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From: dmimi@uncecs.edu (Mimi Clifford)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Suggestions for modifying the environment
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Date: 3 Mar 90 04:58:14 GMT
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I thought the series of suggestions for modifying the environment for people
with physical disabilities was great.  I especially vibrated to suggestions
of wind chimes, waterfalls, etc. to appeal to visually handicapped people.

However, background noise--even if 'pleasant' noise--makes hearing speech
difficult to impossible for people with hearing impairments, especially if
hearing aids are worn.  Don't know how to resolve this one--I like wind
chime's and waterfall's sound, but can't hear speech through it.