Subject: Re: auditory training for the blind From: Henry Gay Grubbs <ccg1978(at)COMCAST.NET> Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 13:16:06 +0000Take me off this distro list. > Moore and King have a small section (5.5, p149) on blindness in their > recent chapter "Plasticity of Binaural Systems" in the book: > > Plasticity of the Auditory System > Series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, Vol. 23 > Parks, T.N.; Rubel, E.W.; Fay, R.R.; Popper, A.N. (Eds.) > 2004, XII, 324 p. 48 illus., Hardcover > ISBN: 0-387-20986-7 > > > There has been some work on echolocation. The basic problem for > mobility > > trainers seems to be that there are huge individual differences in > the > > ability to echolocate. Some people do it amazingly well, > > (one case study examined the ability of a blind 11-year-old boy to > ride a > > bicycle while avoiding obstacles (McCarty & Worchel, 1954)) .Others > never > > really get it even with massive amount of training. It's also been > quite > > difficult to find a predictor of echolocation performance. The > > experimental work began in the 1940's with several very thoroguh > experiments > > by Dallenbach & colleagues. Larry Rosenblum and Dan Ashmead have > done > some > > work recently in this area. > > > > For reviews see: > > > > Neuhoff, J. G. (2004). Auditory motion and localization. In J.G. > Neuhoff > > (Ed.) Ecological Psychoacoustics. New York: Academic Press. > > > > Stoffregen, T. A., & Pittenger, J. B. (1995). Human echolocation as > a > basic > > form of perception and action. Ecological Psychology, 7, 181-216. > > > > > > Here are a few other references as well: > > > > Arias, C., Curet, C. A., Moyano, H. F., Joekes, S., et al. (1993). > > Echolocation: A study of auditory functioning in blind and sighted > subjects. > > Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 87(3), 73-77. > > > > Ashmead, D. H., Wall, R. S., Eaton, S. B., Ebinger, K. A., > Snook-Hill, > > M.-M., Guth, D. A., & Yang, X. (1998). Echolocation reconsidered: > Using > > spatial variations in the ambient sound field to guide locomotion. > Journal > > of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 92, 615-632. > > > > Dallenbach, K. M. (1941). Facial vision: The perception of obstacles > by > the > > blind. Psychological Bulletin, 38, 610-611. > > > > McCarty, B., & Worchel, P. (1954). Rate of motion and object > perception in > > the blind. New Outlook for the Blind, 48, 316-322. > > > > Rice, C. E., Feinstein, S. H., & Schusterman, R. J. (1965). > Echo-detection > > ability of the blind: Size and distance factors. Journal of > Experimental > > Psychology, 70, 246-251. > > > > Rosenblum, L. D., Gordon, M. S., & Jarquin, L. (2000). Echolocating > distance > > by moving and stationary listeners. Ecological Psychology, 12, > 181-206. > > > > Taylor, J. G. (1966). Perception generated by training echolocation. > > Canadian Journal of Psychology, 20, 64-81. > > > > > > -John Neuhoff > > > > ________________________________ > > John G. Neuhoff > > Department of Psychology > > The College of Wooster > > Wooster, OH 44691 > > Phone: 330-263-2475 > > > > http://jneuhoff.com > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Thomas G Brennan" <g_brennantg(at)TITAN.SFASU.EDU> > > To: <AUDITORY(at)LISTS.MCGILL.CA> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 7:03 PM > > Subject: Re: auditory training for the blind > > > > > > > Matt, as a blind audiologist this has always been a concern to me. > The > > > first > > > question that seems important in terms of auditory training for > the > blind > > > is > > > that of echo location. There is very little material out there > and > > > orientation > > > and mobility trainers do not do auditory training and so far as I > know > > > very few > > > audiologist have programs specifically designed for bliend > clients. > > > > > > Tom > > > > > > > > > Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP > > > web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.11 - Release Date: > 16/05/05 > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.3.1 - Release Date: 31/05/05