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• Demographic and Experiential Factors Influencing Acceptance of Sign Language Animation by Deaf Users

  Hernisa Kacorri, Matt Huenerfauth, Sarah Ebling, Kasmira Patel, Mackenzie Willard · 2015 · ASSETS '15: Proceedings of the 17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility

  This paper addresses a critical methodological gap in sign language animation research: the lack of standardized reporting on participant characteristics that may influence evaluation results. Sign language animation technology—which automatically synthesizes signing from…

  deaf · sign language · animation · avatar · ASL

• Evaluating Alternatives for Better Deaf Accessibility to Selected Web-Based Multimedia

  Brent N. Shiver, Rosalee J. Wolfe · 2015 · ASSETS '15: Proceedings of the 17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility

  This research addresses the accessibility gap created by the proliferation of uncaptioned video content online—a particular problem for deaf adults who use American Sign Language as their primary language and view English as a second language. While television captioning has…

  deaf accessibility · captions · automatic speech recognition · ASR · multimedia accessibility

• Comparing Methods of Displaying Language Feedback for Student Videos of American Sign Language

  Matt Huenerfauth, Elaine Gale, Brian Penly, Mackenzie Willard, Dhananjai Hariharan · 2015 · ASSETS '15: Proceedings of the 17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility

  This research investigates how to effectively provide feedback to students learning American Sign Language (ASL), specifically comparing different methods of presenting information about errors and correct usage in their signing videos. The work is motivated by an urgent…

  American Sign Language · ASL · deaf education · language learning · video feedback

• ASL CLeaR: STEM Education Tools for Deaf Students

  Jeanne Reis, Erin T. Solovey, Jon Henner, Kathleen Johnson, Robert Hoffmeister · 2015 · ASSETS '15: Proceedings of the 17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility

  This demonstration paper introduces ASL CLeaR (American Sign Language STEM Concept Learning Resource), a free online educational platform designed to address a critical gap in STEM education for deaf and hard of hearing students. The authors identify a fundamental problem: deaf…

  deaf · hard of hearing · American Sign Language · STEM education · educational technology

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