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  • Enhancing Accessibility through Correction of Speech Recognition Errors

    John-Mark Bell · 2007 · SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing

    This paper investigates methods for automatically correcting errors in speech recognition-generated captions of university lectures, aiming to improve accessibility for hearing-impaired students. The author notes that while ASR-based captioning can make lectures accessible by…

    automatic speech recognition · captioning · deaf and hard of hearing · higher education · natural language processing

  • Using Networked Multimedia to Improve Educational Access for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

    Anna C. Cavender · 2007 · SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing

    This paper proposes a networked multimedia platform to address the specific challenges deaf and hard of hearing students face in mainstream university classrooms. The author identifies three core problems. First, isolation: as more deaf students enter mainstream universities,…

    deaf and hard of hearing · higher education · sign language · captioning · remote interpreting

  • A Web Accessibility Report Card for Top International University Web Sites

    Shaun K. Kane, Jessie A. Shulman, Timothy J. Shockley, Richard E. Ladner · 2007 · Proceedings of the 2007 International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

    This paper from the University of Washington presents a comprehensive multi-method accessibility evaluation of the home pages of the top 100 international universities as ranked by the Times Higher Education Supplement 2006 World University Rankings. The study combined four…

    web accessibility · education · accessibility testing · WCAG compliance · automated testing

  • Photonote evaluation: aiding students with disabilities in a lecture environment

    Gregory Hughes, Peter Robinson · 2007 · Proceedings of the 9th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '07)

    Hughes and Robinson at the Cambridge Computer Laboratory present Photonote, a lecture-capture system designed specifically for students with disabilities, and a controlled user study comparing it to human note-takers. Where existing lecture-capture systems (eClass, Lecture…

    lecture capture · note-taking · educational accessibility · academic accommodation · sign language interpreter

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