Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
24 results found tagged ASL.
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Effect of Sign-recognition Performance on the Usability of Sign-language Dictionary Search
This paper investigates how the performance of sign-language recognition technology affects user satisfaction with ASL dictionary search systems. Unlike written languages where users can type unfamiliar words to look them up, ASL learners who encount…
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Comparing Methods of Displaying Language Feedback for Student Videos of American Sign Language
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 m…
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Demographic and Experiential Factors Influencing Acceptance of Sign Language Animation by Deaf Users
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 sy…
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Exploring the Performance of Facial Expression Recognition Technologies on Deaf Adults and Their Children
This Boston University student research paper investigates how commercial facial expression recognition services perform on Deaf ASL signers and Children of Deaf Adults (CODAs) compared to hearing non-signers. The study is motivated by a critical pro…
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Designing an Animated Character System for American Sign Language
This University of Washington and Gallaudet University paper introduces the first animated character system prototype for sign language, addressing the fundamental problem that sign languages — used by approximately 70 million people worldwide as the…
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Modeling the Speed and Timing of American Sign Language to Generate Realistic Animations
This paper addresses the challenge of generating realistic computer animations of American Sign Language (ASL) by automatically modeling three critical timing parameters: where prosodic pauses should be inserted, how long those pauses should last, an…
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Closed ASL Interpreting for Online Videos
This paper introduces "closed interpreting," a concept analogous to closed captioning but for sign language interpretation of online videos. While many deaf viewers prefer ASL interpreters over captions (as verbatim captioning speed often exceeds rea…
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Effect of Automatic Sign Recognition Performance on the Usability of Video-Based Search Interfaces for Sign Language Dictionaries
This paper investigates how the performance of automatic sign recognition technology affects user satisfaction when searching for unfamiliar words in an ASL-to-English dictionary. Looking up an unknown sign in ASL is fundamentally harder than looking…
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Sign Language Recognition, Generation, and Translation: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
This paper provides a comprehensive interdisciplinary overview of sign language processing — encompassing recognition, generation, and translation — produced through a two-day workshop bringing together 39 experts from computer science, linguistics, …
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Delivering Sign Language in a Live Planetarium Show Using Head-Mounted Displays and Infrared Light
This paper presents a system for delivering real-time American Sign Language (ASL) narration during live planetarium shows using head-mounted displays (HMDs) and infrared light. Planetariums pose unique accessibility challenges for deaf and hard-of-h…