Semi-transparent video interfaces to assist deaf persons in meetings

Meetings are a vital part of participation in social activities. For a deaf person who does not understand spoken language, following a discourse at meetings can become confusing if there are too many simultaneous sources of information. When the person focuses on one source of information, he misses information from another source; for example, while looking at a presenter's slides, the person misses information from the signing interpreter. Using semi-transparent video technology we have developed two applications to assist the deaf in local group meetings and remote personal meetings. The features of the applications were iteratively designed, as we incorporated feedback from the Deaf community. This research is an extension of our Facetop research project, which applies semi-transparent video for people without sensory disabilities. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.5.1 [Multimedia Information Systems]: Video; K.4.2 [Computers and Society]: Social Issues - Assistive techno...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: ACMSE
• Authors: Dorian Miller, Karl Gyllstrom, P. David Stotts, James Culp
• Keywords: ACMSE 2007, Meeting, Semi-transparent Video, Semi-transparent Video Technology, Theoretical Computer Science