“Wear It Loud”: How and Why Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant Users Customize Their Devices
“Wear It Loud”: How and Why Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant Users Customize Their Devices
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“大声佩戴”：助听器和人工耳蜗用户如何以及为何定制他们的设备
DOI：
10.1145/3214382
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Kane, Shaun K.
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作者：
Profita, Halley P.;Stangl, Abigale;Matuszewska, Laura;Sky, Sigrunn;Kushalnagar, Raja;Kane, Shaun K.
我们调查美学定制在管理辅助技术（AT）使用的社会文化问题中的作用。首先，我们调查了一个致力于定制助听器和人工耳蜗的在线论坛，以了解这一领域发生的活动的广度。接下来，我们进行了一系列的访谈来了解与表达性翻译相关的动机因素和社会文化结果。我们发现社区成员讨论定制工具和技术，分享他们的定制，并相互鼓励和支持。社区成员定制他们的设备作为一种自我表达的方式，展示了佩戴者的时尚感，揭示了最喜欢的运动队和人物，并标记了节日和个人里程碑。我们还发现美学定制在多个层面上起作用，可以与一个人的AT和其他AT用户建立个人和有意义的关系，也可以管理有关听力损失的社会期望。我们的研究结果可以为更好地支持个性化、定制和自我表达的辅助技术的设计提供信息。
We investigate the role of aesthetic customization in managing sociocultural issues of assistive technology (AT) use. First, we examined an online forum dedicated to customized hearing aids and cochlear implants to understand the breadth of activity occurring in this space. Next, we conducted a series of interviews to understand motivational factors and sociocultural outcomes related to expressive AT. We found that community members discussed customization tools and techniques, shared their customizations, and provided each other with encouragement and support. Community members customized their devices as a means of self-expression that demonstrated the wearer's fashion sense, revealed favorite sports teams and characters, and marked holidays and personal milestones. We also found that aesthetic customization worked on multiple levels to create personal and meaningful relationships with one's AT and with other AT users, and also to manage societal expectations regarding hearing loss. Our findings may inform the design of assistive technologies that better support personalization, customization, and self-expression.