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• Evaluating Intelligibility and Battery Drain of Mobile Sign Language Video Transmitted at Low Frame Rates and Bit Rates

  Jessica J. Tran, Eve A. Riskin, Richard E. Ladner, Jacob O. Wobbrock · 2015 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

  This paper investigates the lower limits of intelligible sign language video on mobile devices, seeking to determine the minimum frame rate and bit rate that still allow deaf users to understand ASL video conversations. Mobile video communication is essential for deaf and…

  deaf and hard of hearing · sign language · video communication · mobile accessibility · bandwidth

• A mean for communication between deaf and hearing pairs in inclusive educational settings: the Sessai app

  Soraia Silva Prietch, Emanuel José dos Santos, Lucia Vilela Leite Filgueiras · 2015 · Proceedings of the 12th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This extended abstract presents Sessai, an Android application designed to facilitate communication between Deaf or Hard of Hearing (D/HH) students and their hearing peers and teachers in inclusive classroom settings in Brazil. The app uses a WhatsApp-inspired chat interface…

  deaf and hard of hearing · sign language · inclusive education · mobile application · assistive technology

• Evaluation of Real-time Captioning by Machine Recognition with Human Support

  Hironobu Takagi, Takashi Itoh, Kaoru Shinkawa · 2015 · Proceedings of the 12th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper from IBM Research Tokyo investigates a hybrid approach to real-time captioning that combines Automated Speech Recognition (ASR) with human correction to make workplace meetings accessible for deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) employees. Professional stenography services…

  real-time captioning · deaf and hard of hearing · automated speech recognition · workplace accessibility · Japanese

• Responsive Design for Personalised Subtitles

  Chris J. Hughes, Mike Armstrong, Rhianne Jones, Michael Crabb · 2015 · Proceedings of the 12th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper from BBC R&D and the University of Dundee proposes applying responsive web design principles to subtitle display, moving away from the legacy Teletext format that has constrained subtitling since 1979. Traditional subtitles are pre-blocked into fixed 38-character-wide…

  subtitles · captions · responsive design · video accessibility · personalization

• Tracked Speech-To-Text Display: Enhancing Accessibility and Readability of Real-Time Speech-To-Text

  Raja S. Kushalnagar, Gary W. Behm, Aaron W. Kelstone, Shareef Ali · 2015 · ASSETS '15: Proceedings of the 17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility

  This research addresses a subtle but significant barrier facing deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students in educational settings: visual dispersion. While hearing students can simultaneously watch lecture visuals (slides, demonstrations, whiteboard) and listen to the speaker's…

  deaf and hard of hearing · speech-to-text · CART · captioning · education

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