Challenges of Everyday: Translation Glove for the Deaf

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Translation Glove for the Deaf

While deafness does not have anything to do with intelligence, it can cause reading for persons who have been deaf all of their lives since they never heard spoken English. To solve this problem, a glove has been invented to translate American Sign Language (ASL) into text. To download more information about it, go to http://tinyurl.com/3yjjgrk.

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A little about me

When Rosemary was born, the doctor asked her parents, “What will you do with her?” Her parents looked at each other and thought he was crazy. The ignorant physician asked because
she had brain damage, which resulted in cerebral palsy. Ironically, her brain was damaged because of his clumsiness; he bumped her head during delivery. He presumed that she would be a vegetable for the rest of her life.

With the help of love and patience from her parents and friends, Rosemary has proven that doctor dead wrong. For every limitation she has, she has been able to overcome it in one way or another. Even though she cannot walk, she uses a motorized chair so she is free to go wherever she wants. Although she cannot talk, she uses a word board to communicate quite eloquently. Although she cannot use her hands to perform daily tasks, she uses a head pointer to type.

Despite all her challenges, Rosemary has been able to accomplish a great deal during her life so far. A year after graduating Cleveland States University with a B.A. in Communications, she became a monthly columnist for Sun Newspapers in Cleveland, Ohio. Her column, Bit Of A Challenge, was the paper’s most popular column, running for ten years. She also had articles published in The Plain Dealer and other local newspapers. In addition, she has written poetry since she was 11.

Besides establishing herself as a writer and a poet, Rosemary has pursued her dream of traveling. She has visited Italy (4 times), Germany, Austria, and France. During one of her visits to Italy, she even met the Pope! Throughout the rest of her life, she plans to continue to see the world as much as possible.

Currently, Rosemary is an IT accessibility analyst and blogger for Interactive Accessibility.