摘要：The World Wide Web (WWW) is an increasingly important source of educational material. However, only scant research has been directed towards making this educational information accessible to the deaf. Adaptive Hypermedia (AH) is an area of research that aims to enhance the functionality of hypermedia systems, such as the WWW, by enabling users to personalise their interaction with the digital content provided by such systems. In this paper, we present a personalisable electronic book, Kids Sign Online (KSO). KSO utilises AH techniques together with digital video content to assist in the teaching of British Sign Language to deaf children. By providing an example of an adaptive WWW-based sign language education system, we hope to broaden the accessibility of sign language learning materials and to illustrate how AH tools and techniques may be used to address issues related to the education of the deaf in online learning environments.
关键词：Disability learning, Hypermedia, Adaptive hypermedia, Digital content, Online learning, Accessibility, Sign language
