Re: Joint mtg followup re XAUR and Avatars

Trying a few edits ...

Signing avatars should be avoided as users find them less expressive
than recorded video.

Developers who wish to work on perfecting the use of avatars should be
certain to model human facial expression using all 44 muscles in the
human face when creating signing avatars, as facial expression is a key
component of effective sign language communication.

Joshue O Connor writes:
> Hi Janina,
> 
> Based on the discussion last week I've updated the Signing avatar user need
> and requirement with some suggested text:
> 
> <suggested update>
> 
> 4.10 Text description transformation
> User Need 10: A deaf or hard of hearing person, for whom English or any
> other written language, may not be their first language and may have a
> preference for signing of text alternatives or equivalents.
> REQ 10a: Allow text, objects or item descriptions to be presented to the
> user via a signing avatar.
> NOTE
> Any signing avatar should convey the natural quality and skill provided by
> appropriately trained and qualified interpreters and translators. There have
> been concerns expressed by the WFD and WASLI 'Statement on Use of Signing
> Avatars' as machine translations have yet to emulate the human ability in
> creating a live interpretation (spoken or signed). Currently, it is not
> possible to provide an accurate live interpretation via a signing avatar.
> Therefore uses of signed avatars should rely on pre-recording of 'real
> people' who are trained and qualified interpreters and translators.
> [wfd-wasli]
> </suggested update>
> 
> https://raw.githack.com/w3c/apa/xaur-signing-avatar/xaur/index.html
> 
> Thoughts and comments welcome, thanks
> 
> Josh
> 
> -- 
> Emerging Web Technology Specialist/Accessibility (WAI/W3C)

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Janina Sajka
https://linkedin.com/in/jsajka

Linux Foundation Fellow
Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup:	http://a11y.org

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Co-Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures	http://www.w3.org/wai/apa

Received on Wednesday, 26 May 2021 12:08:04 UTC