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The emotionality of ASL can free you from the trap of precision.

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In our ASL translation, Jacob, who was hairless and smooth-skinned, has a name sign that can be back-translated literally to English as “smooth arm skin,” whereas his twin, Esau, who was notoriously ...

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A study is the first-of-its-kind to recognize American Sign Language (ASL) alphabet gestures using computer vision. Researchers developed a custom dataset of 29,820 static images of ASL hand gestures.

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A six-week workshop on baby sign language for parents will begin Jan. 20 through Dickinson Center in St. Marys.

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