Technique links words to signing

Technology that translates spoken or written words into British Sign Language (BSL) has been developed by researchers at IBM.
The system, called SiSi (Say It Sign It) was created by a group of students in the UK.
SiSi will enable deaf people to have simultaneous sign language interpretations of meetings and presentations.
It uses speech recognition to animate [...]

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Bringing flavors to a soundless world

ILOILO CITY,Ph 15 September, 2005 – If he cannot fully communicate with signs, gestures and smiles, he might as well convey the words and meanings through flavors and aromas.Philippines
With that, Angel Layagan, 26 and deaf, decided to learn how to cook by enrolling at the West Visayas State University (WVSU) nonformal education class with 30 other [...]

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Sign language service team bridges gap between Deaf and hearing worlds

Taiwan, 13 September 2007 (Taiwan headlines)-For the past three years, the Hsinchu Sign Language Service Team has been helping to bridge the communication gap between the Deaf and hearing people in the area. The team has helped improve people’s lives, such as helping a Deaf person who had suffered from sinusitis for a long time [...]

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