Gallaudet University

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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access to Intelligent Personal Assistants: Comparison of Voice-Based Options with an LLM-Powered Touch Interface

We investigate intelligent personal assistants (IPAs) accessibility for deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) people who can use their voice in everyday communication. The inability of IPAs to understand diverse accents including deaf speech renders them largely inaccessible to non-signing and speaking DHH individuals. Using…

CHI '26Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Support (Captions, Sign Language, Vibration) +2

Social Play Between Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Hearing Peers: Learning from Children and School Ecosystems

Social play is an essential pathway for emotional, cognitive, and social development in children. However, Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children often experience barriers to social play, namely in mixed-hearing ability environments (e.g., school playground). In this paper, we conducted interviews with six educators…

CHI '26Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Support (Captions, Sign Language, Vibration) +3

Redesigning Educational Videos for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Learners

Educational videos are widely used, but accessibility guidelines beyond captions for d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) learners remain limited. Mayer's multimedia learning theory assumes visual-auditory dual-channel processing, yet DHH learners with limited access to the auditory channel have distinct visual abilities…

CHI '26Honorable MentionSocial & Collaborative VR +2

Reclaiming VR Design Authority: Deaf Signers Shaping Immersive Classrooms

Deaf students face a persistent visual attention split between signer and instructional materials. Although virtual reality (VR) is often promoted as an educational solution, it typically reinforces hearing norms (e.g., caption overlays or interpreter boxes onto hearing classrooms). Our work foregrounds Deaf leadershi…

CSCW '25Accessible & Inclusive Technology

Inclusive Emotion Technologies: Addressing the Needs of d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners in Video-Based Learning

Accessibility efforts for d/Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) learners in video-based learning have mainly focused on captions and interpreters, with limited attention to learners' emotional awareness--an important yet challenging skill for effective learning. Current emotion technologies are designed to support learners…

CSCW '25Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Research

Customizing Generated Signs and Voices of AI Avatars: Deaf-Centric Mixed-Reality Design for Deaf-Hearing Communication

This study investigates innovative interaction designs for communication and collaborative learning between learners of mixed hearing and signing abilities, leveraging advancements in mixed reality technologies like Apple Vision Pro and generative AI for animated avatars. Adopting a participatory design approach, we e…

UIST '25Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) +2

SignGlass: First-Person View Comprehensive and Generalizable ASL Translation Using Wearable Glass

Communication barriers between Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) individuals and hearing individuals remain a major challenge, highlighting the need for technologies that enable seamless sign language interpretation. However, current American Sign Language (ASL) recognition and translation systems face key limitations, i…

CHI '25Honorable MentionVoice Accessibility +1

Towards AI-driven Sign Language Generation with Non-manual Markers

Sign languages are essential for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) community. Sign language generation systems have the potential to support communication by translating from written languages, such as English, into signed videos. However, current systems often fail to meet user needs due to poor translation of gramm…

CHI '24Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Support (Captions, Sign Language, Vibration) +2

Towards Co-Creating Access and Inclusion: A Group Autoethnography on a Hearing Individual's Journey Towards Effective Communication in Mixed-Hearing Ability Higher Education Settings

We present a group autoethnography detailing a hearing student's journey in adopting communication technologies at a mixed-hearing ability summer research camp. Our study focuses on how this student, a research assistant with emerging American Sign Language (ASL) skills, (in)effectively communicates with deaf and hard…

CHI '24Intelligent Voice Assistants (Alexa, Siri, etc.) +1

Assessment of Sign Language-Based versus Touch-Based Input for Deaf Users Interacting with Intelligent Personal Assistants

With the recent advancements in intelligent personal assistants (IPAs), their popularity is rapidly increasing when it comes to utilizing Automatic Speech Recognition within households. In this study, we used a Wizard-of-Oz methodology to evaluate and compare the usability of American Sign Language (ASL), Tap to Alexa…

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