Hermes: um modelo para acessibilidade ubíqua dedicado à deficiência auditiva

Abstract

It is perceivable that the technology advance and the growing on the amount of mobile devices have stimulated the use of this type of technology. Nevertheless, these devices are not completely available to people who have some types of disability, especially the hearing disability. This paper aims to propose a support model for the hearing impaired, an application called Hermes. Hermes in relation to the related works is the one to be sensitive to the context, because none of the evaluated models has this feature. Moreover, Hermes is able to recognize sounds, localize a resource and tracking supports. The evaluation of the sample was based on scenarios, where the starting point was a resource chosen by the user, showing that the application supports accessibility. Hermes application was evaluated by 10 users, one of them is deaf. The evaluators approved the requirement of ease to use in 88%, and the requirement of usefulness in 90%.