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Capuano, Daniele, De Monte, Maria Tagarelli, Groves, Katherine M., Roccaforte, Maria, Tomasuolo, Elena |
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Journal of Assistive Technologies; Dec2011, Vol. 5 Issue 4, p257-263, 7p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Illustration |
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Purpose - In this paper, the accessibility of e-learning environments designed for deaf learners is discussed. Starting from a discussion of the meaning of text and web accessibility, the paper describes the development of a Deaf-centered E-Learning Environment (DELE) which focusing on utilizing the visual skills of the target users. This work is conducted under the auspices of the Italian FIRB-VISEL project (E-Learning, Deafness, Written Language: A Bridge of Letters and Signs Towards Knowledge Society) which involves the development of a distance learning environment aimed at improving the literacy skills of prelingual deaf children and young adults.Design/methodology/approach - The e-learning environment is based on embodied cognition/semantics, imitation, storytelling, and the construction of educational games. Conceptual metaphors provide the browsing structure of the entire environment, in which the learning paths are developed.Findings - DELE is currently undergoing testing in which end-users are providing feedback about their use of the system.Social implications - The authors think that DELE could positively affect the didactic methodology used with deaf young people, through a new visual-based approach to teaching.Originality/value - To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first time in which such a theoretical approach has been applied to an e-learning environment for deaf users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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