SignWriting in Mobile phones with questions and user manual

Aisha Ahmed indo_aa1 at LYCOS.COM
Thu Oct 27 06:44:09 UTC 2005


Dear Nana,
It's not too late at all. Thanks a lot for the email. I would definitely be able to use your response to expand the work a little bit. Thanks again.
Ciao,
Aisha
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nana Dumitra" <nana.dumitra at SCHLOSSKLAUS.AT>
To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
Subject: RE: [sw-l] SignWriting in Mobile phones with questions and user manual
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 13:01:03 +0800

> 
> Dear Aisha,
> Sorry it took me so long to respond. I hope you can still use it. I love
> the idea and I would love to already be able to use SignWriting on a
> mobile phone. The deaf here are sending SMS messages all the time and I
> am sure they would love it.
> Greetings from the Philippines,
> Nana
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> [mailto:owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu] On Behalf Of Aisha Ahmed
> Sent: Freitag, 09. September 2005 13:58
> To: SW-L at majordomo.valenciacc.edu; sutton at signwriting.org
> Cc: indo_aa1 at lycos.com
> Subject: [sw-l] SignWriting in Mobile phones with questions and user
> manual
> 
> Hi Valerie and Everyone on the SignWriting List,
> A user manual for the prototype is attached herewith and here are the
> questions.
> 
> The aim of this survey is to find out the possibility of an
> additional sign messaging function for mobile phones. All
> information gathered shall be kept confidential and used for
> research purposes only.
> Thank you.
> Aisha Shamsuna Ahmed
> The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
> 
> Please put a ‘X’ in [ ] to mark your choices.
> 
> Section A
> 1. Do you use a mobile phone?
>      (Please tick only one option)
>      [ X] Yes
>      [ ] No
> 
> 2. Do you use a mobile phone to write and receive text messages?
>      (Please tick only one option)
>      [ X] Yes
>      [ ] No
> 
> 3. If your answer to question 2 is yes, how often do you write and
> receive text messages?
>      (Please tick only one option)
>      [ X] Daily
>      [ ] 2 to 6 times a week
>      [ ] Once a week
>      [ ] Once in a while
> 
> 4. What else do you use a mobile phone for?
>      (You may select more than one option)
>      [ X] Making and/or receiving voice calls
>      [ ] Making and/or receiving video calls
>      [ ] Sending and/or receiving multi-media messages
> 
> 5. Do you use any of the following handheld devices?
>      (You may select more than one option)
>      [ ] Pager
>      [ ] Palm Pilot
>      [ ] PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)
>      [ ] Communicator phone
>      [ ] Others (Please Specify) ____________________________
> 
> 6. Based on the prototype you have used, would you like to be able to
> use a mobile phone or any of the handheld devices you selected for
> writing and receiving messages in signs?
>      (Please tick only one option)
>      [ X] Yes
>      [ ] No
> 
> 7. Based on the prototype you have used, do you think that having this
> function in a mobile phone or any of the handheld devices you selected
> would aid you in learning SignWriting?
>      [ ] Yes
>      [ X] Maybe
>      [ ] No
> 
> 8.  Based on the prototype you have used, please kindly answer the
> following questions?
>      (Please tick one option for each question)
> 
> 
>      How easy was the prototype to use?
>      [ X] Very Easy	 [ ] Easy 	[ ] Fairly Easy		[ ]
> Difficult	 [ ] Very Difficult
> 	
> 
>      Do you think the option Preview presented on the interfaces is easy
> to comprehend and use?
>      [ X] Very Easy	 [ ] Easy 	[ ] Fairly Easy		[ ]
> Difficult	 [ ] Very Difficult
> 
> 
>      Do you think the option View gloss presented on the interfaces is
> easy to comprehend and use?
>      [ X] Very Easy	 [ ] Easy 	[ ] Fairly Easy		[ ]
> Difficult	 [ ] Very Difficult
> 
> 
>      Do you think the functions of writing and reading messages are
> sufficient?
>      [ X] Very Sufficient	[ ] Sufficient	[ ] Fairly Sufficient
> [ ] Insufficient [ ] Very Insufficient
> 
> 
>      Do you think the flow of tasks for writing and reading messages are
> similar to the way you use SignMail?
>      [ ] Strongly Agree	[ ] Agree	[ X] Neutral	[ ] Disagree
> [ ] Strongly Disagree
> 
> 
> 9. Do you have any comments or suggestions?
> I would like to already use it. I would improve communication between
> the deaf and between deaf and hearing workers soooo much. Great idea!
> 
> 
> Section B
> 
> 1. Would you call yourself an expert, intermediate or novice sign
> writer?
>      [ ] Expert
>      [ X] Intermediate
>      [ ] Novice
> 
> 2. How long have you known and used SignWriting?
>      [ ] Never
>      [ ] Less than a month
>      [ ] 1 to 5 months
>      [ ] 6 months to 1 year
>      [ X] Above 1 year   2 years
>          (Please Specify number of years if known)
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> Kind Regards,
> Aisha
> 
> PS
> Valerie, please if these emails still don't get to the list, could
> you forward them directly to at least 10 people who could respond and
> mail
> them back to me (kcx4aas at nottingham.edu.my). The prototype is over
> 400kb so I doubt if it will still get to the list. Thanks I really
> appreciate this.
> 
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