Tangible design for inclusive conversations with deaf or hard-of-hearing children

Rosella Gennari, Francesco Pavani, Mehdi Rizvi*

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Abstract

Recent research in the area of deafness stresses that communication difficulties may severely impact the social and emotional development of deaf or hard-of-hearing learners. Education researchers voice the need of an integrated intervention for social and emotional learning at school, which considers deaf or hard-of-hearing learners’ communication requirements. In particular supporting conversation with peers can enhance their engagement in school activities, which can positively impact on their academic achievements in turn. This paper presents the design of Compass, a tangible interactive object, enhanced with embedded micro- electronics components, for supporting group conversation in presence of deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing children. The design choices are motivated in light of the requirement analysis. The paper concludes with an outlook on future work concerning Compass for enhancing conversation among deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing children.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEmerging Technologies for Education. SETE 2016
PublisherSpringer
Pages288-297
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9783319528366
ISBN (Print)9783319528359
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Feb 2017
Event1st International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Education 2016 - Rome, Italy
Duration: 26 Oct 201629 Oct 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume10108
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference1st International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Education 2016
Abbreviated titleSETE 2016
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period26/10/1629/10/16

Keywords

  • Children
  • Conversation
  • Deaf
  • Hard of hearing
  • Playful experience design
  • Socio-emotional learning

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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