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Beyond Spoken Language: ASL, Interpreting Technology, and Communication Access

Previously, we have explored apps, computers, and wearable devices that translate one spoken language into another. But language access doesn’t stop with spoken communication. For many Deaf and hard-of-hearing people, American Sign Language (ASL) is the primary or preferred language. Technology can help connect people who use ASL with people who use spoken language, but…