title: Tele-talk: a communication device for the persons with hearing disabilities.
abstract: Tele-Talk is a device designed to allow a person with hearing disabilities to communicate using the telephone, with a minimum of effort and without requiring a multitude of special equipment. This device provides a previously unavailable link for the hearing disabled to communicate directly over telephone lines. Tele-Talk has the extra capability of operating in live conference situations using microphone input. Today, most devices designed for the hearing-impaired are dependent on both communicants' owning/operating identical set-ups. If an accessory item is missing or misplaced, communication breaks down. Tele-Talk answers the need to permit transparent hearing assistance via the telephone.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut, Electrical & Systems Engineering Department, 260 Glenbrook Road, U-157, Storrs, CT 06269-2157.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mierzejewski
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wieczorek
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koziura
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Metcalf
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pruehsner
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Enderle
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006311:Hearing Disorders; D006801:Humans; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software; D013060:Speech; D013689:Telephone