Thanks to University of Washington (UW) computer scientists, hearing-impaired users might soon be able to use sign language over a mobile phone, like in Japan or Sweden. The research team received a ...

Just because Microsoft's Kinect doesn't actually support sign language anymore, doesn't mean that engineers out there in the world have to completely forget about it. In fact, that just gives room for ...

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a software program that allows people who are deaf in the U.S. to communicate in real time through cellphones using sign language. Currently ...

Cell phones enable people to communicate almost regardless of where they are located. Since the main phone communication method is via voice, however, those who are deaf or hard of hearing need to use ...

CHEROKEE, North Carolina (WLOS) — So few people speak Cherokee now, the language is considered endangered. But there are ongoing efforts to keep it alive. The latest endeavor involves technology most ...