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Headlines AfricaKenyan startup signvrse pioneers AI-powered sign language translation <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMQWl5" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMQWl5</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignLanguage</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kenya</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Innovation</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TechForGood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechForGood</a>

Dr. Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<a href="https://mastodon.social/@eliocamp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@eliocamp</a> That's an impressive comic! But I don't like the word "transcribing." There's no one-to-one mapping between any spoken language and any <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/SignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignLanguage</a>. You were doing translation!

Elio CampitelliThis is clearly written by someone with experience learning or teaching <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignLanguage</a>. My experience at first was just "transcribing" Spanish speech to sign word for word. It's hard to get the hang of the new grammar, using non manual gestures and managing space. <a href="https://www.runawaytothestars.com/comic/rtts-page-192/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.runawaytothestars.com/comic/rtts-page-192/</a>

Gluchy Lewak<a href="https://youtu.be/swZGfM_sQ7w?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/swZGfM_sQ7w?feature=shared</a>Mike Pahsentopah (migacz piątego pokolenia) opowiada i pokazuje Indiański Język Migowy Równin (Plains Indian Sign Language).<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deaf</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignLanguage</a>

50+ Music"Sing" is a 1971 song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JoeRaposo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JoeRaposo</a> for the children's television show Sesame Street as its <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/signatureSong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#signatureSong</a>. In 1973, it gained popularity when performed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theCarpenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#theCarpenters</a>, a number 3 hit on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Billboard</a> Hot 100. Raposo was a staff songwriter for Sesame Street, and the song became one of the most popular on the program, sung in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#English</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Spanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spanish</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/signLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#signLanguage</a>. In its initial appearance, it was sung by the show's adult human cast members and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theMuppets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#theMuppets</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfZ6DTV4dV8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfZ6DTV4dV8</a>

Catherine Schmidt<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICE</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deportations</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cruelty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cruelty</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mongolia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mongolia</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Afganistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Afganistan</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Handicapped" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Handicapped</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Signlanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signlanguage</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Eswatini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Eswatini</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trafficking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HumanTraficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanTraficking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#alt</a>Arron Parnas 7/23/25 CRUELTY AND HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATIONS

Carlos SolísI wonder if <a href="https://hub.azkware.net/search?tag=SignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignLanguage</a> has a concept of meter and rhyme like verbal languages do, and if so, would it be possible to accurately translate a poem from a verbal language to a sign language while keeping the cadence somehow?

Marc SchulderThe impact in the German educational system for the deaf also directly affected language use. To investigate this, the DGS Corpus project made sure to include signers of all ages (and regions). This allows us to look into how factors such as vocabulary, signing speed and mixing of LBG (signed German, i.e. word for word translations that loan only signs from DGS but not most grammar) have changed over time and as educational conditions changed. 2/2 <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/SignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignLanguage</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/GermanSignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GermanSignLanguage</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Deaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deaf</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Geb%C3%A4rdensprache" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gebärdensprache</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DeutscheGeb%C3%A4rdensprache" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeutscheGebärdensprache</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Geh%C3%B6rlos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gehörlos</a>

Marc SchulderThe city of Hamburg has officially apologised for the suffering that the German educational system has caused deaf people. Up until the 1990s, use of sign language was systematically suppressed, in the misguided assumption that this would help deaf people focus on learning to lip read and speak German. Instead, this language deprivation, for a long while coupled with corporeal punishment for underperforming, resulted in dismal school experiences for many deaf people as well as low educational levels, leading to severely limited career options. The reaction of the Hamburg city and federal state government follows years of campaigning by victims to have their plight acknowledged. Hamburg has now vowed to push for recognition and reparations at the national level.1/2<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/SignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignLanguage</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/GermanSignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GermanSignLanguage</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Deaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deaf</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Geb%C3%A4rdensprache" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gebärdensprache</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DeutscheGeb%C3%A4rdensprache" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeutscheGebärdensprache</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Geh%C3%B6rlos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gehörlos</a>Edit: typoGerman news article: <a href="https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/buergerschaft-leid-von-gehoerlosen-soll-anerkannt-werden,gehoerlose-100.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/buergerschaft-leid-von-gehoerlosen-soll-anerkannt-werden,gehoerlose-100.html</a>

WulfricI just got a notification that they funded in roughly 1 hour. They are a great team who have made some wonderful content over the past 5 years.<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tatteredbear/inspirisles-2nd-edition" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tatteredbear/inspirisles-2nd-edition</a><a href="https://beige.party/tags/kickstarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kickstarter</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HatchlingGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HatchlingGames</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignLanguage</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Learning</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TTRPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TTRPG</a>

Soh Kam Yung"[M]y research team and I investigated the use of sign language avatars at the Beijing Winter Olympics from the perspectives of both professionals and ordinary users. We transcribed and back-translated the sign language created by the avatars, then compared the results with the original audio, finding that a significant amount of key information was lost or distorted in the AI-generated version."<a href="https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1017316" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1017316</a><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#China</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/SignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignLanguage</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Deaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deaf</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Society</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Accessabilitiy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessabilitiy</a>

