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In this study, we aimed at improving the information accessibility of aquariums based on universal design and design for all. We designed the contents using sign language for the visitors who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing. We prepared QR codes in front of water tanks, so the visitors could access the content by using their mobile phone and/or tablet-PC easily.
We conducted a demonstration experiment at an aquarium with the university students who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and gathered their opinions using a questionnaire. One opinion obtained was that the explanation was more impressive in sign language than in writing. As a result of our video analysis, when there was sign language content, the communication between visitors increased. It was highly appreciated to watch the fish while watching commentary in sign language. However, sign language content requires time to finish playing. In order to convey the comments in a short time, sign language as well as visual information, needs to be designed appropriately.
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This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 18H01046 and Contract research of Ibaraki Prefecture (2017). This study has been approved by the research ethics committee of the Tsukuba University of Technology (H30-4). We thank Aqua World Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquarium and the Tsukuba University of Technology students who helped with the research.
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Namatame, M., Kitamula, M., Wakatsuki, D., Kobayashi, M., Miyagi, M., Kato, N. (2019). Can Exhibit-Explanations in Sign Language Contribute to the Accessibility of Aquariums?. In: Stephanidis, C. (eds) HCI International 2019 - Posters. HCII 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1032. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23522-2_37
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