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An AI-based English education platform during the COVID-19 pandemic 新冠疫情期间基于人工智能的英语教育平台

4区计算机科学

Universal Access in the Information Society Pub Date : 2023-10-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10209-023-01046-2

Hansuk Um, Hisam Kim, Dain Choi, Hyungna Oh

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Exploring automatic text-to-sign translation in a healthcare setting 探索医疗保健设置中的自动文本到签名转换

4区计算机科学

Universal Access in the Information Society Pub Date : 2023-09-29 DOI: 10.1007/s10209-023-01042-6

Lyke Esselink, Floris Roelofsen, Jakub Dotlačil, Shani Mende-Gillings, Maartje de Meulder, Nienke Sijm, Anika Smeijers

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Dynamic detection of accessibility smells 无障碍气味的动态检测

4区计算机科学

Universal Access in the Information Society Pub Date : 2023-09-22 DOI: 10.1007/s10209-023-01043-5

Fernando Durgam, Julián Grigera, Alejandra Garrido

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Schools as living labs for the new European bauhaus 学校是新欧洲包豪斯的生活实验室

4区计算机科学

Universal Access in the Information Society Pub Date : 2023-09-21 DOI: 10.1007/s10209-023-01044-4

Loukas Katikas, Sofoklis Sotiriou

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Empowering soft skills in children with ADHD through the co-creation of tangible tabletop games 通过共同创造有形的桌面游戏，增强多动症儿童的软技能

4区计算机科学

Universal Access in the Information Society Pub Date : 2023-09-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10209-023-01041-7

Eva Cerezo, Carina S. González-González, Clara Bonillo

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Bridging the gap between website accessibility and lexicography: information access in online dictionaries 弥合网站可访问性和词典编纂之间的差距:在线词典中的信息访问

4区计算机科学

Universal Access in the Information Society Pub Date : 2023-09-16 DOI: 10.1007/s10209-023-01031-9

Blanca Arias-Badia, Sergi Torner

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Measuring the impact of haptic feedback in collaborative robotic scenarios 测量触觉反馈在协作机器人场景中的影响

4区计算机科学

Universal Access in the Information Society Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.1007/s10209-023-01040-8

Francisco J. Rodríguez-Sedano, Miguel Á. Conde, Francisco J. Rodríguez-Lera, Julián Chaparro-Peláez

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Interlingual live subtitling: the crossroads between translation, interpreting and accessibility 跨语言现场字幕：翻译、口译和无障碍之间的十字路口

IF 2.4 4区计算机科学

Universal Access in the Information Society Pub Date : 2023-09-08 DOI: 10.1007/s10209-023-01032-8

Luis Alonso-Bacigalupe, Pablo Romero-Fresco

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Best practices for sign language technology research 手语技术研究的最佳实践

IF 2.4 4区计算机科学

Universal Access in the Information Society Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10209-023-01039-1

Neil Fox, B. Woll, K. Cormier

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An Interaction Framework for Designing Systems for Virtual Home Assistants and People with Dysarthria 一种用于设计虚拟家庭助理和关节炎患者系统的交互框架