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Methods for Inclusion: Employing Think Aloud Protocol with Individuals Who Are Deaf

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Courseware accommodations for individuals who are deaf are examined including translated and hearing video viewing preferences. Within a computer interface, two forms of translated educational video were provided: standard and acted. Think aloud protocol is carried out as part of a usability study of the courseware and its effectiveness as a method for ASL users is considered. There was no influence of translation type on participants’ performance on a comprehension test. Trends in the data suggest that individuals find the accommodations worthy of extra cost and are willing to shoulder some of this cost. Preliminary analysis of the verbal reports suggest that sufficient and rich data may be collected from ASL users in a TAP methodology.

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  1. ATRC, University of Toronto, 130 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A5

    Vera Roberts

  2. Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2K3

    Deborah Fels

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  1. SZS — Study Centre for Blind and Partially Sighted Students, Technical University of Karlsruhe, Engesserstr. 4, 76128, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Klaus Miesenberger

  2. i3s3 — integrated studying, University of Linz, Altenbergerstr. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria

    Joachim Klaus

  3. i3s3 — integrated studying, Vienna University of Technology, Favoritenstr. 11/366-1B, 1040, Wien, Austria

    Wolfgang Zagler

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Roberts, V., Fels, D. (2002). Methods for Inclusion: Employing Think Aloud Protocol with Individuals Who Are Deaf. In: Miesenberger, K., Klaus, J., Zagler, W. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2398. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45491-8_60

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