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Tourism Activities of Deaf Poles

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Zajadacz A., Śniadek J.

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vol. 58

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issue 1

17-32

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The chief aim of the research was to identify tourism activities of Deaf Poles. The study was conducted in 2007, and it included 191 Deaf adult Poles. The research data was collected mainly on the basis of questionnaire surveys conducted with the assistance of a sign language interpreter, individual interviews, and participant observation during tourist trips. The results were used as a basis for developing a conceptual framework for creating databanks for analyzing the data. The following statistical methods were employed: statistical significance level (p) and Tourist Information Systems (TIS), adapted to the needs of sign language users. The conceptual framework is based on the idea of active participation of Deaf individuals in creating Tourist Information Systems, cooperation networks (clusters), and the potential of Information Communications Technologies (ICTs).

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Differences in students' feelings and preferences in physical education classes: A comparison by degree of hearing loss

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Kurková P.

Physical Activity Review

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2020

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vol. 1

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issue 8

113-120

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Physical education is a very important discipline since it helps the development of students' cognitive abilities and motor skills. Also, physical education may be the best setting for individuals with hearing loss to learn about physical activity and a healthy lifestyle. Purpose: The objective of this study was to analyse differences in students' feelings in physical education classes and their leisure time preferences at the second grade of elementary schools for the deaf by degree of hearing loss. Material and methods: Participants were 86 students with hearing loss (severe to profound hearing loss, n = 51; 59.3%); an average age of 14.3 ± 1.4 years. Six elementary schools for the deaf participated in the research. The data were described using absolute and relative frequencies, including the mean and standard deviation. The non-parametric Mann-Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Fisher exact test, Chi-square test and Bonferroni post hoc tests were used for statistical analyses. For calculation of effect size coefficient abs(r) was used. All tests were performed at a significance level of alpha 0.05. Physical education is more popular among students with a more severe hearing loss (Z = -2.409; p = 0.016; abs(r) = 0.260). Relation to emotional response if a physical education class is cancelled, a small effect size coefficient (abs(r) = 0.175) was found, however statistical significance was not proven. Hearing loss affects the amount of leisure time spent listening to music - students with a less severe hearing loss do this activity considerably more often. By contrast, students who only use the Czech sign language do not listen to music. Conclusion: The degree of hearing loss has no negative effect on students' feelings in physical education classes and their preferences in leisure time.

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Możliwość zastosowania muzyki i wibracji w celu poprawy koordynacyjnych zdolności motorycznych dzieci z uszkodzonym słuchem. raport z badań wstępnych / Possibilities of application of music and vibrations for improving motor coordination abilities in children with impaired hearing – pilot experiment report

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Borowiec J.

Physiotherapy

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2011

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vol. 19

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issue 2

28-42

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Showing the possibility of physical exercises performed to the music with enhanced high frequencies and vibration devices enabling “bone hearing”, in the process of stimulating development at the level of coordination abilities of children with hearing disability. This paper is report of a pilot study. Twenty five children with hearing impairment aged 10 to 13 years participated in the experiment. The subjects were randomly assigned to experimental (E) and control (C) group. The control group attended traditional dancing classes using their every day hearing aids. Audiva High Pitch Training System was used in the classes of Group E. The system consists of headphones connected with a vibration transmitter, which enables the subject to experience “bone hearing”. The device used in the experiment strengthens high frequency tones in music, most of which are not audible to people with hearing disability. Classes were held once a week in Poznan Educational Centre for Deaf Children. The evaluation of the coordination abilities’ level was conducted twice - before and after the dancing classes. The level of coordination was assessed using the Kiphard Schilling Test of Coordination (KSTC). Mann-Whitney’s U Test and Wilcoxon’s Test were used to assess changes in coordination capacity.Preliminary analysis of research data indicates that both groups improved performance in final examinations as compared to the initial ones. Individuals in the experimental group achieved slightly better results in the final tests in comparison to the control group.The use of exercises performed to the music with enhanced high pitch tones and the vibrations showed a positive impact on the level of coordination abilities of the deaf. This positive trend needs to be checked on a larger research population, selected deliberately in terms of etiology and type of hearing disability

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Tourism Activities of Deaf Poles

Differences in students' feelings and preferences in physical education classes: A comparison by degree of hearing loss