DeaFined - Canada's New Deaf Restaurant

Friday, May 1, 2015

DeaFined - Canada's New Deaf Restaurant

Deaf News: Deafined Breaks Down Barriers - Vancouver’s First ‘Deaf Restaurant’ Teaches Diners To Order in American Sign Language.

VANCOUVER, CANADA - A new Vancouver restaurant is encouraging diners to order with their hands - DeaFined, opening May 7 on West 4th Avenue near Vine Street in Kitsilano, is staffed entirely by Deaf and Hard of Hearing servers. Among the first of its kind in Canada, the Eastern Mediterranean restaurant asks customers to order food and drinks using American Sign Language.



For those who don’t know how to sign, there’s no need to fret.



“There’s a cheat sheet on the table with the menu,” said owner Moe Alameddine. “The server comes up to take the order, and the fun part starts there.”



In the mood for steak? Grab the fleshy part of your left hand with the index finger and thumb of your right hand, and wiggle a bit as if getting a good grip on the meat. How about salad? Use both hands and picture yourself tossing some greens.



When customers arrive at the DeaFined, a hearing host or hostess greets them and acts as an interpreter while they introduce the server.



Alameddine came up with the idea after starting his popular blind-dining restaurant O.Noir in Montreal and Toronto and Dark Table in Vancouver, where guests dine in complete darkness while they are served by visually impaired staff. The concept aims to give customers a taste, albeit briefly, of what it’s like to be blind.



Although the business helped provide jobs for Blind people, Alameddine said he realized a need for employment opportunities to benefit the Deaf community.



Only two other North American establishments - Signs Restaurant in Toronto, which hires mostly Deaf servers, and Mozzeria, a pizza restaurant in San Francisco, which has a Deaf owner and staff have a focus on hiring Deaf staff... Read the full story: http://metronews.ca/news/vancouvers-first-deaf-restaurant-teaches-diners-to-order-in-sign-language/



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Deaf Army Rebel In The Syrian Civil War

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Deaf Army Rebel In The Syrian Civil War

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf Jordanian in Syria fighting against Al-Assad. الصم الجيش الله اكبر - Deaf Army Allahu Akbar!



Unofficial translation: “Insha'Allah, I’m fine. I am in Syria because in the name of Allah in his honor because in Syria lot of life were lost. Many have recently been killed. We successfully to take ennemis positions. We have good relations with hearings in the fighting. We work very hard with efficiency since I killed some in the name of Allah.

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Insha'Allah I’m still alive and as you see, I have a perfect weapon to watch the front. Before it was warmer but now it is a little quieter. Despite four victims were beheaded not far around. Inshallah that keep us alive and our judge.” Source



Syrian opposition - Syrian Arab Republic (opposition)

A number of armed groups have involved themselves in the ongoing Syrian Civil War - List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War



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The Pigeonhole Man & The Deaf Community

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

The Pigeonhole Man & The Deaf Community

VIDEO: English Subtitles - A documentary film "The Pigeonhole Man" - De Hokjesman, afl. De Doven.



Very interesting television documentary about the Dutch Deaf people. This episode of the Hokjesman moves in the Deaf community in Netherlands.



Many Deaf people he meets consider the word Deaf as an honorary title and so happy to see that it is written with a capital D. What is so cherished Deaf Culture exactly? And how do the Deaf on that group of people where they need to relate to it so often: the hearing? Watch this documentary to understand about being Deaf.

For those who want it in Dutch can go here:

http://www.vpro.nl/programmas/de-hokjesman/doven.html



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Deaf Gain: Visual Manual Education

Deaf Gain: Visual Manual Education

VIDEO: As part of a Deaf Studies class, they went around campus to educate students about the benefits of visual manual education.



Maddie D posted on YouTube and sharing the community about the research has proven that visual demonstration and hands-on learning are much more effective in learning, memory, and abstract thinking. This concept of visual manual education is considered a Deaf Gain, proving that being Deaf can be positive and beneficial.

