Presentation 2016-03-04
Fundamental Investigation on Disaster Information Transmission for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing
Daisuke Wakatsuki, Narito Kurata,
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Abstract(in English) Deaf or hard-of-hearing persons cannot obtain disaster information which is generally transmitted by sound broadcast in large private areas such as universities, companies or commercial facilities. Hence they cannot start evacuation behavior due to not obtaining emergent information when a disaster has occurred. In this paper, we describe a disaster information transmission experiment for deaf or hard-of-hearing students in disaster drill of Tsukuba University of Technology at which they are studying. According to survey responses by students, communication tools with push type information transmission are suitable for them, and scripts of sound broadcast and premises diagrams pointing to disaster place and refuge area are effective. Moreover, quick and accurate disaster information acquisition increases their awareness of the need for disaster behavior.
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Keyword(in English) Disaster information transmission / Deaf or hard-of-hearing / SNS(Social Networking Service) / Disaster Drill
Paper # WIT2015-90
Date of Issue 2016-02-26 (WIT)

Conference Information
Committee WIT
Conference Date 2016/3/4(2days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English) Tusukuba Univ. of Tech.(Tsukuba)
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) Hearing / Visually impaired person support technology, etc.
Chair Kiyohiko Nunokawa(Tokyo International Univ.)
Vice Chair Chikamune Wada(Kyushu Inst. of Tech.)
Secretary Chikamune Wada(Nagoya Inst. of Tech.)
Assistant Tomohiro Amemiya(NTT) / Takeaki Shionome(Tsukuba Univ. of Tech.) / Manabi Miyagi(Tsukuba Univ. of Tech.)

Paper Information
Registration To Technical Committee on Well-being Information Technology
Language JPN
Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Sub Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Title (in English) Fundamental Investigation on Disaster Information Transmission for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing
Sub Title (in English) Experiment in Disaster Drill in Tsukuba University of Technology
Keyword(1) Disaster information transmission
Keyword(2) Deaf or hard-of-hearing
Keyword(3) SNS(Social Networking Service)
Keyword(4) Disaster Drill
1st Author's Name Daisuke Wakatsuki
1st Author's Affiliation Tsukuba University of Technology(NTUT)
2nd Author's Name Narito Kurata
2nd Author's Affiliation Tsukuba University of Technology(NTUT)
Date 2016-03-04
Paper # WIT2015-90
Volume (vol) vol.115
Number (no) WIT-491
Page pp.pp.13-18(WIT),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2016-02-26 (WIT)