Evaluating Communication Technologies for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

For the deaf to communicate in a hearing world, they often rely on technology. This study, completed by an interdisciplinary team for the Victorian Deaf Society in Melbourne, Australia, examines technology usage, availability, ease of use, and effectiveness. Additionally, technologies in use in other parts of world and other upcoming technologies were researched. Based off surveys, interviews, and a focus group, recommendations are provided suggesting technology improvements and upcoming technologies which could be used to improve communication for the deaf

New WPISuite Architecture

WPISuite is a program developed for students enrolled in courses about Software Engineering providing them with an extensible base application that can also be used to manage large development teams and projects. The new design provides a robust, modular, and simplified client-server architecture to access a database. The core was developed using well-documented components and widely used software development patterns to increase ease of use for the software engineering students using it