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CODA Trolls Deaf Mother

Thursday, April 23, 2015

CODA Trolls Deaf Mother

VIDEO: English Subtitles - Video clip of the Dutch documentary - A boy (Tristan) trolls his Deaf mother.



The documentary about a boy (Tristan) shows us the perks that come with having Deaf parents. "You Should Hear" is a documentary from Netherlands about Children of Deaf Adults, often known by the acronym "CODA", is a person who was raised by Deaf parents.



Ten year old Tristan’s family is a little different from the others. Both of his parents are Deaf but Tristan and his sister have a normal hearing. Tristan’s father wants to become the coach of his son’s soccer team but everybody thinks it is impossible. Tristan finds him the best coach there is. He even plays in Dutch Deaf team.

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Deaf Travelling In Ruth's Gap Year

Deaf Travelling In Ruth's Gap Year

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf vloggers: Travelling in my gap year using BSL.



National Deaf Children's Society - 22-year-old Ruth tells how easy it was for her to travel even though her first language is British Sign Language (BSL). Meet other Deaf teens like Ruth on The Buzz website: http://youngpeople.ndcsbuzz.org.uk/

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Sign Language Telephone - Documentary Film

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Sign Language Telephone - Documentary Film

VIDEO [CC] - 1979 Bell Labs project for the Deaf to communicate over telephone lines using American Sign Language.



This 1979 film examines a Bell Laboratory research project conducted by Kenneth Knowlton and Vivien Tartter. The team devised a way of using 27 points of light placed on an individual’s hands and face to allow the hearing impaired to use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate remotely. The goal was to find a way to take images of the points of light at each end of a conversation so the images “could be coded to the capacity of one telephone line.” Thus ASL, the primary language for most Deaf people, could be used to conduct conversations over standard telephone lines, without requiring any greater capacity than a regular phone call.

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Knowlton was a prominent figure at Bell Labs for many years and is well represented in other videos on the AT&T Archive Channel. At the time this film was made Tartter was a linguist at Rutgers University and continues today as a professor at City College in New York.



In 1981, two years after this video, Tartter and Knowlton published a paper in the scientific journal Nature detailing their work and findings at Bell Labs. The article, “Perception of Sign-Language from an Array of 27 Moving Spots.” details the methods and results of the project, including a transcript of a sign language conversation conducted via television using their method. The paper concludes that the “demonstration suggests the possibility of developing a sign language telephone.” A New York Times article about the published piece soon followed and the subject drew attention in newspapers across the country.



While the system the team conceived was never developed into a final, usable technology, it is a fascinating step in the long procession of efforts to find ways for the Deaf to use the telephone for communicating, as in 2009 when AT&T received the TDI James C. Masters Promotion Award “for providing innovative products and services that address the needs of people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.“

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Video Relay Service For Deaf - Phone Sex Scene

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Video Relay Service For Deaf - Phone Sex Scene

VIDEO: Hilarious movie clip - How to call to phone sex if you are Deaf.



“The Little Death” does have one terrific ace up its sleeve: a fifth story, almost completely unconnected to the others, featuring Monica (Erin James, a bit of a Sally Hawkins lookalike), who works at a Skype-like video service translating phone calls for the Deaf.



On a slow night, she winds up on a call with Sam (T.J. Power), only to find that he wants her to mediate his conversation with a phone-sex operator (Genevieve Hegney). What ensues is a perfectly timed, beautifully structured verbal and gestural farce that manages to be at once raucously funny, sweetly touching and genuinely romantic.

Rife with awkwardness and miscommunication, and keenly attuned to the reality of what a mixed blessing technology can be, the story would work well as a stand-enough short; as such, it’s easily the most promising evidence here that Lawson the writer-director may yet have bigger and better things ahead of him... Read more variety.com/2014/film/reviews/toronto-film-review-the-little-death



The Little Death Official Trailer - Directed by and starring Josh Lawson also with Bojana Novakovic, Damon Herriman.

The Little Death is a truly original comedy about sex, love, relationships and taboo. In a multi story narrative, we peer behind the closed doors of a seemingly normal suburban street. A woman with a dangerous fantasy and her partners struggle to please her. A man who begins an affair with his own wife without her knowing anything about it. A couple struggling to keep things together after a sexual experiment spins out of control. A woman who can only find pleasure in her husband's pain. A call centre operator caught in the middle of a dirty and chaotic phone call. And the distractingly charming new neighbour who connects them all. The little Death explores why do we want what we want? How far will we go to get it? What are the consequences of that fleeting moment of sexual ecstasy?

Release Date: 25 September 2014 (AUS)

Director: Josh Lawson

Cast: Josh Lawson, Bojana Novakovic, Damon Herriman

Genre: Comedy

Country: Australia

Production Co: Head Gear Films, See Pictures

Distributors: Entertainment One Films, Hopscotch Films

Eurovision Sign Language Interpreter Is A Web Hit

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Eurovision Sign Language Interpreter Is A Web Hit

VIRAL VIDEO: Sweden's Eurovision finalist was chosen at the weekend but for many it was the bespectacled 48-year-old who signed the songs for Deaf people who stole the show.



Sweden's Tommy Krangh's silky dance moves quickly became a huge hit on social media with millions watching his video on Facebook and YouTube.



It takes a lot to steal the show from the notoriously flamboyant Eurovision entries, but this Swedish sign language interpreter's energetic moves and expressive gestures have managed to do just that.



Tommy Krångh has become an overnight sensation in Sweden after putting on the performance of his life, interpreting pop singer Magnus Carlsson's attempt to enter Eurovision.

But while Carlsson's upbeat tune may have failed to impress audiences in the Scandinavian country, being voted ninth out of 12 entries vying to represent at the annual competition, many are now calling for 48-year-old Krångh to take the stage for Sweden in Vienna this May.



The video of Krångh's exuberant interpretation has been shared thousands of times in Sweden, and across the world.



The delighted interpreter has told Swedish newspapers he was 'thrilled' with the reaction and has been 'love-bombed' on Twitter by people who enjoyed his energetic performance, even getting the odd marriage proposal.



'It´s been absolutely amazing,' he told MailOnline. 'I´ve been love-bombed from a thousands of people. People are even proposing to marry me. This is something I could never imagine.



'It's a once in lifetime experience after being a signer for so many years. I love that sign language gets so much attention at the moment.' ... Read more: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2997019/Swedish-TV-signer-hilarious-interpretation-country-s-Eurovision-wannabe-sweeps-web.html



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Internet Slang Meets American Sign Language

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Internet Slang Meets American Sign Language

Exclusive: How do you sign "new" words? The Deaf community works as a network, collectively brainstorming new sign language term over the web, until dominant emerge.

Hope&Fears - As language evolves, the powers that regulate language tend to shift. Just look at the Oxford English Dictionary, who added terms like “duck face,” “lolcat,” and “hawt” to their prestigious lexicon this past December. For the English-speaking world, these additions are anywhere from ridiculous to annoying but at the end of the day, the terms are accepted and agreed upon.



But how do these new, internet-laden turns of phrase enter the sign language community? Was there a way of expressing “selfie” in ASL, was there a sign for “photobomb?” Our simplistic question turned into a larger conversation about the nature of communication.



We turned to Bill Vicars, the president and owner of an organization called Lifeprint, a company who educates through “technology-enhanced delivery of ASL Instruction, excursion-based instruction (trips to amusement parks), and extended-immersion-based program coordination (intense two-week residencies).”



Vicars himself is Deaf/HH, which means he is hard of hearing and culturally Deaf as he has immersed himself in the Deaf community. “In addition to my co workers, the majority of my friends are Deaf… my wife is Deaf,” Vicars explains. (Capitalizing ‘Deaf’ refers to the Deaf community, as noted by Carol Padden and Tom Humphries, in Deaf in America: Voices from a Culture (1988), “We use the lowercase deaf when referring to the audiological condition of not hearing, and the uppercase Deaf when referring to a particular group of deaf people who share a language - American Sign Language (ASL) - and a culture.”)



Vicars' website also offers a dictionary of ASL signs. The dictionary has been an ongoing project for Vicars since he started his organization and his means of including words is a multi-tiered process... Read more with photobombs: http://www.hopesandfears.com/hopes/now/internet/internet-american-sign-language

ISIS Using Sign Language To Recruit Deaf Terrorists

Monday, March 9, 2015

ISIS Using Sign Language To Recruit Deaf Terrorists

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO - ISIS militants are using sign language to show that even people with disabilities can wage jihad for the Islamic State, a report said.



NEW YORK POST - In their latest recruitment video, titled “From Who Excused To Those Not Excused,” a pair of Deaf and mute fighters brandishing machine guns issued threats and urged Westerners to join their campaign of terror, NBC News reports.



The extremists claim to be working as traffic police in the Iraqi city of Mosul, which has become an ISIS stronghold in recent months. They are wearing black jumpsuits and military equipment fitted with handcuffs and ammunition as they speak about their desire to “slaughter” their enemies and radicalize others who will do the same.



Using both Arabic and English subtitles, the video begins with the statement: “We, the deaf and mute, direct our message to the Islamic world.”



“To the Muslims in Europe, both Arab and non-Arab, the way is open before you for you to come to the land of the Kilafah,” one of the militants continues, using sign language.

“The Islamic State is expanding…and we say to America, Britain, Italy and France, who have frantically mobilized against the Muslims, and we say to the rulers of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar, who have allied with them…the Messenger said, ‘We have only come to you with slaughter,’ and we will surely come and slaughter you, by Allah’s permission.”



Alex Kassirer, a researcher at the global security firm Flashpoint Intelligence, says the video “represents an attempt by the group to recruit other physically or otherwise impaired individuals, as well as demonstrates the multifaceted responsibilities of those in its ranks,” according to NBC News. He added that it now proves “even traffic police in the Islamic State have a dual functionality, also serving in military roles.” ... Read more: http://nypost.com/2015/03/09/isis-using-sign-language-to-recruit-deaf-terrorists/



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Sunday, March 8, 2015

Deaf Militants Releases ISIS Propaganda Video

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO - The Islamic State media branch has released a new video for Deaf Muslims, calling for all disabled Muslims in Europe to join jihad.



Men claim to be Deaf brothers working as traffic police in Mosul, Iraq. They show off their job while urging European Muslims to go and fight and the fighters pledge to 'slaughter' Britain, America and their Arabian allies, at the end of the film they are shown firing missiles at Kurdish troops.



The Deaf militants has released a new propaganda video showing two Deaf fighters speaking in sign language and urging more Westerners to join the terror group.



The video is titled 'From Who Excused To Those Not Excused' - suggesting that disability is no excuse for not serving for ISIS.



In the five minute clip the two men, who are Deaf and brothers, are shown working as traffic police in Iraq's second city Mosul, which has been under ISIS control since last summer.

Speaking in sign language with English and Arabic subtitles, one of the men says: 'I am a deaf mute who works in the traffic police in the Islamic State with my brother Abu Abdur-Rahman.



'As for my message to the apostate peshmerga (Kurdish fighters) we will strike you soon, by Allah's permission. I am living in a land in which Allah's sharia is established.'



Wearing black jumpsuits, ammunition pouches and carrying what appear to be M16 assault rifles, the pair also speak about their desire to 'slaughter' their enemies including Britain, America, France and Italy, saying 'you will not stop our advance'... Read more with photos: http://dailymail.co.uk/news/article



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Deaf Malaysian Pastry Chef 'Happy House'

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Deaf Malaysian Pastry Chef 'Happy House'

VIDEO [CC] - Exclusive interviews: Deaf Pastry Chef opened his own cake and bakery cafe business, Happy House in Perlis, Malaysia.



