صافرة الصُم
Deaf Whistler
An innovative application that works on smart devices to convert
The whistle sound to vibrate to help the hearing impaired to exercise
Student idea
Fayez Mofleh Al Aklabi
University of Bisha - Community College - Department of Business Administration
Program search and implementation
Dr. Maki Abdul Majid Al-Ahmadi
University of Bisha - Community College - Department of Information Systems
the problem:
Deaf people (or hard of hearing) cannot hear different warning sounds such as beep sounds, car horns, fire alarms, and the like.
The solution offered by the app:
The solution provided by the application is to convert these whistles and sounds into a wrist vibration felt by the deaf person.
Model supplied:
The model that was implemented is an application running on the Android system to convert the beep sound into vibration. It works on smart watch and mobile phone devices. The benefit of this model is to help the deaf whistle while playing various games such as football, basketball, and the like. This helps them a lot in communicating with their environment and playing with their peers.
Innovation Goals:
- Helping deaf people play sports with their classmates.
- Reducing the sense of isolation among deaf people.
- Supporting bridges of communication between deaf people and their community environment.
- Improving the psychological state of deaf people and reducing the negative effects of their hearing impairment
Development prospects:
The application team works to make it more useful and effective, as the team targets the following goals:
Convert car horns to vibrate to alert the deaf while they are walking on public streets.
Converting alarm sounds such as fire alarms into vibration in order to alert the deaf while they are inside the buildings and instruct them to the emergency exits.
The video below demonstrates testing the application on a group of deaf people