Researchers create cell phones for sign language

Cornell University researchers and colleagues have created cell phones that allow deaf people to communicate in sign language, the same way hearing people use phones to talk. [via Physorg.com]

From Cornell's website:

For those who are deaf or hard of hearing, cell phone use has largely been limited to text messaging. But technology is catching up: Cornell researchers and colleagues have created cell phones that allow deaf people to communicate in sign language -- the same way hearing people use phones to talk. Sheila Hemami, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and graduate student Frank Ciaramello say the technology allows deaf people "untethered communication in their native language."

... Standard videoconferencing is used widely in academia and industry, for example, in distance-learning courses. But the Mobile ASL team designed their video compression software specifically with ASL users in mind, with the goal of sending clear, understandable video over existing limited bandwidth networks.

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