds an auxiliary              tactile display of information on tongue position.  The other is                "Synthetic Tadoma," which uses an artificial mechanical talking face as         a research tool to analyze Tadoma and evaluate its components.
{'FirstName': 'Nathaniel', 'LastName': 'Durlach', 'EmailAddress': 'durlach@mit.edu', 'StartDate': '08/01/1985', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}
{'Name': 'Massachusetts Institute of Technology', 'CityName': 'Cambridge', 'ZipCode': '021394301', 'PhoneNumber': '6172531000', 'StreetAddress': '77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Massachusetts', 'StateCode': 'MA'}
[{'Code': '1185', 'Text': 'SENSORY SYSTEMS'}, {'Code': '5342', 'Text': 'Disability & Rehab Engineering'}, {'Code': '9145', 'Text': 'SPECIAL PROGRAMS-RESERVE'}]
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