• DocumentCode
    3380855
  • Title

    Accessibility system for deaf Arab students

  • Author

    Shohieb, Samaa M. ; Hassan, A.E. ; Elsoud, Mohammed Abo ; Kandil, M.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Syst., Mansoura Univ., Mansoura, Egypt
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    14-16 Dec. 2009
  • Firstpage
    57
  • Lastpage
    60
  • Abstract
    This paper presents an accessibility system which offers Arabic sign language (ArSL) for the Arabic deaf. This system enables deaf student to access the Web for learning process. In that system the special needs of deaf learners are satisfied, e.g. bilingual information (Arabic text and ArSL), high level of visualization and interactive and explorative learning. The basic objective of our system is the support of the equal rights of deaf people for their access to the educational and training material on the Web.
  • Keywords
    Internet; computer aided instruction; handicapped aids; Arabic sign language; Web-based learning; accessibility system; deaf Arab students; educational material; training material; Application software; Arm; Deafness; Education; Electronic learning; Handicapped aids; Internet; Motion pictures; Shape; Visualization; Accessibility System; Arabic Sign Languag; Deaf; Web Based System;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Communications and Information Technology (ICICT), 2009 ITI 7th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cairo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6018-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ITICT.2009.5405936
  • Filename
    5405936