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Gallaudet University's
Vestibular & Balance Lab
Gallaudet Vestibular & Balance Laboratory
The Vestibular & Balance Laboratory at Gallaudet University is led by Dr. Chizuko Tamaki, and focuses its work on improving quality of life especially for aging Deaf individuals.
The Lab has access to various clinical equipment, some shared with Gallaudet University's Speech and Hearing Clinic - Dizziness and Balance Center, and some dedicated to research. Examples of the equipment are videonystagmography, video head-impulse test, rotary chair, portable postural assessment (Balance Master), and auditory evoked potentials for VEMPs and ABR).
Students in the Doctor of Audiology (AuD) program, PhD program, and other graduate and undergraduate programs at Gallaudet University participate in the work in the Lab.
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ASL Adaptation of Balance and Fall Risks Self-Report Measures
Deaf Experience with Balance and Falls - Qualitative Study
Balance and Fitness Enhancement Program for Deaf Older Adults
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