Collaboratively building approaches to listening and communication with others when hearing and listening fail.
Did you know that listening to each other is about much more than hearing?
Technology is currently in use or being developed that can track how, where and when we engage with our surroundings. We often think about using this technology when engaging with our visual world. Yet, access to our hearing world is a necessity when communicating through spoken language. Let’s explore how we can make use of technology to make listening accessible for all.
In this hackathon we are bringing scientists (Jacek Dmochowski, PhD), developers (Not Impossible Labs), individuals experiencing problems with speech perception, students and anyone who is excited about being part of a community of thinkers and innovators and enthusiasts together to come up with the next generation of approaches to enhance communication for all.
Interested in thinking out of the box and coming up with awesome ideas of using mainstream technologies for engaged listening? Think virtual and augmented reality for engaged listening.
No matter your background, we want you for a day of fun developing non-stigmatizing approaches to hearing loss and other communication problems.
November 15, 2022, 9:30 am - 5:00 pmLocation Dickson Hall - Cohen Lounge (Room 178)
Sponsor Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Cost free + coffee/lunch provided
Attend the full day, or half day (9am - 1pm or 1pm - 5 pm)
Goal: to come up with creative and innovative uses of current technological advances for project development in collaboration with the University of Twente, the Netherlands.
What to expect:
Third year students in audiology will provide an introduction to speech perception and what happens when breakdowns occur.
Keynote experts in several disciplines (such as biomedical neuroengineering) will present on the state-of-the art of technology on human factors design and neuro-engineering:
Not Impossible Labs (notimpossiblelabs.com) will share their latest project on Music:Not Impossible - - about the development of a vibrotextile wearable providing additional vibratory input to people with and without hearing loss during concerts.
Jacek Dmochowski (biomedical neuroengineer from CUNY) will share his expertise on the mainstream use of EEG and listening engagement.
Participants from across disciplines and backgrounds will be divided in smaller groups to brainstorm and develop innovative technological advances. The best idea(s) will be presented to the Behavioral Management and Social Sciences labs of the University of Twente for further exploration and development.
Come be part of an exciting solution promoting the health and well-being for all.
