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Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
Volume 9, Number 2 (March 2014)
http://informahealthcare.com/toc/idt/current
Review Paper
Hearing assistive technologies in developing countries: background, achievements and challenges
Posted online on April 7, 2014. (doi:10.3109/17483107.2014.907365)
Bradley McPherson
Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong,
Hong Kong, China
http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/17483107.2014.907365
Abstract
Purpose: The burden of hearing impairment and disability is substantial in the developing world. This review outlines the associated need for amplification devices in low and medium income countries and some of the initiatives that have been taken to improve access to such devices, particularly hearing aids. The main observed barriers to access are listed and possible ways to improve access are considered.
Methods: Prevalence estimates for disabling hearing impairment are reviewed and a number of national and international examples of initiatives to facilitate use of hearing assistive devices in low and medium income countries are provided. Technologies that are potentially appropriate for hearing instruments in developing countries are suggested, as well as fitting programs that are more likely to be maintained over the long term.
Results: Challenges to successful hearing instrument fitting in low and medium income countries are many. However, some programs point the way to improved access to such devices. Successful hearing aid fitting programs in developing countries have typically combined appropriate technology with a sustainable local support base.
Conclusions: With a rising middle class in many developing countries, advances in technology, and ongoing training programs for those involved in amplification fitting, hearing device usage rates may eventually reach parity with those in developed economies.
Implications for Rehabilitation
The historical development of affordable hearing device fitting provision in low and middle income countries is outlined.
Three key barriers to widespread access to hearing device provision in many low and middle income countries (LMICs) are identified: lack of trained personnel, the high cost of many existing devices marketed in LMICs and limited public awareness of the benefits of hearing assistive technologies.
Examples of programs that have sought to overcome these barriers in LMICs are given and may influence the ways in which future hearing health care is provided.
Human Service Organizations Management, Leadership & Governance
Volume 38, Issue 2, 2014
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wasw21/current#.U0sFzFcWNdc
Dynamics of innovation in nonprofit organizations: The pathways from innovativeness to innovation outcome
Sangmi Choia & Jae-Sung Choia*
DOI: 10.1080/23303131.2014.898005
Published online: 04 Apr 2014
Abstract
This study aims to examine the dynamics of innovation in human service nonprofits by investigating the pathways from innovativeness to innovation outcome through innovation input, process, and output. The findings from 258 community-based social service centers in South Korea suggest that innovativeness initiates innovation implementation and eventually contributes to innovation outcome. The study reveals that innovative culture may be the most important factor to facilitate innovation in human service nonprofits.
International JOURNAL OF CONTENTS
Vol.10 No.1, 2014.3, 54-61 (8 pages)
Concepts of Disaster Prevention Design for Safety in the Future Society
Hwang-Woo Noh , Keiko Kitagawa, Yong-Sun Oh
Abstract
In this paper, we propose a pioneering concept of DPD(Disaster Prevention Design) to realize a securable society in the future. Features of danger in the future society are expected to be diverse, abrupt occurring, large scale, and complicated ways. Due to increment of dangers with their features of uncertainty, interactivity, complexity, and accumulation, human-oriented design concept naturally participates in activities to prevent our society against disasters effectively. We presented DPD is an essential design activity in order to cope with dangers expected in the future societies as well as realize securable environments. DPD is also an integrated design aids including preemptive protections, rapid preparing, recovery, and interactive cooperation. We also expect these activities of DPD is effective for generation of new values in the market, satisfaction of social needs, expansion of design industry, and a novel chance for development in the future society. Throughout this paper, we submit various aspects of DPD concepts including definition, classification, scope, necessity, strategy, influencing elements, process, and its principle. We expect these concepts will be the seed and/or basement of DPD research for the future works. For the direction of study for DPD in the future, we emphasize alarm system for preemptive protection rather than recovery strategy for the damage occurred. We also need to research about progressive prevention techniques and convergence with other areas of design. In order to transfer the concept of product design from facility-oriented mechanism to human-oriented one, we should develop new kinds of city basis facilities, public-sense design concepts referred to social weak-party, e-Learning content design preparing disasters, and virtual simulation design etc. On the other hand, we have to establish laws and regulations to force central and/or provincial governments to have these DPD strategies applying their regional properties. Modern design activities are expanding to UI(user interface) content design area overcoming the conventional design concept of product and/or service. In addition, designers are recognized as art directors or life stylists who will change the human life and create the social value. DPD can be divided into prevention design, preparedness design, response design, and recovery design. Five strategies for successful DPD are Precaution-oriented, Human-oriented, Sense-oriented, Legislation, and Environment Friendly Strategies.