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Deaf children suffer from hearing loss which affects many aspects of their lives; they cannot communicate or socialize effectively with normal people around them. Deaf children's safety is also frequently compromised because they are unable to make the best decision based on their brain's analysis of noises, particularly alarming ones. The severity of hearing loss affects how it is treated. Many children with severe or profound deafness cannot be cured by medicine, and as a result they lose hope of ever leading a normal life. Also, because they are deaf, their parents must constantly watch over them, which is a serious problem.
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For children, hearing is key to learning spoken language, performing academically, and engaging socially. Hearing loss poses a barrier to education and social integration. As such children with hearing loss can benefit greatly from being identified early in life and offered appropriate interventions. 90-95% of deaf and hard-of-hearing children are born to hearing parents.
The inability of parents of deaf children to understand Sinhala sign language is a significant obstacle that can obstruct efficient communication and put a barrier between them and their children. Sinhala sign language is a distinct visual language that differs from spoken Sinhala in terms of grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. Communication breakdowns and irritation on both sides may result from parents who are deaf having difficulty understanding the needs, feelings, and opinions of their hearing children.
To solve this issue, creative methods must be developed that help parents communicate with their deaf children effectively despite language barriers.
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Most of these parents have little or no exposure to Sign Language. While many parents begin learning to sign, many others don’t. Those who do learn often don’t rise to the level of fluency. It’s estimated that 70% of parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children aren’t fluent in Sign Language. Since most language acquisition happens in the home, deaf and hard-of-hearing children are at a huge disadvantage.
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### IT20016616 - Detect Sinhala sign language and convert it into Sinhala text and audio
To enhance its performance over time and offer greater detection and identification skills, the system also makes use of cutting-edge algorithms and machine learning approaches. It will detect the sign language and turn it into a Sinhala language text and audio. The interaction between deaf children and their parents will be facilitated by this feature.
The goal of this research component is to create a mobile application for smartphones that accurately translates gestures made in Sinhala sign language into Sinhala text and voice. With the help of an interactive platform for meaningful connection and language development, the program promises to make it easier for kids and their parents who are proficient in sign language to communicate. By reaching this goal, the research project hopes to support communication skills improvement, accessibility, and inclusivity for families and kids with hearing impairments.
### IT203864364 - Detect Sinhala voice and convert it into sign language
In here using algorithms and machine learning approaches to detect Sinhala voice and convert into Sinhala sign language. This feature will make it easier for deaf kids and their parents to communicate.
This research project aims to create a smartphone app that can recognize Sinhala voice and translate it into Sinhala sign language. By giving children with hearing impairments or those learning sign language a way to communicate with their parents who may not be fluent sign language users, the program attempts to improve communication between kids and parents.
