A Need Analysis of Visual Quranic Content Development for Deaf in Quran Isyarat Application

The Quran Isyarat application that was developed has helped the hearing-impaired people to read and understand the Quran. However, there is still a room for improvement in tilawah part, which is include the visual element that can provide better understanding of the verses using deaf strength. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the need of deaf for the development of visual Quranic content for tilawah part in Quran Isyarat Application. Findings were collected through interviews conducted with three deaf who are the Quran Isyarat Application users. The findings of this study shows that all the participant agreed on the development of visual Quranic content in Quran Isyarat Application. Factors that make them agreed on are visual content can be understood by deaf people for all ages and educational levels, easier to understand than Deaf-friendly Quranic translation text and celebrating the visual strength of the deaf. This study will help the deaf and researchers to find out best content for deaf especiallay in learning Quran.