Papers by Ben Swift
Automatic Gloss Dictionary for Sign Language Learners (2022.acl-demo)
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| Challenge: | 430 million people worldwide have developed hearing loss and 700 million more are learning a sign language as a second language . sign language learners have limited means of seeking assistance and are restricted to class offerings or relying on a webcam to look up the sign. |
| Approach: | They propose an online tool supporting 2, 000 signs to assist language learners in determining the meaning of given signs. |
| Outcome: | The proposed system can lower the barrier in sign language learning by addressing the common problem of sign finding and make it accessible to the wider community. |