RISE eBooks: Leveraging Off-The-Shelf Software Components In Support Of Deaf Literacy
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2016
Published In
Computers Helping People With Special Needs
Series Title
Lecture Notes In Computer Science
Abstract
The RISE bimodal-bilingual eBooks project is a joint initiative of Gallaudet University and Swarthmore College in the United States aimed to promote shared reading activities between hearing adults and their deaf children, although the format may welcome users from a broader spectrum. It produces ebooks, typically using published picture books as a base, and adding sign language videos, where the countries and languages involved right now number a dozen, but the global interest is growing steadily. The project has developed a workflow that is easily implementable using commercial off-the-shelf software, or open source alternatives, with an aim of making the production of bimodal-bilingual ebooks both readily accessible and efficient.
Keywords
deaf children, literacy, ebooks, sign languages
Published By
Springer International Publishing
Editor(s)
K. Miesenberger, C. Bühler, P. Penaz
Conference
15th International Conference, ICCHP 2016
Conference Dates
July 13-15, 2016
Conference Location
Linz, Austria
Recommended Citation
R. Collins, G. Mirus, and Donna Jo Napoli.
(2016).
"RISE eBooks: Leveraging Off-The-Shelf Software Components In Support Of Deaf Literacy".
Computers Helping People With Special Needs.
Volume 9758,
389-396.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41264-1_53
https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-linguistics/185