DEAF-AVAT: Interactive Avatars for Impaired Hearing

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Problem statement – market

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• Accesibility issues are very relevant in the future e-Inclusion Society. By law, all official services from Government require automatic translation to sign language. There is a market niche for Internet interactive services for deaf or hearing impaired people. Reading text is not easy for these persons, and interactive avatars can help.

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Scientific challenges & contributions

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• Real time sign-language avatars that can interact remotely

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• Adaptation to different varieties of sign languages

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• TV interactive services integration

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Framework for project

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• Industdial R&D project partially co-financed by Government

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Solution

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• SMEs especialized in e-Inclusion now support their processes with the new product. They subtitle in Basque and Spanish languages

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