01887caa a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041100002100055245009000076260000900166270008000175270002700255300001200282490001400294520106600308653012201374700001501496773005701511856006901568942001501637999001701652210629s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a2582-4961  aAjish K. Abraham 0aEfficacy of an Assistive Device for Museum Access to Persons with Hearing Impairment   c2015  aAll India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Manasagangothri, Mysore, 570 006  majish68@aiishmysore.in  a117-127  vVolume 34  aMuseum is a place of learning. Visit to the museum will be fruitful through eective interaction with the curator. Acoustic barriers in the museum prevent the curator's speech being intelligible to persons with hearing impairment. An assistive device was developed at AIISH to overcome the acoustic barriers for museum visitors with hearing impairment. The eld trials of the device were conducted at the Regional Museum of Natural History, Mysuru. The study reported in this paper quanties and critically evaluates the ecacy of the device in overcoming the acoustic barriers and making curator's speech audible and intelligible to the visitor. The ecacy measures employed were measurement of acoustic variables and feedback of the user through questionnaire. The results showed that, the device has been eective in overcoming the acoustic barriers for all visitors with hearing impairment, irrespective of their degree of hearing loss and the type of the hearing aid. The device has followed a universal design and hence is useful to all visitors to the museum.   aAcoustic Barriers, Museum, Hearing Impairment, Efficacy of Assistive Device, Acoustic Variables, Museum Accessibility  aManohar, N  aJournal of All India Institute of Speech and Hearing  uhttp://192.168.102.7/jaiish/index.php/aiish/article/view/857/544  cFJASyFJAS  c17964d17964