HandSign: uma ferramenta para apoio à elaboração de documentos acessíveis para surdos

Abstract

The application proposed in this research aims to enhance accessibility for deaf individuals when reading documents, both digital and printed. The web application HandSign enables the creation of accessible documents by allowing users to insert QR codes linked to LIBRAS content, such as translation videos produced by the system itself, already integrated with VLibras, or external videos hosted on YouTube. Additionally, the tool offers a feature for inserting simplified versions of the texts in PDF format, in which users can use simpler and more objective language to meet the needs of deaf people who have Portuguese as their second language. This work discusses the definition of the application’s architecture, the implementation of the proposed functionalities, and the execution of functional, accessibility, stress, and fault tolerance tests, in addition to gathering feedback from members of the deaf community to validate the application and the documents generated. The results showed that HandSign presents itself as a practical, functional, and inclusive tool capable of reducing communication barriers faced by the deaf community when reading documents across different media.