At every turn in its thought, society will find us… waiting.
A new high-tech glove enables the translation of sign language into written text, facilitating communication for the hearing or speech impaired
Breaking Sound Barriers — Electrical Engineers Develop Glove That Translates Sign Language
Software developed in the UK has worked out the basics of sign language by absorbing TV shows that are both subtitled and signed. [Here's one of the reasons my job is doomed.]
Computer learns sign language by watching TV – tech – 08 July 2009 – New Scientist
Deaf People and World War II is an NTID project collecting videos, books, articles, links, etc., about the experiences of deaf Europeans, Asians, and North Americans during the war.
a new way of cloning facial expressions during live conversations to help us better understand what influences our behaviour when we communicate with others.
Exact Replication Of Facial Expressions Challenge Assumptions About Human Behavior
People who can speak two languages are more adept at learning a new foreign language than their monolingual counterparts
Many scientists now think that gestures can help the person making them — that moving your hands can help you think.
The fully articulated robotic hand RAPHaEL (Robotic Air Powered Hand with Elastic Ligaments) can firmly hold objects as heavy as a can of food or as delicate as a raw egg. It also is dexterous enough to gesture for sign language.
the ion channels responsible for hearing aren’t located where scientists previously thought.
How Human Ear Translates Vibrations Into Sounds: Discovery Of Ion Channel Turns Ear On Its Head
A new study by a geneticist and hearing loss expert at Tel Aviv University has uncovered one of the root causes of deafness.
a mesmerizing series of images of Mr. Billingsley demonstrating his own brand of nightclub-code via hand gestures.
News and commentary in ASL
Dogs and small children who share similar social environments appear to understand human gestures in comparable ways.
Dogs And 2-year-olds Share A Limited Ability To Understand Adult Pointing Gestures
J.J. Puorro of SportsMX.com interviews the nation’s only deaf division one college basketball player.
He is believed to be the first deaf athlete playing in the NCAA tournament, but Michael Lizarraga isn’t concerned with making history.
College Basketball: Northridge’s deaf player provides extra inspiration – San Jose Mercury News
adult animals with hearing loss actually re-route the sense of touch into the hearing parts of the brain.
Auditory Regions Of Brain Convert To Sense Of Touch, Hearing Loss Study Finds
mobileASL brings signing to the cellphone.
Olivia (Alaina Reed) and Linda (Linda Bove) perform their rendition of Joe Raposo’s signature composition. [Why isn't this happening now?]
Marzo opened a new ear canal and lined it with a skin graft from Houdek’s leg. Houdek now has partial hearing in his left ear.
