A prototype Malayalam to Sign Language Automatic Translator
This addresses the communication barrier for deaf people in public utility settings, but it is incremental as it builds on existing text-to-sign translation methods.
The paper tackled the problem of translating Malayalam text to sign language by developing a prototype system that generates sign language animations from text input, aiming to aid communication for deaf individuals in public spaces and as an educational tool.
Sign language, which is a medium of communication for deaf people, uses manual communication and body language to convey meaning, as opposed to using sound. This paper presents a prototype Malayalam text to sign language translation system. The proposed system takes Malayalam text as input and generates corresponding Sign Language. Output animation is rendered using a computer generated model. This system will help to disseminate information to the deaf people in public utility places like railways, banks, hospitals etc. This will also act as an educational tool in learning Sign Language.