Human Research in Rehabilitation (Apr 2016)

PERSONS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS IN EUROPE-SOCIAL AND SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES

  • Jasmina Kovačević,
  • Zora Jačova,
  • Husnija Hasanbegović,
  • Vesna Žigić,
  • Dragana Maćešić-Petrović,
  • Boris Kovačević

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 4 – 13

Abstract

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Aim: The study deals with the effects of new system of rehabilitation by using individual dynamic programs through computer technology in the education and rehabilitation of persons with hearing impairments. The sample includes adolescents of both gender distribution with the hearing impairment, average intellectual abilities, between 15 and18 years of calendar age, attending the secondary vocational training school (N=49). Results: The results point to a significant statistical difference between the achievements of the examinees who underwent the classical educational rehabilitation treatment and those whose education was based on individual dynamic programs through computer technology, in favor of the latter. Conclusion: The study deals up with new social, cultural and science perspectives viewed throw the implementation of assistive technology in education and rehabilitation of deaf people.

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