Sign Language Classification Using Monk AI

Author(s): Shubham Gupta

Originally published on Towards AI.

Computer Vision

Sign language is a communication tool for deaf and dumb people in which hand, facial and body movements are used to communicate. There are over 135 different sign languages all around the world. Around 466 million people worldwide are suffering from hearing loss, and 34 million of these are children. It is estimated that by 2050 over 900 million people will suffer from hearing loss.

Deaf people don’t have too many ways to connect with a hearing person because there are big gaps with many of the solutions. Interpreters are typically not available and may be costly as well. While there… Read the full blog for free on Medium.

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