Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
94 results found tagged sign language.
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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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Design and Psychometric Evaluation of an American Sign Language Translation of the System Usability Scale
This paper addresses a significant gap in accessibility research methodology: the lack of standardized usability questionnaires available in American Sign Language (ASL) for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) participants. The System Usability Scale (SUS…
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Speed-Accuracy Tradeoffs for Detecting Sign Language Content in Video Sharing Sites
This paper addresses the problem of automatically detecting sign language content in videos on sharing platforms like YouTube and Vimeo. For many deaf and hard-of-hearing people, sign language is their primary communication medium, and they rely on o…
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Sign Language Support System for Viewing Sports Programs
This demonstration paper from NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) presents a prototype system that provides Japanese Sign Language (JSL) support for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers watching sports broadcasts. The system was developed in response to…
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Sign'Maths: An Interactive Dictionary in French Sign Language
Sign'Maths is an online interactive dictionary designed to give deaf students access to mathematical definitions in French Sign Language (LSF). The project emerges from a significant gap in deaf education: while France legally recognized Sign Languag…
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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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Multimedia dictionary of American Sign Language
This paper describes the Multimedia Dictionary of American Sign Language (MM-DASL), a Macintosh application functioning as a bilingual ASL-English dictionary that presents signs in full-motion digital video using Apple's QuickTime technology. The pro…
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Accessibility Perspectives on Enabling South African Sign Language in the South African National Accessibility Portal
This paper investigates the feasibility and effectiveness of embedding animated South African Sign Language (SASL) content into the South African National Accessibility Portal (NAP), a government-backed information sharing platform for the disability…