Electronic Learning Environment (ELo) teaches deaf children learn new sign language
The are about 28 million deaf and hard-hearing americans. Most of them use the natural hand signals to communicate. However, new technologies are on the rise to help these deaf individuals learn new ways to communicate. One technology that is getting more popularity is the use of computers integrated with intelligent systems to convert sign language into written text or images or even speech.
Researchers at TU Delft developed an intelligent application integrated in the computer which can recognize sign language in real time and can therefore be used to teach children who are deaf and hard of hearing new signs more quickly.
Using a camera that is mounted on the computer, children communicate through the normal hand signals, then the computer recognizes and interprets this information. The Electronic Learning Environment (ELo) application displays a picture for the deaf to identify the correct hand signal. In a study conducted for ages three to six, the deaf respondents showed a remarkable increase in sign language vocabulary compared to a control group.
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