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A Web adaptive educational system for people with hearing difficulties

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In this paper we present a web adaptive educational tool for the Greek Sign Language. The design and the implementation of the tool were partially funded by national bodies. The paper presents the architecture of the tool, in an abstract way and briefly describes its functionality. The interaction process followed is also presented.

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  1. Computer Engineering and Informatics Department, Multimedia, Graphics and GIS Lab, University of Patras, 26500, Patras, Greece

    Penelope Markellou, Maria Rigou, Spiros Sirmakessis & Athanasios Tsakalidis

  2. Internet and Multimedia Technologies Research Unit, Computer Technology Institute, 61 Riga Feraiou Str., 26221, Patras, Greece

    Penelope Markellou, Maria Rigou, Spiros Sirmakessis & Athanasios Tsakalidis

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Markellou, P., Rigou, M., Sirmakessis, S. et al. A Web adaptive educational system for people with hearing difficulties. Education and Information Technologies 5, 189–200 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009606818900

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