News tagged with sign language

Dementia study launched within the deaf community

Researchers have launched a unique project to improve early diagnosis and management of dementia among Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL).

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sign language puzzle solved

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have known for 40 years that even though it takes longer to use sign language to sign individual words, sentences can be signed, on average, in the same time it takes to say them, ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 0 weblog

Researchers create cell phones for sign language

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers and colleagues have created cell phones that allow deaf people to communicate in sign language, the same way hearing people use phones to talk.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Deaf children use hands to invent own way of communicating

Deaf children are able to develop a language-like gesture system by making up hand signs and using homemade systems to increase their communication as they grow, just as children with conventional spoken language, research ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Videophone program for deaf is questioned

Capt. Kirk and his unforgettable "Beam me up, Scotty" introduced a generation to the concept of videophones on the 1960s drama series "Star Trek." The phones are now a reality - for more than 100,000 deaf people.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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