CHI '26CorrespondingVisual Impairment Technologies (Screen Readers, Tactile Graphics, Braille) +2
Beyond Technical Metrics: Understanding the Gap Between AI Performance and Deaf User Experience in Chinese Natural Sign Language Generation
Current sign language generation relies on technical metrics that often overlook capturing actual Deaf user comprehension. This is particularly challenging for Chinese Natural Sign Language (CNSL) with its scene-dependent expressions and spatial grammar. We assembled a scene-aware CNSL generation prototype using estab…