Name of teaching material
Vision and hearing loss simulation Other
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| Target |
・ Faculty involved in educating a deaf-blind child(ren) ・ Faculty and others having interest in deaf-blind children |
|---|---|
| Disability category | deaf-blind |
| Teaching units / Applicable scenes | other |
| Specific purposes | ・ Experience the conditions and difficulties faced by a deaf-blind child and find clues for adequate intervention |
| Considerations for disability characteristics |
・ It is impossible to experience the actual conditions and difficulties of a specific deaf-blind child because the levels of vision and hearing loss vary by person. It is not possible to understand his or her actual background just with a short simulation. However, vision and hearing loss simulation may help us imagine his or her difficulties and behaviors. ・ Simulation of his or her actual vision and hearing loss levels combined with simulation of his or her physical challenges, if any, facilitates understanding his or her daily reactions and behaviors. ・ It is important not only to experience the simulation but also to discuss and share on what you felt, wanted to transmit, understood and did not understand during the simulation. |
| Expected effects and results | ・ Vision and hearing loss simulation facilitates understanding the difficulties encountered by a deaf-blind child and provides clues for imagining his or her daily behaviors and investigating intervention and communication methods. |
| How to use |
It is effective to combine simulation of physical challenges, etc. with simulation of the actual vision and hearing loss levels of the deaf-blind child, if any. Vision loss level: total blindness or low vision (mild, moderate or severe). Use an eye mask or vision simulation lenses corresponding to the level. Hearing loss level: total deafness or hearing impairment (mild, moderate or severe). Use ear plugs, headphones, and noises from a voice recorder to reproduce what the child hears. ◆ Simulation activity examples using an eye mask and ear plugs, which are relatively easily available Play in pairs: one acting as a deaf-blind child and the other acting as a teacher. The one playing the teacher transmits the task to the one playing the child not by using voice but by touching. The one playing the deaf-blind child is to not use voice either. |
| Related teaching materials and information | Vision simulation lenses are commercially available but are expensive. Swimming goggles with a patch(es) attached can be used instead (See the photo above). |
| Useful for other students |
- Informant 2021-FY project for supporting practical studies on special needs education of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Enriching guidance and coaching to deaf-blind children) , Special Needs Education School for the Visually Im
- Keywords Vision and hearing loss simulation, Headphones, Voice recorder, Eye mask and ear plugs, Vision simulation lenses, Vision loss simulation using swimming goggles
- Translator MAKUUCHI Yuko
- Created 2024-03-14 12:37:45
- Updated 2024-03-14 12:38:56