European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cd a movie on a to screen enhanced by a close captioning As teacher Campbell explains the system. At left David Dudley picks up vibrations from scenes in the film. 3 of their a / e. Captioned at a a a. Ilsters. R a id we i a a a. 1c a Quot brat Quot a vibrations from funds in the movie Are emitted through the body of the chair. The children can sense the noise. Quot that s what s unique Quot said Bernadette o Brien the Frankfurt american High school hearing impaired teacher. Quot the vibrations Are much stronger than what comes through their personal  the More seriously impaired Quot depend on vibrations Quot she said a. Some Don t need As much stimulation Campbell said but the chair is a Quot wonderful asset to the program for the profoundly deaf who Don t Benefit from an auditoryavenue.&Quot. A. The children quickly decided the chair was the thing of the future and took turns at the controls a. Eleven year old David Dudley through his teacher in sign language described the chair As a loud and  Eddie Rowe 9 and Rafael Guzman. 11 both cot a kick Quot i wanted to sit in it for a Long time Quot Rafael signed the vibrations were Quot very very Good Quot because Quot there Are. Thousands of deaf people and deaf people can t understand speaking they can t listen and they can t hear Quot he signed to  teacher can say it but we like the captioning and the deaf understand the a  Campbell interpreted giving him a hug for a words Well spoken a silently a a the older children Are  the close. Captioning machine that decodes script and put its the -. Words on the screen that helps the children s Rondii a  close Cap Hong also helps Wanh a reseed information. A Quot a a i no o is help at Homo  close cant of  at sighing and she can speak she can read books and. She can listen and   his teacher interpreted a an d weaning a huge dimpled gun. Through dingers and a  added Quot Gladys loves me you re  a his teacher. Joked with a hug a. A the equipment the school received also includes High Fidelity Spaak efs. And a full audio video component a Quot a system including a six pack cassette deck a six pack. Compact disc player a laser Dise Plawa and an am pm. Radio . A a a Quot a. A a a a a a three systems Worth about $6.500.each  donated by Pioneer election is to att Ebbeny l Lemen Lary and Frankfurt s  High schools in Early february.-. To saw something that we Malm that had a unique purpose Lor the children Quot said Pioneer regional sales a manager Tom Meco a we Felt this would be something. The. Hearing impaired would really Enoy Quito olten they get to feel some i i sounds but because it s the chair personalized we can actually put out a volume  them without shaking the room Quot Mccoy said the. Body sonic chair has Boon on the japanese Markot for nearly 10 years but Only recently became exportable How said Pioneer had done the same in the Pacific Region As. Part of the company s donations on Behal of. Quot communities wove berm dealing with for so Many years Quot the military overseas schools Hoai Inq Imp god program in Germany is based in Finis Kurt  year-Olds to 1,2th graders students commute fron Hanau.  nauheim Rhein main a. Giessen and Mainz said Robin Gordon the Germany Region consultant for the hearing impaired she also serves about 100 other hearing impaired students in Oiler schools As far away As Augsburg. Quot. A a quo of the hearing top Niton teachers who All seem to Glo w with extra helpings of empathy and insight Cie scribes her Job As Quot a Challenge Quot and her it school and. Kindergarten students a precious. Eager to Loam just like any others of the same age group Quot said Jeanne a Lowrey. A a Quot / o a part of the Challenge comes in the form of Ajack of. Parent infant services which Lowrey said Are readily a a available in the United states a Home visit program that served younger children was discontinued this school year a Bercy said Quot basically or logistical reasons Quot Home visits arb especially helpful for those under age 3j she said and basically teach parents to work  children quota. A a a a military families face other disadvantages she said Quot Quot they move around so much and a lot of times the children Are hot identified Quot As requiring help Lowrey said Quot by theime i gel them they be lost three years of a by a language that a Normal hearing child would five had they Are behind the Day they step into  she has. Taught 4 and Yogr-Olds who were experiencing Quot their first educational  she said that s cad real sad Quot Lowrey cited several reasons Tor delays in identifying hearing impaired children r Quot some of it is denial they parents Don t want a a a a a a a special child and a lot is they Don t know who to talk to  have a different Story Quot Lowrey said Many not a realizing that Quot a Mother knows when there is something a. Wrong with her  doctors often will choose to ignore that possibility Lowrey said Labelling the child  Quot they think of these other things that it could to. And a it could but they need to consider the possibility of a hearing impairment she  was excited about the equipment for her Little ones. Quot i Don t think any of my kids had seen a captioned before not Only is the captioning beneficial to see but it  o s intr run to learn to read Quot a a the Bedy Sorne chair is one of latest strides made for the deaf in their quest to conquer a great human need the ability to communicate. A. Quot deaf people Are now Able to Surv a better a no Mijso of All the technology and breakthroughs for the  Campbell snid. A a a and As the struggle continues Tor that Triumph Over us of the vibrations. Rafael Ron his c ,.-. A. A so rail r a i Tai i a Fajr g a Nore Iff Ltd for a rings i most Campbell a d inc it s not seen n to can   a 13, 1991 the stars and stripes a k a Page 15