SMARTSign : A Different Flavor of Accessibility

We present SMARTSign, an application for helping hearing parents with deaf children learn American Sign Language (ASL) on their mobile phones. Unlike the traditional view of accessibility, which involves enabling individuals with disabilities or special needs to use a particular technology, SMARTSign provides a different form of accessbility. By teaching parents with young deaf children sign language, the children gain the ability to understand the world through a language that is more accessible to them.