Designing Interactive Graphical Interfaces for Teaching Japanese Manual Alphabet

• Namatame, Miki

• Harada, Yasushi

• Kusunoki, Fusako

• Terano, Takao

Abstract

This paper introduces Practice! Yubimoji AIUEO (PYA), which enables not only deaf pupils but hearing pupils to learn basic character expressions (AIUEO) of the Japanese manual alphabet (Yubimoji). Learning Japanese manual alphabet (or manual KANA) also serves to present a "barrier-free" concept to hearing pupils. Typically used on a personal computer, PYA has an easy-to-use visual interface. This paper describes the principles of PYA, how it works, and why PYA is effective from an "edutainment" point of view. The principles of PYA are applicable to the manual alphabet of every language. This Yubimoji-software "Practice! Yubimoji AIUEO (PYA)" was published by Shogakukan Inc. which is a famous publisher in Japan, because of its usability and intelligibility. 700 packs of this software have been donated to all of the domestic schools for the deaf, and the many educational facilities for hard-of-hearing people.

Journal

• TCT Education of Disabilities

  TCT Education of Disabilities 4 21-29, 2005-03

  The Committee for Promotion of Academic And Social Contribution, Tsukuba College of Technology

Keywords

• Barrier-free Education

Details

• CRID: 1050282812405051520
• NII Article ID: 120003042394
• NII Book ID: AA1165236X
• ISSN: 13472755
• HANDLE: 10460/122
• Web Site: https://tsukuba-tech.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/1224
• Text Lang: en
• Article Type: departmental bulletin paper
• Data Source:
  • IRDB
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN