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Cell Phone Technology Allows Deaf People To Communicate Via Sign Language

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The Mobile ASL project is developing compression technology to support the transmission of real-time video of American Sign Language over existing wireless networks. Credit: University of Washington; Cornell University

Cornell University

December 4, 2009

For those who are deaf or hard of hearing, cell phone use has largely been limited to text messaging. But technology is catching up: Cornell researchers and colleagues have created a real-time video compression scheme for cell phones that allows deaf people to communicate in sign language — the same way hearing people use phones to talk.

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MY NAME IS MELISSA AND AM DEAF HALF. I WANT CELLPHONE NOW AND EXCITE TO BUY IT NOW I CANT WAIT TO HEAR ABOUT IT

THANK MUCH

   — melissa beard mejia, May 9, 2010

HELL0 EVERYONE,

MY NAME IS DALMIRIS TORIBIO AND AM FULL DEAF. I NOFICE THAT NEW ASL BY CELL PHONE IS COOL THEN I NEED TO PHONE NOW AND I WANT TO BUY WHEN IT COMING SOON!

   — dalmiris toribio, May 9, 2010

HELLO EVERY ONE
MY NAME IS LUIS AND IM FULL DEAF. I WANT PHONE NOW AND BUY FOR PHONE THEN HOPE SO HEARD ABOUT IT

   — luis A veras, May 9, 2010

hi my name is Andrea im 16 and i use my cellphone all the time during work school and to chat with my friends over things... i think deaf and hard of hearing should use their phones more than hearing people because we cant talk like they can

   — Anonymous, January 23, 2012

Hi there.I am 16 and i think that this is a really good idea!! just using txting isn't enough for most people to get enough information! I love the idea of video talking with a cell phone!

   — Anonymous, March 12, 2012
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