I-Sign QurANIS helps OKU with hearing disabilities study Quran

NILAI: Those with hearing disabilities (OKU) can now learn the Quran and ibadah (worship) through a more enjoyable and relaxing approach designed by a local university.

To assist people with these disabilities, a Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia ( USIM) research group has developed I- Sign QurANIS, an interactive software containing basic lessons on the Quran and ibadah.

USIM Quranic and Sunnah Studies Faculty lecturer Norakyairee Mohd Raus said the primary objective of developing the software costing RM78,000 was to fulfil the spiritual needs of the group and improve their learning skills.

“Our responsibility is to give deaf people basic knowledge on how to read the Quran and facilitate their understanding. QurANIS is a curriculum to help deaf children obtain education similar to those provided at religious schools ( KAFA),” he told Bernama here recently.

Norakyairee said I- Sign QurANIS uses audiovisual effects and sign language to teach the Quran to the deaf.

“We went to a special education religious school in Johor Bahru recently, and the children loved it and they could even try to read.”

I-Sign QurANIS was awarded a gold medal in the 2017 International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition on May 11 in Kuala Lumpur. — Bernama

(From front third left) Dr Annuar’s wife Dr Haniza Zainal Abidin, Dr Annuar, Chang Kee, Sui Cheng, and Lau (right) are seen in a group photo.

Dr Noor Saazai Mat Saad from USIM showing her award for developing ‘E-Prasmo: An Online Supervision Tool’, a programme which will assist lecturers in monitoring students’ practical training online without going onsite. — Bernama photo