Incorporating avatar signing into assessment items

M. McAlpine; J. Glauert; V. Jennings; N. Thomas; A. Rabin

Incorporating avatar signing into assessment items

M. McAlpine, J. Glauert, V. Jennings, N. Thomas, A. Rabin

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Abstract

Approximately 50,000 people in the UK, mostly those born deaf, use British Sign Language (BSL) as their first or preferred language (RNID, 2007). The Disability Discrimination Act puts new responsibilities onto examination boards to ensure adequate access for all candidates, however we are aware of ongoing issues and limitations with the current support that is offered to deaf candidates, and have rejected other solutions on the basis of cost and practicality. This project explores the possibility of incorporating encoded sign language into assessment items which can then be signed by an avatar

Original language	English
Pages	305-310
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	11th International Computer Assisted Assessment Conference - Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom Duration: 10 Jul 2007 → 11 Jul 2007

Conference

Conference	11th International Computer Assisted Assessment Conference
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Loughborough
Period	10/07/07 → 11/07/07

Access to Document

http://hdl.handle.net/2134/4549

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