Warning sign

1. Introduction In the past years, an increasing number of driving assistance systems have been integrated in vehicles and the task of vehicle driving is automated to an ever greater extent. In an automated vehicle, the driver can switch his/her attention away from driving tasks to non-driving tasks such as reading and texting. However, since the automation technology is not perfect, the capability of automated driving still largely relies on conditions such as the weather and road type, which…

controls executive functions such as response selection, task switching, and inhibition of distractors (Pelham & Abrams, 2013, p. 315). Other parts of the brain that are activated are the Broca’s area, which is involved in the production of vocal and sign languages and the Wernicke’s area, which is involved in the comprehension of language (Schacter, Gilbert, Wegner, & Nock, 2014, p.362). To test the advantages the two groups, a series of attentional network task (ANT) were performed. The main…

Being deaf is something difficult to deal with. Deaf face many challenges during their lifetime. However, the real challenge is to fit in. It’s hard to be different from everyone else. Sadly, many deaf don’t have friends in their life, leaving them alone to face their own battles. This is a list of thirteen tips of being friends with someone deaf. Tip 1: When someone tells you, “I’m deaf” they do not mean: Please leave me alone. You can only talk to me through an interpreter. I have no…

Introduction Humans are social animals. We make spontaneous use of language by continuously interacting with each other. When we engage in a conversation, words enable us to reach out to other people, but they are not the only resource available. We say a lot with our face, gestures, intonation and many other types of meaningful behaviour known as paralanguage. The word paralanguage was first used by Trager (1958) and refers to ‘non-phonemic but vocal component of speech, such as tone of voice,…

to land, rather than being stopped by a barrier. That wave might first appear as a shallow trough, which is the low point beneath the crest of the wave. It sucks water back and exposes the land. This sudden retreat of water is a common natural warning sign of a tsunami. In a few minutes, the wave 's huge crest and the energy that comes with it will hit the shore. Sometimes the tsunami loses energy when it runs into a bay, entrance to a river, or structures in the water. But with nothing in its…

project I have created a sign language review video and a sign language booklet, that are both specific to one individual who has a developmental disability and uses sign language. For this project I will discuss why the individual uses sign language and why these materials are useful to her. I will explain the need for the video and the booklet in addition to the process of creating them step by step. Additionally in this project is information from research on the use of sign language by…

Handshape In sign language there are a variety of handshapes that are used to create signs. The majority of these handshapes come from the manual alphabet and numbers and can have slight modification to the handshape and C hand shape. (For images representing the manual alphabet and numbers please refer to pages 4 and 5 of the booklet) Carol struggles to produce select handshapes, some of which are acceptable modification, some of which are due to lack of focus and need to be practiced. An…

Yuma, Arizona has faced a wide array of disasters and emergencies over the years. It is the responsibility of all organizations to develop a plan to incorporate all facets of emergency management in the protection of the community. The Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) for Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) is part of this framework and is based on preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery. Within the EOP, the communication plan must be foundationally strong for the overall success of the…

had a speech using American Sign Language. The speech was a conclusion of her work journey in the factory. She informed everyone in the party that “The word silent, for us, is never silent. Please understand we are listening always with our eyes.... Hearing and Deaf must learn together, live together, change together. I can tell you from the Deaf side. Even we can’t hear the rain falling, but we listen from our eyes. Hearing…

hearing-impaired can view them. Listening devices can now be used with the telephone, TV, radio, or theaters. These include such things as hearing aids, telephone amplifiers, pocket-talkers, tone ringers, and hardwire devices (Moulton & Chinn). Sign language is defined as a language that uses a system of manual, facial, and other body…