Abstract: This paper reports on an
initiative that develops a concept of teaching and learning material for
hearing-impaired learners in higher learning institutions. It describes the
needs for the concept. The aim of the paper is to describe about the concept
that is developed through User-centered Design approach. It involves
observation and interview in three seminars in gathering the components of the
concept. In the three seminars, users who are the hearing-impaired learners and
their teachers were involved very closely. In the end, the concept has been
derived and evaluated. The evaluation further reveal that the concept has been
well-accepted by the users.
Keywords: hearing-impaired, assistive, courseware.