[CEUD-ICT] 4G of accessible buildings

[Donal J. Rice]

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Rod bonds work in dundalk netwell centre is the best I'm aware of. 
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Donal
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From: "Fionnuala Rogerson" [fionnuala.rogerson at rogerson.ie]
Sent: 23/04/2010 19:46 CET
To: <Mark.magennis at ncbi.ie>; "Centre for Excellence in Universal Design ICT mailing list" <ceud-ict at list.universaldesign.ie>
Subject: Re: [CEUD-ICT] 4G of accessible buildings



Hi all,

Is anyone aware of any particularly innovative accessible public buildings (or places) in Ireland?? I've to say a few words at a seminar in Norway on the 4G of accessible public buildings - which I take to mean beyond bricks and mortar, where technology takes over. So if anyone has any nuggets I'd be pleased to hear of them.

Regarding the Sign 4 Me - I'm aware of a Japanese convention centre where animated figures are used on screens to sign messages from the control room to anyone stuck in the lift, as well as to sign announcements around the building. Not sure if it uses japanese sign language or the equivalent of Manually Coded English.

Regards,

Fionnuala


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-----Original Message-----
From: ceud-ict-bounces at list.universaldesign.ie [mailto:ceud-ict-bounces at list.universaldesign.ie] On Behalf Of Mark Magennis
Sent: 23 April 2010 16:59
To: Centre for Excellence in Universal Design ICT mailing list
Subject: Re: [CEUD-ICT] Sign Language translator for iPods and iPhones

Interesting. Great idea, though given the proliferation of sign languages around the world I wonder to what extent it would be useful for, say, people here in Ireland. From what I gather, it's not a sign language routinely used by deaf people (or Deaf people) to communicate like Irish Sign Language, but a form of Manually Coded English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manually_Coded_English#Signed_English) which is quite different.

Mark

On 23 Apr 2010, at 16:32, Alan M. Dalton wrote:

> 
> Hi all,
> 
> While looking at an iPhone in a shop recently, I noticed the "Sign 4 Me"
> application on it. I think it's an excellent idea: somebody can type 
> an English sentence into a text box, and then see an animated, 
> human-looking character signing the sentence. I don't know how 
> accurate the translating is, and the customer reviews on its iTunes 
> webpage [1] are a mixture of favourable and unfavourable. It seems 
> like it could potentially be a useful communication or education tool.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> [1]
> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sign-4-me-a-signed-english/id312882992?
> mt=8
> 
> Regards,
> Alan.
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> Alan Dalton
> Accessibility Development Advisor for EtA http://www.nda.ie/eta Access 
> Officer for NDA http://www.nda.ie
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