There is broad consensus that audio description (AD) is a modality of intersemiotic translation, but there are different views in relation to how AD can be more precisely conceptualised. While Benecke (Audiodeskription als partielle Translation. ...

This study examines whether the use of AI-Pengtalk, an AI-based Conversational English programme, provided by a broadcasting company (EBS) that specializes in public education can significantly improve conversational English skills and bridge the ...

The architectural experience of visiting a virtual building and exploring its contents requires tools to provide visitors with accessible and pleasurable ways to conduct their stroll and facilitate the contemplation and enjoyment of the contents ...

Traditional face-to-face education has shifted to online education to prevent large gatherings and crowds from spreading the COVID-19 virus. Several online platforms like Zoom, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, and WebEx restore traditional teaching ...

The aim of this study was to design user-friendly off-line human–robot interactions based on a telephonic conversation database (TCD), and to provide the elderly living alone independently (ELAI) with psychological support. A TCD was established ...

In line with the upward trend of applying online video in education, this study examined factors influencing the behavioral intention of children to use video-sharing tools in an integrated elementary curriculum. A total of 222 children from ...

With the development of artificial intelligence technology, users are increasingly inclined to use conversational agents (CAs) as personal assistants. Communication speed has received much attention as a key medium for content, emotion and ...

Automatic translation from signed to spoken languages is an interdisciplinary research domain on the intersection of computer vision, machine translation (MT), and linguistics. While the domain is growing in terms of popularity—the majority of ...

Roughly 800,000 people die from suicide yearly, with suicide being one of the leading causes of death worldwide. For every death by suicide, there are 20 people attempting suicide. Suicidal ideation is a precursor for suicide, thus requiring ...

Easy Language is a language variety that aims to make information more comprehensible and, ultimately, more accessible. Content in this variety is written and designed following a set of recommendations that have been published in different ...

Access to information and digital services is a fundamental right. To this end, websites and digital services must be designed in accordance with international technical standards, in particular the guidelines for the accessibility of Internet ...

Education is one area that was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with much of the education being transferred online. Many subjects that require hands-on experimental experience suffer when taught online. Education is also one area ...

The COVID-19 pandemic forced higher education institutions to alter how they offer classes at an unprecedented pace. Due to ambiguities and lockdown restrictions, the transition phase negatively impacted students’ and professors emotions. As a ...

This paper elaborates the empirical evidence of a usability evaluation of a VR and non-VR virtual tour application for a living museum. The System Usability Scale (SUS) was used in between participants experiments (Group 1: non-VR version and ...

When fire disasters are imminent, disaster prevention measures and relief plans are critical. However, “fire education” to equip civilians with the know-how to cope with various emergencies and protect themselves is perhaps more important. To ...

Because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, learning modes had to change. This study applied augmented reality (AR) technology to improve the learning experience of product styling design students in a distance learning environment. An AR-...

In the Original Article, the second author name has published incorrectly as “Dena Al-Tahni”. The correct name is “Dena Al-Thani”.

There are limited studies that are addressing the challenges of visually impaired (VI) users when viewing search results on a search engine interface by using a screen reader. This study investigates the effect of providing an overview of search ...

Software accessibility is a current field of interest. Governments and organizations boost initiatives and legislations to assure universal access. On the other hand, the semantic web is the evolution of the Internet from a web of pages to a web ...

During the recent years, several new Information and Communication Technology solutions have been developed in order to meet the increasing needs of elderly with cognitive impairments and support their autonomous living. Most of these solutions ...