User interface requirements for e-learning program designed for deaf children

Deaf children face many difficulties when interacting with interfaces that are not designed for them. Building e-learning interfaces that are specifically designed for deaf children is a necessarily in order to enhance the learning experience. Thus, the goal of this paper is to build a set of guidelines for designing e-learning programs for deaf children. An e-learning program prototype is used to elicit the children's feedback regarding the interface design. Further, the guidelines proposed here are built based on the deaf children and their teachers' feedbacks. The guidelines are suitable for designing e-learning programs for deaf children aged between seven to thirteen years old.

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