Some new accessibility news from The Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts And Sciences this week, as the organization gears up for this weekend’s Oscars, its one big annual night in the spotlight: This ...

At the White House, the president, the first lady and the press secretary are usually the most familiar faces. But for thousands of Americans, a box in the right-hand corner of the White House ...

Back in February, Kimi Anderson '08 was distressed. She had started her second semester of American Sign Language when she found out that the University had decided to make significant cutbacks to the ...

Bader Alsharif, the first author, demonstrates how the system spells out names and locations in real time using American Sign Language. For millions of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals around the ...

At the White House, the president, the first lady and the press secretary are usually the most familiar faces. But for thousands of Americans, a box in the right-hand corner of the White House ...

American Sign Language (ASL) recognition systems often struggle with accuracy due to similar gestures, poor image quality and inconsistent lighting. To address this, researchers developed a system ...

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When the Super Bowl returns to Los Angeles next week after a 29-year absence, it will notch at least one historic first: ASL performers will be featured in the big game's halftime show for the first ...

Marlee Matlin leads outrage over the decision to introduce the three deaf performers -- Shaheem Sanchez, Anjel Piñero, and Daniel Durant -- on television and then (almost) never show them during Andra ...