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Accessibility of Selected Websites For Deaf Users
Jirsová, Nela ; Andrejsková, Helena (advisor) ; Nováková, Radka (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with the issue of web accessibility with respect to Deaf users. The aim of the study is to map the situation of two websites of selected organizations, namely the Czech Union of the Deaf and the Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons in the Czech Republic. Furthermore, the thesis aims to provide insight into web accessibility, especially in relation to the implementation of equal access to information based on relevant legal documents and regulations, rules for creating accessible websites and translation into Czech sign language as one of the possible solutions for a deaf-friendly web. To achieve the objectives, the research section of the thesis was carried out based on a thorough review of literature, accessibility testing tool and the author's personal experiences and then through semi- structured interviews with Deaf respondents. This is one of the first qualitative researches in the field of web accessibility for Deaf individuals in the Czech Republic which focuses specifically on these organizations.
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Issues of online sign language interpreting and the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on this area of interpreting in the Czech Republic
Bačáková, Jitka ; Andrejsková, Helena (advisor) ; Nováková, Radka (referee)
The present thesis examines Czech sign language online interpreting. The study is divided into four chapters. The first two chapters consist of a theoretical background while the third and fourth chapter are focused on research that was conducted for the purposes of the thesis. The theoretical part involves the definition and description of online interpreting, defines the selected types of interpreting which are relevant for online interpreting and specifies the terms online interpreting and video remote interpreting. Further, the study investigates the specific technical properties of sign language online interpreting. The aim of the theoretical background is to summarize the existing findings about online interpreting of sign language, including the technical aspect of this type of interpreting. The research included a survey of interpreting providers in the Czech Republic conducted via email and a questionnaire for Czech sign language interpreters. Based on the information obtained from the organisations that provide online interpreting of sign language in Czech Republic, the thesis maps the current situation in online interpreting with the emphasis on its development during and after the covid-19 pandemic. In addition, recent changes in Czech sign language interpreting relating to the covid-...
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The issues of Czech Deaf through the eyes of medics and doctors
Šafránková, Markéta ; Nováková, Radka (advisor) ; Heřmanová, Jana (referee)
This bachelor's thesis is focused on the awareness of issues related to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and Deaf Studies more broadly, from the perspective of medical students, young doctors, and practicing doctors, particularly in the field of Otorhinolaryngology and Phoniatrics in the Czech environment. The main objective of the work is to explore the factual knowledge, personal experiences, and attitudes of these groups. The research study will be placed in the context of the Czech system of pre-graduate and post-graduate medical education, specifically for doctors working in the field of Otorhinolaryngology and Phoniatrics. These doctors encounter clients with hearing impairments on a daily basis in their practice, and often significantly influence their life, education, and career through their recommendations or decisions. Through the research study, I will analyze the findings and compare them with the context of the current and past educational system for doctors in the field of Otorhinlaryngology and Phoniatrics. Key Words: Deaf, communication of deaf, deaf culture, sign language, deaf education, doctor, medical student, student
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Deaf members of the LGBTQ community in the Czech Republic
Škrip, Daniel ; Nováková, Radka (advisor) ; Mižigár, Michal (referee)
The bachelor thesis Deaf members of the LGBTQ community in the Czech Republic deals with the deaf minority, the Deaf community, which is a linguistic and cultural minority, and the sexual and gender minority, which forms the LGBTQ community in the Czech Republic. How is the identity created in an individual who is part of the d/Deaf community and at the same time part of the LGBTQ community? Do these two identities form the third identity of the deaf LGBTQ individuals? Do they need to differentiate themselves from the majority and these two communities? As part of the research, the author analyzed interviews with five respondents, found out how the respondents see their own identity, what their experiences with discrimination are and what their love and family life looks like. The author summarizes the research of the LGBTQ community of the deaf from the U.S. and compares it with the unexplored Czech environment. Key words: identity, Deaf community, LGBTQ, minority, subculture, sexuality