Jeroen SZ 🦣The Promise and Pitfalls of China’s AI Sign Language Interpreters Broadcasters have embraced the tech in the name of boosting accessibility. But few bother to stop and ask what China’s <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/Deaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deaf</a> community thinks about the interpreters. <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/SignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignLanguage</a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/Interpreting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Interpreting</a><a href="https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1017316" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1017316</a>

50+ Music"Sing" is a 1971 song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JoeRaposo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JoeRaposo</a> for the children's television show Sesame Street as its <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/signatureSong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#signatureSong</a>. In 1973, it gained popularity when performed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theCarpenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#theCarpenters</a>, a number 3 hit on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Billboard</a> Hot 100. Raposo was a staff songwriter for Sesame Street, and the song became one of the most popular on the program, sung in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#English</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Spanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spanish</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/signLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#signLanguage</a>. In its initial appearance, it was sung by the show's adult human cast members and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theMuppets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#theMuppets</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kvc_dWs1f4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kvc_dWs1f4</a>

Holly"Sinners" (the best Vampire vs the Blues movie ever) will not just hit streaming July 4, but with a Black American Sign Language (BASL) version <a href="https://nerdist.com/article/sinners-stream-max-black-american-sign-language-basl/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nerdist.com/article/sinners-stream-max-black-american-sign-language-basl/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fandom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fandom</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/movie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#movie</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#horror</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/signlanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#signlanguage</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cool</a>

Her Doing🚨 'Sinners' Movie PSA 🚨 “Accessibility within streaming is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Our goal ... is to make these great stories accessible to all audiences in a way that is authentic to the content and the communities we serve ...”'Sinners' will be streamed on Max in BASL (Black American Sign Language) - the first time a streaming service has ever done this.'BASL is “a distinct dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) with its own dynamic history and unique grammar, signing space, rhythm, facial expressions and cultural nuances,” and "marks “a major step forward in accessibility, representation and visibility in streaming." '<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sinners-black-american-sign-language-basl-version-on-max-1236302908/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sinners-black-american-sign-language-basl-version-on-max-1236302908/</a><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/BASL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BASL</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/SignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignLanguage</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Sinners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sinners</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/BlackDeaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackDeaf</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/BlackFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a>

Veera LaukkarinenKatsoin nyt huvikseni erilaisia viitottuja musiikkivideoita. Ajatuksena oli oppia taas vähän lisää amerikkalaista viittomakieltä. Sen verran tuli havaittua, että vaihtelua oli kovasti saman sanan viittomassa, mutta sinne päin kuitenkin. Ymmärrän alueelliset erot. USA on iso maa. Oli silti hauska oppia lisää. <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/ASL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ASL</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/musiikki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musiikki</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/SignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignLanguage</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/viittomakieli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#viittomakieli</a>

Francis Mangion (M)(@)millionairestutor [Instagram]: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vr</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/glove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#glove</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/signlanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#signlanguage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/to" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#to</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/speech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#speech</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKsZl3DzvoJ/?igsh=MTMzeXliMXc3djM5ZA==" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/p/DKsZl3DzvoJ/?igsh=MTMzeXliMXc3djM5ZA==</a>

DipoleWhen I was taking <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/asl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asl</a> classes in high school, I was taught that you were not allowed to create your own sign name -- that it had to be given to you by a <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/Deaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deaf</a> person. At the time, I didn't really question it. But since then, I've spent a lot of time learning from <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trans</a> people and being part of the <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonbinary</a> community, and from those experiences, I've learned to place a very high value on being able to decide for yourself how people refer to you -- especially names. That has made the situation with sign names a sticking point for me.I haven't had any involvement in the Deaf community. I had recently wondered if attitudes toward sign names had changed now that the world as a whole is more cognizant of trans and nonbinary experiences, but I watched the Furality panel on <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/signlanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#signlanguage</a> in VR today, and it seems like the stance is the same as when I was in high school. It feels hostile in a way, especially to trans and NB people.I think right now I really need people to tell me things

Megan Lynch (she/her)Rather than finding it by accident, I went looking for info on Albanian sign language and found a few things. The language is relatively young.Unfortunately my long-ago semester in ASL doesn't help me spot how related or not it is to ASL.<a href="https://www.gjshsh.al/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gjshsh.al/</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Language</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignLanguage</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Albania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Albania</a>

NonilexThe National Association for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Deaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deaf</a> is suing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JDVance</a>, WH chief of staff <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SusieWiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SusieWiles</a> & WH propagandist <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KarolineLeavitt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KarolineLeavitt</a>, for no longer providing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignLanguage</a> interpreters for press briefings or any other events.<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.281047/gov.uscourts.dcd.281047.1.0.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.281047/gov.uscourts.dcd.281047.1.0.pdf</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ASL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ASL</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#discrimination</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/access" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#access</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#communication</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirstAmendment</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FifthAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FifthAmendment</a>

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