Development and preliminary results of the University of Salford media Accessibility and hearing Impairment Database (U-SAID)

Ward, L; Shirley, BG; Davies, WJ

Abstract

Recent technological advances in object-based broadcasting present the opportunity to improve broadcast accessibility, particularly for the 11 million people in the UK with hearing impairment. Taking advantage of this opportunity is important given the key social role television plays, especially for older
people.
To best exploit this opportunity, a greater understanding is required of the relationship between
different types of hearing impairment and the specific barriers to broadcast access they present. To
begin deconstructing this relationship the University of Salford has assembled a database, which this
paper describes. This database compromises of comprehensive data about individuals’ hearing loss
as well as quantitative and qualitative data about their experience with television speech.
This paper describes the databases’ development and methodology, as well as preliminary results
from the first 13 data-sets. Potential applications and plans for its open source released will also be
outlined.

Citation

Ward, L., Shirley, B., & Davies, W. Development and preliminary results of the University of Salford media Accessibility and hearing Impairment Database (U-SAID). Presented at Reproduced Sound 2018 : putting sound in its place, Bristol, UK

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: Reproduced Sound 2018 : putting sound in its place
• Conference Location: Bristol, UK
• End Date: Nov 29, 2018
• Publication Date: Nov 29, 2018
• Deposit Date: Jan 13, 2022
• Publisher: Institute of Acoustics
• Series Title: Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics
• Series Number: 40/4
• Book Title: Reproduced Sound 2018 : putting sound in its place
• ISBN: 9781510875418
• Publisher URL: https://www.ioa.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=344&reset=1
• Related Public URLs: http://www.ioa.org.uk/
• Additional Information: Event Type : Conference; Funders : Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC); Projects : Future Spatial Audio for an Immersive Listener Experience at Home; Grant Number: EP/L000539/1