A Case Study About Usability, User Experience and Accessibility Problems of Deaf Users with Assistive Technologies

COVID-19 Salgın Sürecinde İşitme Engelli Üniversite Öğrencileriyle Gerçekleştirilen Uzaktan Eğitim Çalışmalarının İncelenmesi

“…The precautions taken to reduce the problems in the education process are as follows: assessing the students' language levels and determining the communication method, preparing the lesson plans and materials according to their language levels and needs, intensive support of lessons with various visual stimuli, informing students about the subject and content of the lesson in advance, continuous sharing of the texts or visual materials examined during the lesson in the system, writing the speeches made by the instructor simultaneously via the virtual classroom's chat, supporting the lessons with sign language, keeping the cameras of the instructor and the students always on, using motivational factors for distance education, using experienced and effective online communication tools, using homework instead of exams in assessment, extending time for assignment submission (de Godoi et al, 2020;Lynn et al 2020;Makeshine, Viriyavejakul, & Sovajassatakul, 2020;Schirmer, 2000;Ulusoy & Karadeniz, 2009;Visser & Visser, 2000).…”

“…In this transition period, there is a need for research to identify and solve the problems experienced by hearingimpaired students in distance education practices. (de Godoi, Deogenes, & Costa Valentim, 2020). The aim of this research is to examine the distance education activities carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic process of hearing-impaired university students who continue their vocational education at Anadolu University School for the Handicapped (SfH).…”