FUNCTIONAL INTERIORS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS 4(2+2)

Lesson 4:Housing Environment for Special Purposes-Classification and Problems Faced

Hearing disabilities

Hearing impairment or hard of hearing or deafness refers to conditions in which individuals are fully or partially unable to detect or perceive at least some frequencies of sound which can typically be heard by most people. Mild hearing loss may sometimes not be considered a disability.

Deafness or hearing handicaps that might make an individual insecure in public areas because he is unable to communicate or hear warning signals

People with impaired hearing have difficulty in understanding words and sounds in noisy environments. Rooms should be acoustically insulated and Supplementary visual information should be provided for example in airport and buses and for the use of lifts, alarms, bells.