DEAF PERSONS’ COMPUTER USE was studied (N = 227). Respondents self-administered a survey in their preferred language (voice, American Sign Language, captions, or printed English). A small ...

A computer which automatically recognizes sign language enables children who are deaf or hard of hearing to expand their sign language vocabulary more quickly. Three PhD candidates have spent the last ...

Maui Economic Opportunity Maui Independent Living Center member Mikey Tomita watches a PowerPoint presentation during a Digital Readiness Basic Computer class held at University of Hawaii Maui College ...

The technology behind the cooking rats in Ratatouille and the dancing penguins in Happy Feet could help bridge stubborn academic gaps between deaf and hearing students. Researchers are using ...

SAINT PAUL, Minnesota — A spark of joy during childhood could lead to a passion that lasts a lifetime. "It all starts with play. I feel like it's exploration, it's discovery and play at the beginning.

Researchers at the University of East Anglia, in England, have developed a virtual guide that helps deaf computer users navigate the Web. The character, named Guido, translates text that appears on ...

In a recent animation class, instructors Mike McCain and Michael Carson demonstrated how to take an object such as a water bottle and transform it into a three-dimensional computer image. But what ...

Private higher education institution Belgium Campus ITversity has announced key developments in creating sign language for Deaf computer science students. This, as September is observed as ...

The California School for the Deaf, Berkeley has established a Regional Center for promoting Computer-Assisted Instruction for deaf students in the San Francisco Bay Area. At the heart of the Center's ...

The Internet has been a boon to deaf computer users, giving them easy access to a wide variety of information and breaking down communication barriers. But many of those users feel left behind by one ...