Kaan: Wristband to Educate Deaf Children about Social Norms

For young children with hearing loss, learning is difficult and their social development is often at risk. This physical impairment causes changes in their social behavior, and they may be deemed "socially awkward" from a task as simple as setting down an object. It is hard for them to sense the sound distinction to know if an object was set down in a polite manner or if it was disruptive to others. Kaan is a wearable wristband to signal and alert a person with hearing loss if the sound emitted from setting down an object is disruptive. The long-term goal is to educate children on acceptable ranges of motions of objects in their everyday lives. The current device consists of a wearable wristband that vibrates and emits light if the loudness of the sound around it goes beyond a certain threshold.