'Small changes make our lives so much easier' – Belfast man hopes new initiative to get public learning sign language will make a difference

Anthony Sinclair, who has been profoundly deaf since birth, launched the initiative after receiving funding from a council programme ...
IEEE

Personalizing Driver Agent Using Large Language Models for Driving Safety and Smarter Human–Machine Interactions

Abstract: Driver assistance systems have been shown to reduce crashes by providing real-time warnings or assistance, with their effectiveness depending on communication with driver. Due to their ...
QNS

Queens community celebrates as Hochul signs hospital language services bill into law

Legislation requiring general hospitals across the state to develop a language assistance program was officially signed by ...

Call to increase funding for 'invisible' Deaf victim-survivors of domestic abuse

A new report warns Deaf women experiencing domestic abuse in Scotland remain "effectively invisible" due to the chronic ...

Prove You’re Human

Deepfakes and chatbots are now good enough that many web users don’t trust they are interacting with real people.
Philippine News Agency

Sign language in courts ‘major step’ to inclusive justice - senator

The Supreme Court’s (SC) decision to assign sign language interpreters in all courts is “a major step toward inclusive justice,” Senator Francis Pangilinan said on Friday. “This is a historic and ...
AARP

Don’t Speak English Well? You Have the Right to a Medical Interpreter

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IEEE

Toward Real-Time Recognition of Continuous Indian Sign Language: A Multi-Modal Approach Using RGB and Pose

Abstract: Sign language recognition (SLR) involves translating visual gestures into meaningful text or speech, bridging the communication gap between signers and non-signers. However, real-time ...
Engadget

Congress removes right to repair language from 2026 defense bill

According to a statement from the Public Interest Research Group, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 has removed language that would have granted the US military the right to ...
Mongabay

Healthy oceans are a human right (commentary)

Months after a container ship went down off the coast of India, toxic pollution still contaminates the water and plastic pellets still wash ashore. Meanwhile, cleanup efforts continue, fishing ...
The New York Times

Human Rights Watch questions FIFA over ‘Peace Prize,’ receives no response

FIFA has been sent a letter by Human Rights Watch requesting information about the process and criteria applied by soccer’s world governing body ahead of handing out its inaugural peace prize during ...
Advanced Television

IMG, KNVB sign media rights deal

The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has announced a long-term agreement with sports marketing agency, IMG, to distribute the international media rights across its women’s football league and ...