Even though the Kindle is my portable reader of choice, one can’t deny that the iPad is capable of doing some cool fusions of video and text like this children’s book that includes sign language narration. I can imagine parents and teachers using e-books like this to help kids make the connection between signed vocabulary and its written equivalent. Reading comprehension can be a difficult skill for kids with hearing impairments to master and perhaps tablet devices like the iPad can improve those skills.
On a somewhat related note, Star Trek: The Next Generation imagined devices very much like the iPad way back in the Reagan era. I’m still waiting for someone to work out the kinks in developing a working warp drive so I can take a vacation on Risa.
not gonna lie to you, Risa always creeped me out. maybe it’s because I was always watching ‘Star Trek’ with my dad…