[Michelle Spann watches Sandra L. Clarkson as she hooks up a new hearing device, a cochlear implant, for Charles Spann]

woman watches another woman hook up a new hearing device, a cochlear implant, for a man

[Michelle Spann watches Sandra L. Clarkson as she hooks up a new hearing device, a cochlear implant, for Charles Spann]

Description:

Michelle Spann (left) watches Sandra L. Clarkson as she hooks up a new hearing device, a cochlear implant, for Charles Spann (seated), 12/25/1987. Michelle is speaking into the piece that is hooked up to Charles' ear as Sandra holds another part of the device. Charles holds his hand up, responding to sound in his right ear.

Item File:

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Topic:

Sensory Disability, Technology and Equipment, Assistive Technology

Keywords:

Cochlear implants, Assistive technology, Physical disability, Hearing aids, Hard of Hearing

Persons:

Clarkson, Sandra L.

Spann, Charles

Spann, Michelle

Creator:

Torres, Mickey (Photographer)

Date Created:

1987-12-25

Image Type:

Color, Negative

Language:

English (United States)

Collection:

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection. Series 6: Negatives

Identifier:

10014217

Call Number:

AR406-6 12/25/1987 8627

Publisher:

University of Texas at Arlington

Rights:

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Rights Holder:

University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections

License:

Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)