TY - GEN
T1 - Effect of mobileasl on communication among deaf users
AU - Kim, Joy
AU - Ladner, Richard
AU - Tran, Jessica J.
AU - Riskin, Eve
AU - Johnson, Tressa W.
AU - Wobbrock, Jacob O.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - MobileASL, a software program enabling sign-language video on mobile devices over conventional U.S. cellular networks, was evaluated in a three-week field study during the summer of 2010. Through a series of interviews, questionnaires, and a focus group, we asked participants about their behavior with and perceptions of MobileASL. In addition, we used on-device experience sampling and usage logging to observe how MobileASL was used. Initial results indicate that although participants felt that MobileASL's short battery life limited its use, participants took advantage of the mobility of the technology and used it for in-the-moment information gathering in places like buses, restaurants, and shopping areas.
AB - MobileASL, a software program enabling sign-language video on mobile devices over conventional U.S. cellular networks, was evaluated in a three-week field study during the summer of 2010. Through a series of interviews, questionnaires, and a focus group, we asked participants about their behavior with and perceptions of MobileASL. In addition, we used on-device experience sampling and usage logging to observe how MobileASL was used. Initial results indicate that although participants felt that MobileASL's short battery life limited its use, participants took advantage of the mobility of the technology and used it for in-the-moment information gathering in places like buses, restaurants, and shopping areas.
KW - American sign language
KW - Deaf community
KW - Field study
KW - Mobile phones
KW - Video telephony
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U2 - 10.1145/1979742.1979872
DO - 10.1145/1979742.1979872
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79957952963
SN - 9781450302289
T3 - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
SP - 2185
EP - 2190
BT - CHI EA 2011 - 29th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Conference Proceedings and Extended Abstracts
ER -