Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...

We are researching technology for generating sign-language computer graphics (CG) by inputting Japanese sentences and having a CG character reproduce those sentences in sign language. Here, we exhibit ...

Access to language is gaining attention as the core of rights for people with disabilities. With awareness of sign language as a linguistic tool rising throughout society, the spread and expansion of ...

A Kenyan entrepreneur who designed an app that translates speech into sign language using AI-powered 3D avatars has won a major award for African innovation. “Think of it as Google Translate for sign ...