SBIR Phase I: Illustrated, Interactive, American Sign Language/Science Videodisk Dictionary

小行星9561203 听力残疾儿童往往无法使用文字或手语用简短的词语表达自己或交流具体的概念，特别是科学和数学概念，因为他们在技术英语词汇方面受到限制或不熟悉适当的符号。 这个小企业创新研究第一阶段项目的重点是开发和展示使用交互式视频光盘（IVD）技术为听力残疾儿童提供插图，交互式美国手语（ASL）/科学词典的可行性。 该词典将使用文本，图形，视频，动画和美国手语符号来定义小学水平的新词。 儿童可以通过键盘、触摸屏、IVD控制器或其他输入设备呼叫单词，并以英语和ASL显示单词定义，或者可以通过选择ASL符号或英语单词来输入定义以识别代表性单词。 研究的第一阶段需要在微处理器上使用创作工作站制作适合中学的第一本词典（约1,500个单词）的原型。 每个帧将显示一个单词、该单词的ASL表示和该单词的定义的视频以及该单词所表示的内容的图形说明（该说明可以是静态图形、视频图像或动画图形或卡通）。 原型词典将进行alpha测试，并在介绍给其他学生的显示媒体之前由主题专家和用户进行评估。 我们会寻求方法，减低在学校和家中使用的成本，以便最终在IVD系统上实施。 该项目将创建一个听力残疾儿童可以直接使用的词典。 所开发的工具为向听力障碍者提供我国大多数人口可获得的几乎所有语音和文本材料提供了无限的机会。 它的创建所涉及的技术可以应用于为广泛的人口群体服务的大量教育材料。 这些应用包括成人插图词典、游戏、娱乐和培训产品。

9561203 McLagan Children with hearing disabilities are often unable to express themselves or to communicate specific concepts in brief words using text or sign language, especially scientific and mathematical concepts, due to limitations in technical English vocabulary or unfamiliarity with the appropriate sign. This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project focuses on developing and demonstrating the feasibility of providing an illustrated, interactive American Sign Language (ASL)/Science dictionary for children with hearing disabilities using interactive videodisk (IVD) technology. The dictionary will use text, graphics, video, animation, and ASL signs to define new words for elementary school level. The child can call words via keyboard, touch screen, IVD controls, or other input devices and display the word definition in both English and ASL or can input a definition via selection of ASL signs or English words to identify representative words. The first phase of the research entails producing a prototype of a first dictionary (about 1,500 words) appropriate for middle school on a microprocessor, using an authoring workstation. Each frame will display a word, a video of the ASL representation of the word and definition of the word, and a graphical illustration of what the word represents (this illustration can be still graphics, video image, or animated graphics or cartoons). The prototype dictionary will be alpha tested, and evaluated by subject-matter-experts prior to introduction to other student's display media, and by users. Means to reduce the cost for use in schools and at home will be sought for eventual implementation on an IVD system. This project will create a dictionary that can be directly used by children with hearing disabilities. The tools developed offer an unlimited opportunity to present persons with hearing impairments with almost all voice and text material available to the majority of our nation's population. The technique involved in its creat ion can be applied to a vast array of educational materials serving a broad range of demographic groups. These applications include illustrated dictionaries for adults, games, entertainment and training products.