[community] Gloves that Translate ASL to Speech

Wed Jun 1 21:09:43 UTC 2016

This is incredible. Thanks for sharing these links.
And a great convo about the original link!

Jess

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> On Jun 1, 2016, at 4:18 PM, Tirloni, Giovanni <gtirloni at ocadu.ca> wrote:
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> The gloves don't seem necessary with the advances in image processing and deep learning.
> 
> For example, this prototype from Microsoft Research uses the Kinect to capture/understand the images and translate between different sign languages:
> 
> http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/stories/kinect-sign-language-translator.aspx
> 
> Video: http://research.microsoft.com/apps/video/default.aspx?id=204170
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> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: community [mailto:community-bounces at lists.idrc.ocadu.ca] On Behalf Of
>> Foster, Julia
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 4:55 PM
>> To: 'Inclusive Design Community' <community at lists.idrc.ocadu.ca>
>> Subject: Re: [community] Gloves that Translate ASL to Speech
>> 
>> I'm speaking as someone who does not use ASL and does not know much more than
>> some basics, but like every technology, I think it's very person-dependent. I agree we
>> can't generalize and say this technology is amazing for the whole deaf community
>> and would be welcomed and appropriate in all contexts. But I also think it's a pretty
>> cool technology that has potential to be useful if someone wanted to have the ability
>> to convert sign to speech.
>> 
>> I could see that the grammar via facial expressions may differ between the deaf and
>> deaf-blind community though I do not know one way or the other if this is true. But it
>> also could differ significantly within the each group as well. I don't know enough
>> about ASL to understand how grammar is conveyed through the face, but arguably,
>> most individuals convey a significant amount of the message through their facial
>> expressions as well whether they use their voice or an augmentative communication
>> device (though users who speak with their own vocal cords often have some control
>> over intonation, volume, and other voice characteristics).
>> 
>> As a thought -- perhaps this technology could also be viewed as for the listener, not
>> the signer. Perhaps this type of technology could be purchased by banks, large chain
>> stores, libraries, etc. to act in place of a translator for their staff when clients who use
>> sign language are on site -- if they are comfortable wearing a pair of gloves. (Obvious
>> logistical problems include hand size). It kind of seems like a Babel fish for sign
>> language for anyone who has read Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
>> 
>> Have a good day,
>> Julia
>> 
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: community [mailto:community-bounces at lists.idrc.ocadu.ca] On Behalf Of
>> D'Intino, Pina
>> Sent: June-01-16 3:13 PM
>> To: Tara Robertson <trobertson at langara.ca>; 'Taliesin Smith' <talilief at gmail.com>;
>> 'Inclusive Design Community' <community at lists.idrc.ocadu.ca>
>> Subject: Re: [community] Gloves that Translate ASL to Speech
>> 
>> I wonder thought if the same thoughts would apply to someone  who is deaf/blind?
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: community [mailto:community-bounces at lists.idrc.ocadu.ca] On Behalf Of Tara
>> Robertson
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 2:57 PM
>> To: 'Taliesin Smith'; 'Inclusive Design Community'
>> Subject: Re: [community] Gloves that Translate ASL to Speach
>> 
>> Here's an article that critiques this technology. In particular, I love this
>> quote: "Deaf people are viewed as a liability in terms of communication, when in
>> reality, the opposite is true. We are the experts at communication.
>> From living in a society that constantly demands observation and improvisation of us,
>> we have learned how to communicate in countless ways."
>> http://www.theestablishment.co/2016/05/11/deaf-people-dont-need-new-communic
>> ation-tools-everyone-else-does/
>> 
>> One of the Queer ASL instructors also pointed out that so much grammar happens in
>> the face, so this technology is both inappropriate and flawed.
>> 
>> Tara
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: community [mailto:community-bounces at lists.idrc.ocadu.ca] On Behalf Of
>> Taliesin Smith
>> Sent: June-01-16 11:35 AM
>> To: Inclusive Design Community
>> Subject: [community] Gloves that Translate ASL to Speach
>> 
>> Two undergraduate students team up to invent SignAloud. A set of gloves that
>> converts ASL signs to speech.
>> 
>> They have won the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize:
>> 
>> Story at the following link:
>> http://www.washington.edu/news/2016/04/12/uw-undergraduate-team-wins-
>> 10000-l
>> emelson-mit-student-prize-for-gloves-that-translate-sign-language/
>> 
>> Taliesin
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