LINKED: Communication Device for assisting the hearing impaired.

Abstract

Deafness is a condition that affects about 5% of the world's population. Despite the advancements in technology, there is still a lot of room for development to help the hearing impaired communicate with others without compromising their own language: sign language. This report focuses on how the deaf live, their culture, and their historical background, as well as technology and its effects on them, how deafness occurs and how they interact with society with their condition. I focused my research on understand major aspects and requirements that the hearing impaired deem necessary to design my product. I conducted various interviews and from organizations too to better understand how their daily life goes and the problems they face. I analyzed various case studies and compared them to each other, finding what lacks what and cross checked it with the data I gathered to create a solution.