Chef Bor, He may be Deaf, he may be muted. All those does not stop him from achieving his dream. Becoming a pastry chef, make a delicious irresistible cakes.



Jay Yeow are become Pastry Chef, who lived in Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia. Yeow started his own business, "Happy House" in October 2013. He also have a Deaf worker who are making ice-blended for his shop. Her name is Ah Er from Malaysia.



Yeow's family, lecturers, Hearing and Deaf friends admired his talent of baking the creative dessert, bread, muffin and cakes, until he encouraged to take part in the International and local cake competition on his journey life, during he learned in college, then he worked for the Hotel in Penang for 2 years. Now, his family always support him to open his own business to impress everyone with his own talent and skill of baking.

HAPPY HOUSE - Open 24/7.

Location: 47, Jalan Kangar,, 01000 Perlis, Perlis, Malaysia

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5 Stars Hotel With 30% of Deaf Employees

Thursday, January 15, 2015

5 Stars Hotel With 30% of Deaf Employees

VIDEO: Hotel sets trend by employing highest number of Deaf people in Cape Town, South Africa.



A new Cape Town hotel has been making headlines for all the right reasons lately by exposing guests to the world and life of Deaf people.



The Newlands based Park Inn hotel has a staff compliment where 30% of the employees are completely or partially Deaf. It's believed the hotel has the highest compliment of Deaf employees in the world.



From the outside it paints the picture of a modest hotel, but guests are pleasantly surprised when they are welcomed in sign language. Employees in many of the departments are Deaf but are not hampered by their disability when dealing with clients.

"Communication with guests is very important for some of us. It's very difficult without hearing aid so we try to do written communication, but for me I have hearing aid and I also train myself to try and speak clearly so to greet them and when guests see my I am Deaf badge, guests are very accommodating and their attitudes gradually change.



Guests at the hotel have praised their work. "My experience is absolutely wonderful and this hotel is a role model of employment equity. They are very good at lip reading," says hotel guest, Cheryl Harper.



Deaf SA has urged the importance of having Deaf community gain access to the working environment. "As you know the South Africa unemployment rate is so high especially in the Deaf community. Access to employment for Deaf people is so important,” says Bruno Druchen from Deaf SA.



The hotel opened its doors in December and has a full time sign language interpreter on site. Cape Town hotel sets trend by employing highest number of Deaf people. SOURCE

Interpretive Sign Languages Mashup 'F**k You'

Monday, January 12, 2015

Interpretive Sign Languages Mashup 'F**k You'

VIDEO: 'Fuck You' by Cee Lo. - Interpretive Sign Languages Mashup - One Song, Many Interpretations!



A variety people giving their personal interpretive performances are sign language interpretations of the song "Fuck You" by Cee Lo.



This is "interpretive" so the hand signs don't match up between people but that also makes it interesting. Some are students and so might make a few mistakes but that doesn't really matter this video for purposes.



People who understand American Sign Language as to whether this video makes sense or if it is very confusing to follow... Put the videos together that they were all using different hand gestures. It'd find that confusing but then again there is something noteworthy about each signing the song in their own, personal, interpretive, fashion. Awesome isn't it?

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Interpretive Sign Languages Mashup

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Interpretive Sign Languages Mashup

VIDEO: Rolling In The Deep by Adele - Interpretive Sign Languages Mashup - One Song, Many Interpretations!



A different type of mashup to start 2015! Here we have people giving their personal sign language interpretations of the song "Rolling In The Deep" by Adele.



This is "interpretive" so the hand signs don't match up between people but that also makes it interesting. Some are students and so might make a few mistakes but that doesn't really matter this video for purposes.



People who understand American Sign Language as to whether this video makes sense or if it is very confusing to follow... Put the videos together that they were all using different hand gestures. It'd find that confusing but then again there is something noteworthy about each signing the song in their own, personal, interpretive, fashion. Awesome isn't it?

