Computer Science Program and Dean of the College Present
The Use of Automatic Text Simplification to Support the Reading Tasks of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adults
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
RKC 115
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EST/GMT-5
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Oliver Alonzo, Creighton University
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) holds great promise to increase equitable access to digital information for people with disabilities. However, when designing these technologies with people with disabilities, it is important to understand their needs and interests, as well as the best ways to design and evaluate the technologies with the users the technologies are intended to serve. In this talk, I illustrate how research methods from human-computer interaction (HCI) and computing accessibility can shed light on potential benefits of AI-based linguistic technologies for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) adults. More specifically, I will provide an overview of my research on the use of automatic text simplification (ATS) technologies, which consist of natural language processing (NLP) techniques to rewrite complex text to make it simpler to read, to support the reading tasks of DHH adults. This inter-disciplinary work has involved interview and survey research to investigate the needs and interests of DHH adults in ATS-based reading assistance tools; methodological research to provide guidance to NLP researchers working on the underlying ATS systems; as well as experimental studies and participatory design approaches to understand the preferences of DHH adults for the design of these technologies. I will then conclude with an overview of my plans for future research, including how undergraduate students can be involved.For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Location: RKC 115