This was presented at the IFLA Joint Satellite Conference: Reference and Information Services and Information Technology Sections (RISS/IT), held at the University of Warsaw Library in the capital city of Warsaw, Poland last 16-17 August 2017.

1. Words in Vision : A Filipino Sign
Language Thesaurus Management
System Using Ren-py
Presenters:
Sonia M. Pascua
Patricia Louise C. Espina
Rima Paulyn E. Talag
Lutgarda N. Villegas
Lederma A. de Guzman

2. Outline
Introduction
Background of the Study
• Challenges
• Motivations
Methodology
• Thesaurus Construction
• Application Development
• Implementation
Framework of the Study
Results and Discussions
Conclusion

3. Introduction

4. Background of the Study
Motivation

5. Challenges
• Low literacy rate of deaf and mute community towards Sign
Language
• Mental age of participants
• ASL is widely used an practiced as the standard Sign Language
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6. Methodology
Storyboarding Ren-py
Training

7. Prototyping

8. Thesaurus Construction

10. Thesaurus Application Development

11. Implementation

12. Start-up page of the video application as used by a
student for the smoke-testing.

13. Filipino Sign Language Thesaurus
Application Development Framework

14. Results and Discussions
Profile of Participants

15. Feedback of Participants Towards the Filipino Sign Language
Thesaurus Application

16. Feedback of Participants Towards the Filipino Sign Language
Thesaurus Application

17. • ´The FSLT video application made by the researchers, was an effective
tool to teach and enhance Sign Language of students in the medium of
Filipino Language.
• ´The participants were well pleased when they get to experience the
game application
• ´The participants and their parent/s were all very excited to be individually
provided with copies of the game that the researchers will be fully
developing.
• ´High satisfaction was attained
Conclusion