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Classifier verbs in Czech sign language
Fritzová Kalousová, Josefina ; Macurová, Alena (advisor) ; Nováková, Radka (referee)
This thesis focuses on research of classifier verbs in Czech sign language. The aim of the thesis is to describe different types of classifier verbs in Czech sign language based on language material collected from deaf users of Czech sign language by means of the Verb of motion production. The thesis defines classifier verbs of motion, location, visual and geometric description, and handling and also describes various types of classifier handshapes that form them for a semantic perspective. Key words: verbs in Czech sign language, classifier, classifier verbs
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Sign Language Translation in State Administration in Germany: Barrier Free Web Accessibility
Lišková, Kateřina ; Stará, Radka (advisor) ; Nováková, Radka (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to describe Web accessibility in state administration in the Federal Republic of Germany in relation to the socio-demographic group of deaf sign language users who did not have the opportunity to gain proper knowledge of a written form of the German language. The demand of the Deaf to information in an accessible form as based on legal documents is presented in relation to the theory of translation. How translating from written texts into sign language works in practice shows an example from two sign language translation providers in Germany. In conclusion, the visually accessible information on the Web might have an impact on the quality of Deaf people's lives. Keywords: translation, sight translation, interpreting, deaf interpreter, German Sign Language, Federal Republic of Germany, freedom of information, deaf, people with hearing loss
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Autotrophic microbial communities on needles of gymnosperms
Nováková, Radka ; Neustupa, Jiří (advisor) ; Škaloud, Pavel (referee)
This bachelor thesis summarizes available data on autotrophic microbial communities on needles of gymnosperms. This new phenomenon has been observed since 1980'. In my thesis the composition of these communities is described. In addition, their seasonal development, the correlation of species and abundance data with air pollution (mostly nitrogen and sulphur concentrations) are also referred. Except bioindication studies that used these epiphytic communities, similar papers using lichens were also included. The thesis also contains a chapter with detailed description of three most frequent green algae species occurring on needles. In my own work, relationship between epiphytic quantitave parameters of needle-inhabiting communities (thickness, cover, algae amount) of English Yew (Taxus baccata L.) were analyzed in relation to the air pollution data in Prague.
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Indirect naming units in Czech Sign Language
Nováková, Radka ; Macurová, Alena (advisor) ; Vaňková, Irena (referee)
This dissertation addresses the Indirect Naming Unit in Czech Sign Language. This area has not been researched systematically in the Czech Republic. There are total of 60 of them being introduced and analyzed in this paper. They are divided into 3 main categories based on how they change the form of the sign. Each sign has a photo documentation showing what the sign looks like in the basic meaning and the metaphorical meaning. Furthermore, for each sign of an Indirect Naming Unit there is a written explanation of its semantic motivation for the metaphorical meaning. In another part of this paper, the metaphorical meanings have been grouped into general categories. These metaphorical meanings were taken from previously collected examples. These examples are translated into written Czech and the sign order, used in the signed sentence, is listed as well. These examples used in Czech Sign Language are shown in videos on DVD, which is a part of this dissertation. The theoretical support for this research work is based on the knowledge of the Indirect Naming Unit in the Czech linguistics. Furthermore, there are introductory notes about Indirect Naming Unit in Czech Sign Language related to the process of creating the Indirect Naming Unit, the process of lexicalization and the categorization based on the...
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Czech Signs for Selected Toponyms - Prague City's boroughs
Škorpilová, Karolína ; Prokšová, Hana (advisor) ; Nováková, Radka (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with toponyms (oikonyms) in Czech sign language. The goal was to map the signs of Czech sign language for 112 Prague boroughs. The language material was collected by method of elicitation from 17 respondents. Subsequently, the signs were analyzed, described and classified in terms of the motivation given by the respondents (folk etymology). Part of the work is a CD with videos of the collected material.
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