iLibras: Uso da Tecnologia Assistiva e Colaborativa para Apoiar a Comunicação Efetiva do Surdo

Abstract

Communication is the way to share information, develop culture and interact in society. Computing technologies together with Collaborative Systems have contributed more and more to the communication accessibility of the people and in the inclusive process. This research is an extension of the article “iLibras as a Facilitator in the Effective Communication of the Deaf: a Mobile Cooperative Tool” [1]. This research presents an approach to support the communication of deaf people and also of users of Libras by means of collaborative and mobile computing tools. The approaches of the research method of the Design Science Research (DSR), Interaction Design (ID), User Centered Design (UCD) and Participatory Design (PD) are adopted. Therefore, it was possible to explore knowledge to understand better the users as well as to build computing resources to facilitate the communication with the deaf.