I have read numerous blogs with interest as I work in an environment where I often come into contact with deaf people and I have recognised that something more needs to be done.
I have created a mobile phone/tablet app called Eye-Sign which I hope will break down some of those barriers and give the deaf families and wider communities access to a equal standard of care, treatment and service by professionals.
Eye-Sign is now available on the googleplay store and includes a British Sign Language database and American Sign Language database. Both of these at this time have a limited number of words but due to the way the app works words which aren’t included at this time still are spelt using finger spelling therefore meaning any word could be spelt and signed. The databases are planned to be expanded if the app starts to sell.
The app allows for example the doctor to speak and video images appear of a person signing the spoken words. The deaf person can then tap in their reply and this can continue. At the end of the conversation this can be signed using a stylus and saved in a read only PDF file which can’t be changed or amended in anyway. This can also be printed.
I really hope that people like doctors, nurses, paramedics, police, fire service personnel and other professionals acknowledge the fact they need to change the way they treat deaf people and my app might be a solution.
Equally deaf people may like to install the app for improved accessibilty.
Thanks
@eyesignapp Eye-Sign
I have created a mobile phone/tablet app called Eye-Sign which I hope will break down some of those barriers and give the deaf families and wider communities access to a equal standard of care, treatment and service by professionals.
Eye-Sign is now available on the googleplay store and includes a British Sign Language database and American Sign Language database. Both of these at this time have a limited number of words but due to the way the app works words which aren’t included at this time still are spelt using finger spelling therefore meaning any word could be spelt and signed. The databases are planned to be expanded if the app starts to sell.
The app allows for example the doctor to speak and video images appear of a person signing the spoken words. The deaf person can then tap in their reply and this can continue. At the end of the conversation this can be signed using a stylus and saved in a read only PDF file which can’t be changed or amended in anyway. This can also be printed.
I really hope that people like doctors, nurses, paramedics, police, fire service personnel and other professionals acknowledge the fact they need to change the way they treat deaf people and my app might be a solution.
Equally deaf people may like to install the app for improved accessibilty.
Thanks
@eyesignapp Eye-Sign
