Hadeel Ayoub wearing the smart glove which translates sign language - into speech. See National copy NNGLOVE: A savvy student has designed a 'smart glove' which translates sign language - into speech. PhD student Hadeel Ayoub designed the BrightSign to help people with speech disabilities communicate without needing an interpreter. Hadeel, who specialises in digital and software design at Goldsmiths University, has been working on the BrightSign for the past two years as part of her PhD project. She said: "What it does is it translates sign language to text into speech in real time to allow people with speech disabilities to communicate with the general public without having to have an interpreter or someone to communicate on their behalf.

Ingenious smart glove translates sign language into speech

A savvy student has designed a 'smart glove' which translates sign language - into speech. PhD student Hadeel Ayoub designed the BrightSign to help people with speech disabilities communicate without needing an interpreter. Hadeel, who specialises in digital and software design at Goldsmiths University, has been working on the BrightSign ...

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Theatre Review: The Lower Depths, Arcola Theatre

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