This week's class featured a number of excellent presentations focusing on various apps and programs designed to assist people with special needs. What really stood out for me were some of the apps that use the device's camera to identify objects. There were apps designed to improve mobility of visually impaired individuals (ie: what is in front of me?), as well as helping them identify objects around their home/workplace (ie: what is in the fridge?).
One group spoke about an app designed to translate sign language. As they said, there are a number of apps that are designed to help people learn how to sign, but the technology is getting close to being able to motion capture someone signing and translate to text. A quick Google search found the following information about such an app being created by British researchers:
UK Researchers Plan Mobile Real-Time Sign Language Translation App
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