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HANDICAP AUDITIF [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
- Telephones
- Internet and Telematics
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- telecommunication relay service
1, record 1, English, telecommunication%20relay%20service
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- TRS 1, record 1, English, TRS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- relay service 2, record 1, English, relay%20service
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A service that enables persons, whether they have a speech disorder or a hearing or visual disability, or a combination thereof, to communicate over a distance with each other or with a person without a disability through the intermediary of a relay operator, who conveys the messages of one party to the other on a call by text, signs or speech. 3, record 1, English, - telecommunication%20relay%20service
Record 1, Key term(s)
- telecommunications relay service
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
- Téléphones
- Internet et télématique
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- service de relais de télécommunication
1, record 1, French, service%20de%20relais%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9communication
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SRT 2, record 1, French, SRT
correct, masculine noun
- TRS 3, record 1, French, TRS
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- service de relais 4, record 1, French, service%20de%20relais
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Service qui permet aux personnes, soit ayant un trouble de la parole ou un handicap visuel ou auditif, ou une combinaison de ceux-ci, de communiquer à distance entre eux ou avec une personne sans handicap par l'intermédiaire d’un agent ou d’une agente de relais, qui achemine les messages d’une personne à l'autre lors d’un appel par écrit, signes ou à l'oral. 5, record 1, French, - service%20de%20relais%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9communication
Record 1, Key term(s)
- service de relais des télécommunications
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Telecomunicaciones
- Teléfonos
- Internet y telemática
- Ayudas técnicas para personas minusválidas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- servicio de retransmisión de telecomunicaciones
1, record 1, Spanish, servicio%20de%20retransmisi%C3%B3n%20de%20telecomunicaciones
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-02-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
- Internet and Telematics
- Telephone Services
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- video relay service
1, record 2, English, video%20relay%20service
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- VRS 2, record 2, English, VRS
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sign language relay service 3, record 2, English, sign%20language%20relay%20service
correct
- sign relay service 3, record 2, English, sign%20relay%20service
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A service that enables persons with a speech disorder or hearing disability, or both, who use sign language as a way to communicate to converse with each other or with a person without such a disability over a distance through the intermediary of a relay operator, who conveys the messages of one party to the other on a call by signs or speech. 4, record 2, English, - video%20relay%20service
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
- Internet et télématique
- Services téléphoniques
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- service de relais vidéo
1, record 2, French, service%20de%20relais%20vid%C3%A9o
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- SRV 2, record 2, French, SRV
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Service qui permet aux personnes ayant un trouble de la parole ou un handicap auditif qui communiquent par une langue des signes de dialoguer avec une personne ayant un pareil handicap ou avec une personne sans un pareil handicap à distance par l'intermédiaire d’un agent ou d’une agente de relais, qui achemine les messages d’une personne à l'autre lors d’un appel par signes ou à l'oral. 3, record 2, French, - service%20de%20relais%20vid%C3%A9o
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Telecomunicaciones
- Internet y telemática
- Servicios telefónicos
- Ayudas técnicas para personas minusválidas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- servicio de retransmisión de video
1, record 2, Spanish, servicio%20de%20retransmisi%C3%B3n%20de%20video
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
- VRS 1, record 2, Spanish, VRS
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Servicio que permite a las personas que usan el lenguaje de señas hacer llamadas de teléfono en lugar de escribir. 1, record 2, Spanish, - servicio%20de%20retransmisi%C3%B3n%20de%20video
Record 3 - internal organization data 2023-02-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
- Telephone Services
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- teletypewriter relay service
1, record 3, English, teletypewriter%20relay%20service
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- TTY relay service 1, record 3, English, TTY%20relay%20service
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A service that enables persons, whether they have a speech disorder or a hearing disability, or a combination thereof, to communicate over a distance with each other or with a person without a disability through the intermediary of a relay operator, who conveys the messages of one party to the other on a call by text or speech. 2, record 3, English, - teletypewriter%20relay%20service
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
- Services téléphoniques
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- service de relais par téléscripteur
