Video Relay Service for Deaf people using WebRTC
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Date
2019-03
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
This paper reports on an experimental open
source video relay service prototype that helps Deaf people
communicate with hearing people by accessing a third party
sign language interpreter on a mobile device. Deaf people are
disadvantaged in many ways when communicating with the
hearing world in real world scenarios, such as hospital visits
and in cases of emergency. When possible, Deaf people can
enlist the assistance of a family member, community worker or
sign language interpreter to assist with such scenarios, however
this assistance is pre-arranged and Deaf people would prefer
on-the-fly assistance. Our application will assist Deaf people to
contact any available sign language interpreter to facilitate
communication between the Deaf person and a hearing person
using a split screen model, effectively creating a three-way
conversation between the Deaf person, the hearing person and
the sign language interpreter. The prototype was developed
using the WebRTC platform, with JavaScript for browser
operability and hardware platform independence. Our hope is
that the research can be used to persuade mobile network
operators of the need for free or heavily discounted data
connection to relay services for Deaf mobile customers.
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Mobile phones, Mobile applications, Sign language videos, Deaf people
Citation
Henney, Andre.J. Tucker, William D. (2019). Video Relay Service for deaf people using WebRTC . Conference on Information Communications Technology and Society : Durban