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Sign Language Interfaces: Discussing the Field's Biggest Challenges

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Danielle Bragg,

Meredith Ringel Morris,

Christian Vogler,

Raja Kushalnagar,

Matt Huenerfauth,

Hernisa KacorriAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '20: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3334480.3381053

Published: 25 April 2020 Publication History

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Sign language interfaces offer rich, timely research problems. Recent advances in computational methods have made a wider range of sign language interfaces possible. At the same time, a recent interdisciplinary review and call-to-action outlines the most pressing challenges for the field, given these recent advances. This special interest group (SIG) will meet to discuss and make progress along these challenges, providing continuity for researchers working in this space, while exchanging ideas with the broader HCI research community.

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Mahajan S(2024)Towards Inclusive Research and Resources in American Signed LanguagesACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing10.1145/3654768.3654774(1-1)Online publication date: 1-Jan-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3654768.3654774
Anderton C(2022)Investigating Sign Language Interpreter Rendering and Guiding Methods in Virtual Reality 360-Degree ContentProceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility10.1145/3517428.3563373(1-6)Online publication date: 23-Oct-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3517428.3563373

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Sign Language Interfaces: Discussing the Field's Biggest Challenges
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Accessibility
  2. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Natural language interfaces
2. Information systems
  1. Information systems applications
    1. Multimedia information systems

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CHI EA '20: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

April 2020

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DOI:10.1145/3334480

General Chairs:
Regina Bernhaupt
Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
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Monash University, Australia
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Newcastle University, UK
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RMIT, Australia
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University of British Columbia, Canada
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University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA
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Grenoble Alpes University, France
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University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Future University Hakodate, Japan & De La Salle University, Philippines
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University of Washington, USA

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Mahajan S(2024)Towards Inclusive Research and Resources in American Signed LanguagesACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing10.1145/3654768.3654774(1-1)Online publication date: 1-Jan-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3654768.3654774
Anderton C(2022)Investigating Sign Language Interpreter Rendering and Guiding Methods in Virtual Reality 360-Degree ContentProceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility10.1145/3517428.3563373(1-6)Online publication date: 23-Oct-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3517428.3563373

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