Some time ago i stumbled across a video which showed a project in which an avatar on your smartphone translates words to sign language.
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I thought this was amazing and decided to work on something similiar. After some time, i had a prototype which converts mouth movements into words, which can then be used by a speaker. I was totally happy and excited at this time because i thought i would invent something meaningful and which could help lots of people.
However, one day i read this article: https://www.theatlantic.com/technol...language-gloves-dont-help-deaf-people/545441/
It's about another technology but with a similiar approach as mine, the sign language glove, and how it's actually an insult to the very group it claims to help. I was shocked and sad because my project didn't seem so cool anymore.
I stopped working on the prototype and decided it would be best to get in touch with the deaf community first before i continue. So yeah, that's why i'm here.
I thought this was amazing and decided to work on something similiar. After some time, i had a prototype which converts mouth movements into words, which can then be used by a speaker. I was totally happy and excited at this time because i thought i would invent something meaningful and which could help lots of people.
However, one day i read this article: https://www.theatlantic.com/technol...language-gloves-dont-help-deaf-people/545441/
It's about another technology but with a similiar approach as mine, the sign language glove, and how it's actually an insult to the very group it claims to help. I was shocked and sad because my project didn't seem so cool anymore.
I stopped working on the prototype and decided it would be best to get in touch with the deaf community first before i continue. So yeah, that's why i'm here.