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A Self-Efficacy Sign Language Web Prototype: MUTAPP

In: Board Diversity and Corporate Governance

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  • Farahwahida Mohd

    (Malaysian Institute of Information Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur)

  • Muhamad Firdaus Muhamad Hanafi

    (Malaysian Institute of Information Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur)

Abstract

In the year 2020, the Department of Statistics reported that the prevalence of hearing impairment in Malaysia was 11.7%. This indicates that around one in every nine people in Malaysia had a hearing impairment of some kind. Hearing loss can range in intensity from hardly noticeable to completely debilitating. When someone has a severe hearing impairment, they are only able to pick up on sounds that are very loud. A profound hearing impairment indicates that the affected person is unable to hear any noises at all. It was shown that older adults had a higher prevalence of hearing impairment, with 28.7% of people aged 60 and older having some degree of hearing impairment. It is essential to keep in mind that deaf individuals are the same as everyone else in every other way. They wish to improve their communication skills so that they can more actively engage in society. You may contribute to the elimination of barriers and the creation of a more welcoming environment for deaf people in the world by becoming proficient in sign language or one of the other communication modalities. Unfortunately, a significant number of persons who are deaf or hard of hearing have never acquired sign language. The goal of this project is to develop a web-based self-efficacy sign language technology that will make it possible for persons who are mute, deaf, and hearing to communicate with one another. This application can teach you American Sign Language (ASL) as well as Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia (BIM), which is the Malay sign language. This application gives online quizzes and exercises for the user to do in order to gauge their level of comprehension. Users are able to communicate with one another through the use of this application in a variety of ways, including video calls and live class sessions. In order to construct this application, the waterfall approach is being utilized. The development of the prototype demonstrates both the value addition and the potential for commercialization of MUTAPP. This application’s goals were to pique the interest of deaf persons who were just beginning to learn sign language and to act as an important educational resource for educating and assisting individuals who have an interest in learning sign language.

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  • Farahwahida Mohd & Muhamad Firdaus Muhamad Hanafi, 2024. "A Self-Efficacy Sign Language Web Prototype: MUTAPP," CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, in: Reem Khamis & Amina Buallay (ed.), Board Diversity and Corporate Governance, pages 97-103, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:csrchp:978-3-031-53877-3_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-53877-3_8
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