Automatic recognition of Bangla sign language

Abstract

Sign Language is the mode of communication among the deaf and dumb. However, integrating them into the main stream is very difficult as the majority of the society is unaware of their language. So, to bridge the communication gap between the hearing and speech impaired and the rest in Bangladesh, we conducted a research to recognize Bangla sign language using a computer-vision based approach. To achieve our goals we used Neural Networks to train individual signs. In the future, this research, besides helping as an interpreter, can also open doors to numerous other applications like sign language tutorials or dictionaries and also help the deaf and dumb to search the web or send mails more conveniently.