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I am always a critic but seriously why??? This may be useful for young children I suppose (who cannot read/spell yet), but typing is way faster than signing. So

I am always a critic but seriously why??? This may be useful for young children I suppose (who cannot read/spell yet), but typing is way faster than signing. So why not just have a custom formed mini half keyboard attached on each hip? The expense would be miniscule compared to this, the accuracy would be much better and the thing could probably be on the market in 4 months. These gloves will probably break or need maintenance every 2 months, They will need constant replacing for growing users or users who gain weight, users will not be able to work at any jobs in the food industry (or many other industries for that matter)

abecedarius 14y ago
typing is way faster than signing Native ASL signers appear to converse just as fast as speakers of English. Perhaps you mean that typing is way faster than fingerspelling.
electromagnetic 14y ago
Uh, because deaf people can't hear it. Using keyboards to voice speak would essentially make all deaf people mute to each other. Using gloves mean people who speak can be integrated into a deaf community.
- goggles99 14y ago
  Given the choice would you rather be integrated into a deaf community or the rest of the world? Also, nothing will stop ASL users from signing to other ASL users. How would the keyboard idea stop this? As an alternative, they could always have an e-ink display that the words can be projected onto. There are only 500k ASL users in the entire world. Deaf people are not that common. They don't interact with each other that much in the real world. This would never work anyway. As an ASL user I can tell you that there are so many similar signs and body language that are used, only a couple hundred words will be available to the users of these gloves (just like those before them). The keyboard thing would allow mutes to have unlimited conversations with complete strangers. Would you rather be able to have unlimited conversation with anyone or only be able to speak a few words (just enough to get by) but be able to speak with an occasional mute. These gloves are crap so stop making stupid excuses. ASL is only good for communication between ASL users (few and far between). Every person signs differently and some $25 gloves will never be able to interpret all the signs and body language an ASL user uses (Thus the limitation of 200-250 words)
  - dr1337 14y ago
    The question really is whether the signing deaf community want to be integrated with rest of the world. An interesting but often forgotten part of the development of the Cochlear Implant was the stiff opposition by the signing deaf community that considered the implantation of deaf children as a form of 'genocide'. It's actually still an active topic in the Bioethics field. http://www.neiu.edu/~gmoreno1/Special_Education__Courses_with_Dr._Moreno/Module_Nine_files/ActivitySix.pdf http://www.neiu.edu/~gmoreno1/Special_Education__Courses_wit...

abecedarius 14y ago

typing is way faster than signing Native ASL signers appear to converse just as fast as speakers of English. Perhaps you mean that typing is way faster than fingerspelling.

electromagnetic 14y ago

Uh, because deaf people can't hear it. Using keyboards to voice speak would essentially make all deaf people mute to each other. Using gloves mean people who speak can be integrated into a deaf community.

goggles99 14y ago
Given the choice would you rather be integrated into a deaf community or the rest of the world? Also, nothing will stop ASL users from signing to other ASL users. How would the keyboard idea stop this? As an alternative, they could always have an e-ink display that the words can be projected onto. There are only 500k ASL users in the entire world. Deaf people are not that common. They don't interact with each other that much in the real world. This would never work anyway. As an ASL user I can tell you that there are so many similar signs and body language that are used, only a couple hundred words will be available to the users of these gloves (just like those before them). The keyboard thing would allow mutes to have unlimited conversations with complete strangers. Would you rather be able to have unlimited conversation with anyone or only be able to speak a few words (just enough to get by) but be able to speak with an occasional mute. These gloves are crap so stop making stupid excuses. ASL is only good for communication between ASL users (few and far between). Every person signs differently and some $25 gloves will never be able to interpret all the signs and body language an ASL user uses (Thus the limitation of 200-250 words)
- dr1337 14y ago
  The question really is whether the signing deaf community want to be integrated with rest of the world. An interesting but often forgotten part of the development of the Cochlear Implant was the stiff opposition by the signing deaf community that considered the implantation of deaf children as a form of 'genocide'. It's actually still an active topic in the Bioethics field. http://www.neiu.edu/~gmoreno1/Special_Education__Courses_with_Dr._Moreno/Module_Nine_files/ActivitySix.pdf http://www.neiu.edu/~gmoreno1/Special_Education__Courses_wit...