tactile sensory aid

a device that makes use of touch to help individuals cope with a hearing or visual impairment. An example of a tactile sensory aid is a vibrator that cues a person with hearing loss that the doorbell is ringing. Other aids provide assistance with reading, and a number of electronic travel aids facilitate orientation and mobility for people with visual impairment. Although tactile sensory aids are also called tactile aids, the latter term is sometimes used more explicitly to refer only to devices that convert auditory information into patterns of skin stimulation—either vibratory (for a vibrotactile aid) or electrical (for an electrotactile aid)—for use in communicating with and teaching speech production to people with profound hearing loss. See also tactual display.

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Psychology term of the day

November 28th 2024

resocialization

n. the process of enabling individuals with mental disorders to resume appropriate interpersonal activities and behaviors and, generally, to participate in community life through more adaptive attitudes and skills.