CHAI Advanced Ph.D. Student Talk: The Use of Automatic Text Simplification as Reading Assistance Tools for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users: A Human-Computer Interaction Perspective by Oliver Alonzo
RIT's Center for Human Aware AI (CHAI) 2021 Fall Seminar Series
CHAI Advanced Ph.D. Student Talk: The Use of Automatic Text Simplification as Reading Assistance Tools for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users: A Human-Computer Interaction Perspective by Oliver Alonzo, Ph.D. Student, RIT
Abstract: There have been major advances in automatic text simplification (ATS) and related natural language processing technologies which have motivated their applications as reading assistance tools for people with disabilities. However, little research in this area has involved direct participation of users with disabilities to understand their needs for these technologies nor how they can be best evaluated through the users’ participation in studies. In this talk, I will discuss how research methods from human-computer interaction (HCI) and computing accessibility can illuminate potential benefits of these technologies for Deaf and Hard of Hearing adult readers, who have been the focus of our research at the Center for Accessibility and Inclusion Research (CAIR). Our work illustrates how HCI research can contribute to progress in the field of ATS and provide useful guidance and methodological tools for other researchers.
Speaker Biography and Website: Oliver Alonzo (https://oliveralonzo.com/) is a student in the Computing and Information Sciences PhD program of RIT and a member of the Center for Accessibility and Inclusion Research (CAIR) Lab. Oliver’s work focuses on Computing Accessibility and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
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| Cost | FREE |
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