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Happy New Year In Different Sign Languages

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Happy New Year In Different Sign Languages

VIDEO: How to learn and say Happy New Year in different Sign Languages around the world.



A Deaf woman, Dayo from Japan. She have been living in United States of America for 16 years. She love to share her experiences and cultures and also teach JSL (Japanese Sign Language) with everyone, which she learned American Sign Language at Gallaudet. It is fun to discover how different between sign of the countries and her goal is to learn international sign language to connect people from around the world.



Watch the video how to learn "Happy New Year" in different sign languages around the world. Share with your family and friends.

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Merry Christmas In Different Sign Languages

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Merry Christmas In Different Sign Languages

VIDEO: How to learn and say Merry Christmas in different Sign Languages around the world.



A Deaf woman, Dayo from Japan. She have been living in United States of America for 16 years. She love to share her experiences and cultures and also teach JSL (Japanese Sign Language) with everyone, which she learned American Sign Language at Gallaudet. It is fun to discover how different between sign of the countries and her goal is to learn international sign language to connect people from around the world.



Watch the video how to learn "Merry Christmas" in different sign languages around the world. Share with your family and friends.

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Deaf Couple Had Their Baby Officially Registered With A Sign Name

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Deaf Couple Had Their Baby Officially Registered With A Sign Name

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf baby becomes first person in Britain to have her sign language name that means smiley face legally recorded on her birth certificate.

LONDON - A Deaf couple have become the first people in Britain to record their baby's name in sign language on her birth certificate.



Theatre director Paula Garfield, 47, and her partner Tomato Lichy, 39, from Wembley, north London, wanted to record Hazel's name in British Sign Language (BSL), but said they were initially told by their local Brent Register Office that it was impossible.



Now their personal name for four-year-old Hazel, a reference to her smiling face, has pride of place on her birth certificate - as UbOtDDstarL.



Hazel's sign name, like many others, is not simply the letters H-A-Z-E-L spelt out.



Instead it is a made-up combination of symbols which, when taken in context, describes her personality in a way only her parents and friends can fully understand.



Hazel's sign name is written as UbOtDDstarL, which represents a combination of hand movements.

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The U represents the chin, bO means a 'baby O' made with the thumb and forefinger, tD means 'hands facing the signer', Dstar means 'the handshape opens' and L shows the shape of the hand.



Put that together and it makes a small O shape held at the chin, which then opens into an L shape.



Ms Garfield told MailOnline she had a battle of up to nine months with the Register Office. The issue was finally sorted around four years ago, but the case has had little publicity.



'My daughter's sign name is what it is because her first expression was a smile,' she said. 'There's no way to translate it perfectly into English.



'But we went to the register office and they said it was "ridiculous, you can't register a sign name, don't be silly". So we got in touch with a solicitor, who said the law allows people to have their name on a birth certificate "in their own language".' ... Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2840423/Deaf-couple-s-daughter-Britain-sign-legally-recorded-birth-certificate.html

New Technology of Communication for the Deaf

Friday, October 24, 2014

New Technology of Communication for the Deaf

VIDEO: [CC] - No more depend interpreters in the future ? MotionSavvy introduces Uni - a two way communication tool for the Deaf and Hearing.



With recent advancements in gesture recognition technology, it is now possible to provide the millions of Deaf and Hard of Hearing people worldwide with a affordable tool to communicate with their peers.



UNI uses advanced gesture recognition technology called Leap Motion, this allows users to see how their signs appear on camera, which helps to make sure signs are input correctly and avoid missing important information.



What UNI does for you ? First of its kind device translates sign language into audio and spoken word to text, finally empowering the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to lead full lives and boundless careers. More details at www.motionsavvy.com

Sign To Speech - Powered by motion gesture recognition technologies, UNI translates signs into audible speech for hearing individuals.



Speech to Text - Using voice recognition technology, UNI identifies audible speech and converts it to text for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals.



Leap Motion V2 Tracking Developer Beta - Demo

Developer beta of Leap Motion's V2 tracking. Learn more at https://developer.leapmotion.com



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