Learning sign language basics supported by assistive technology
Paula Maria Escudeiro, Nuno Escudeiro, Márcia Campos Gouveia · 2022 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON) · 2022
Individuals with hearing disabilities face numerous obstacles with regards to the practice of tourism activities and the use of infrastructure and services. Cultural settings are far from being inclusive for deaf tourists. The lack of knowledge of sign language among the non-deaf population is an obstacle. The ICHT – Inclusive Cultural Heritage Tourism project is expected to bring R&D world-class results in the field of automatic sign language translation to raise awareness to sign language and to motivate touristic operators to learn the basis of sign language communication to welcome and assist deaf tourists. Reducing barriers to the communication between deaf tourists and local touristic operators is expected to develop inclusive and innovative tools to promote accessibility and inclusion.