A Translator for Bangla Text to Sign Language

The hearing impaired community has traditionally found itself marginalized from the mainstream of the society. While, this can partly be attributed to the inability of the hearing impaired persons to fluently communicate orally, it is also true that traditional education has not been able to reach out to them by addressing their special needs and requirements. In this paper, we report on the development of a translator software, which partially offsets the absence of educational tools and appliances that the hearing impaired need for their education and communication. Using the translator, it is possible to translate text into gestures that a hearing impaired can understand. The hearing impaired can also gainfully utilize the software to develop written language skills. It can also be used as a tool to learn sign language.