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A Deaf-to-hearing communication aid on a mobile phone

A Deaf-to-hearing communication aid on a mobile phone. By Muyowa Mutemwa Supervisor: W D Tucker Co-Supervisor: M Norman. Introduction. SignSupport is a system that will ease communication between a Deaf and hearing users. A set of web pages,

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A Deaf-to-hearing communication aid on a mobile phone

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  1. A Deaf-to-hearing communication aid on a mobile phone By Muyowa Mutemwa Supervisor: W D Tucker Co-Supervisor: M Norman

  2. Introduction • SignSupport is a system that will ease communication between a Deaf and hearing users. • A set of web pages, • Each page has a combination of SASL videos and English text • To enable a Deaf person to tell a doctor how s/he is feeling. • Requires a mobile phone with: • A data connection • And a browser that supports Adobe Flash video (FLV).

  3. Background & Related Technology • Most Internet usage at the Bastion involves visual media, educational programmes in sign language, and Deaf channels on Youtube. • Flash Lite 3 brings engaging experiences like web content and streaming video to a mobile phone. • Most video playbacks of on mobile devices come in the form of third party media players. • Skyfire (www.skyfire.com) is a cross platform browser that enables Video streaming.

  4. Preliminary user trial and results • Testing • We tested a mock-up of the PC-based prototype of SignSupport at the Bastian. • 4 Deaf users split into pairs • Storyboard • At the end of trial semi structured interview • Recording using a video camera for further analysis • Results • Overall, the users indicated that they would like to see the prototype developed further.

  5. Mobile prototype design (2) • Using Skyfire our intention is to design the next prototype with 'plug and play' scenarios, of which the doctor's visit is just one. • Experiment will be done with content stored on and off the device. • Xml, xhtml, wap • Embedding FLV files in wap pages.

  6. Mobile prototype design (1)

  7. Conclusion • The initial SignSupport mock-up on the PC showed a potential to help Deaf users to communicate with people that do not sign. • The next version of SignSupport will run in a mobile browser and allow multiple content modules. • We will continue to conduct user trials with Deaf participants to provide a solution that is useful for them. • Testing will resemble that of the PC mock-up, but on a mobile phone.

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