Inclusion of deaf students in computer science classes using real-time speech transcription

ITiCSE 2007: 12th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education - Inclusive Education in Computer Science

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 261-265

  Kheir, Richard ^a   Way, Thomas ^a  

^a Department of Computing Sciences and Center of Excellence in Enterprise Technology

Author keywords

Accessibility; Assistive technology; Computer science education; Deaf students; Hard of hearing students; Inclusion; Speech recognition

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; STUDENTS;

ACCESSIBILITY; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION; DEAF STUDENTS; HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS; INCLUSION; REAL TIME SPEECH TRANSCRIPTION;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

EID: 34548086431     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1268784.1268860     Document Type: Conference Paper

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