Web Captioner como proposta de acessibilidade para surdos

Abstract

Inclusion is a topic of great importance that has been gaining prominence over time. When it comes to accessibility, there is still a long way to go and long-term changes to be made. In colleges and universities, the number of people with disabilities grows, among them, people with some degree of deafness. In this context, there are numerous situations in which the deaf person finds access difficult due to little or no measure that promotes accessibility. Seminars, conferences and similar events do not always have Libras interpreters and, depending on the size of the venue, the distance between the interpreter and the deaf person can be too great for the translation to be properly understood. With that in mind, this article proposes the use of the Web Captioner platform as an alternative to supplement the absence of an interpreter or to complement the means of access to the content of these events for people who cannot see the translation in Libras or who, eventually, do not master sign language. Web Captioner is a real-time audio-to-text translator and supports viewing on different screen types in a simple and free way.