UW tests new method to transmit sign language via cell phone (fwd link)

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UW tests new method to transmit sign language via cell phone

John Cook on Monday, August 16, 2010, 1:59pm PDT
USA

Researchers at the University of Washington have begun testing new
technology that allows for American Sign Language to be transmitted over
U.S. cellular networks, taking advantage of the video conferencing features
now available on many mobile phones. "This is the first study of how deaf
people in the United States use mobile video phones," said Eve Riskin, a UW
professor of electrical engineering, who is leading the project.

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http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/08/researchers_test_new_device_to_transmit_sign_language_via_cell_phone.html
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