Digital and Linguistic Accessibility Techniques and Strategies for Deaf People
summary
Practical techniques for making digital and linguistic content accessible to Deaf people, focusing on the diversity of hearing and language profiles (sign language users, hearing-aid/cochlear implant users, those with limited written Italian). It reviews why single solutions (interpreters or plain text) are insufficient, offers text-centered strategies to produce accessible content for Deaf people and related groups (neurodivergent users, L2 Italian learners, people with intellectual disabilities), and recommends respectful language to use when discussing deafness.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:29Our background
- 4:49Deafness complexity
- 12:20Linguistic accessibility
- 26:09Simplifying existing texts
- 31:38Writing accessible texts
- 55:45Q&A
- 1:04:53Online event accessibility
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