1, record 3, French, service%20de%20relais%20par%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9scripteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- SRT 2, record 3, French, SRT
masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Service qui permet aux personnes, soit ayant un trouble de la parole ou un handicap auditif, ou une combinaison de ceux-ci, de communiquer à distance entre eux ou avec une personne sans handicap par l'intermédiaire d’un agent ou d’une agente de relais, qui achemine les messages d’une personne à l'autre lors d’un appel par écrit ou à l'oral. 3, record 3, French, - service%20de%20relais%20par%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9scripteur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2019-03-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Hearing
- Sociology of persons with a disability
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hearing disability
1, record 4, English, hearing%20disability
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Ouïe
- Sociologie des personnes handicapées
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- incapacité auditive
1, record 4, French, incapacit%C3%A9%20auditive
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- handicap auditif 2, record 4, French, handicap%20auditif
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La désignation «handicap» et ses dérivés ne devraient pas être utilisés pour désigner une incapacité, mais plutôt une situation. 2, record 4, French, - incapacit%C3%A9%20auditive
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Sur le plan social, une personne ayant une incapacité auditive se trouve en situation de handicap lorsqu’elle ne peut pas lever les barrières qui font obstacle à la réalisation de sa pleine autonomie. 2, record 4, French, - incapacit%C3%A9%20auditive
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Oído
- Sociología de las personas con discapacidad
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- discapacidad auditiva
1, record 4, Spanish, discapacidad%20auditiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La discapacidad auditiva está relacionada con las restricciones que la deficiencia impone a la capacidad para realizar una actividad dentro de lo que se considera normal. [...] La discapacidad auditiva hace referencia al ámbito social de la persona, estar en desventaja a causa de los problemas funcionales en el ámbito corporal o personal impuesta por ese deterioro auditivo. 1, record 4, Spanish, - discapacidad%20auditiva
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Deficiencia, discapacidad y minusvalía auditiva son términos que engloban todas las características que pueden definir una pérdida auditiva como el estado físico, psicológico o social de un paciente hipoacúsico. [...] Frecuentemente los términos deficiencia, discapacidad y minusvalía auditiva son usados como sinónimos, sin embargo, estos tres conceptos tienen significados distintos. [...] Los tres conceptos están relacionados entre sí, uno depende del otro, estableciéndose una relación causal. 1, record 4, Spanish, - discapacidad%20auditiva
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-09-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Business and Administrative Documents
- Sociology of persons with a disability
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- How to Provide Alternative Formats
1, record 5, English, How%20to%20Provide%20Alternative%20Formats
correct, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Title of a publication of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat which provides information on alternative formats for persons with visual and hearing disabilities. 2, record 5, English, - How%20to%20Provide%20Alternative%20Formats
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
- Sociologie des personnes handicapées
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Comment offrir les documents en médias substituts
1, record 5, French, Comment%20offrir%20les%20documents%20en%20m%C3%A9dias%20substituts
correct, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Titre d’une publication préparée par le Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada qui fournit de l'information sur les médias substituts pour les personnes qui ont un handicap visuel ou auditif. 2, record 5, French, - Comment%20offrir%20les%20documents%20en%20m%C3%A9dias%20substituts
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1994-02-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Rehabilitation (Medicine)
- Personality Development
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- expressive language
1, record 6, English, expressive%20language
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Developmental Expressive Language Disorder - The essential feature of this disorder is marked impairment in the development of expressive language that is not explainable by Mental Retardation or inadequate schooling and that is not due to a Pervasive Developmental Disorder, hearing impairment, or a neurologic disorder. 2, record 6, English, - expressive%20language
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Réadaptation (Médecine)
- Développement de la personnalité
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- expression orale du langage
1, record 6, French, expression%20orale%20du%20langage
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La caractéristique essentielle de ce trouble est un handicap marqué du développement de l'expression orale du langage non explicable par un Retard mental ou une scolarisation inadéquate, et non dû à un Trouble envahissant du développement, un déficit auditif ou un trouble neurologique. 1, record 6, French, - expression%20orale%20du%20langage
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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