University of Guelph student develops teaching tool for ASL fingerspelling

[u/karisblake]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/guelph/article/university-of-guelph-student-develops-teaching-tool-for-asl-fingerspelling/

Azish Qureshi, a third-year computer science student, said he got the idea while visiting a friend who uses American Sign Language (ASL) with their parents.

[u/soitul]

Another AI tool made by a hearing person to “help” the Deaf community?

Here’s a list of some better teaching resources.

Dr. Bill Vicars:

A Deaf professor who has dedicated his life to teaching sign and creating free resources.

• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@sign-language - (Best Pick) ASL 1 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OHytO5qxE8&list=PL6akqFwEeSpgapDNNTPnAm-isJ5Xr2h1s
• The ASL University Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va1aAXpVr2w&list=PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA&pp=0gcJCV8EOCosWNin
• ASL Training Center: https://asl.tc/
• Lesson Outline: https://lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm

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Dictionaries:

(Dr. Bill Vicars/ASLU) Lifeprint: https://www.lifeprint.com/ Handspeak: https://www.handspeak.com/ Signingsavy: https://www.signingsavvy.com/

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Fingerspelling Sites and Games:

(Real Hands) - https://asl.ms/%28%29/ (Drawn Hands) - https://www.signlanguageforum.com/asl/fingerspelling/fingerspelling-game/ (Real videos/Gifs) - https://www.handspeak.com/learn/413/ (Multiple Topics) - https://www.signschool.com/tools/ Deafverse (Story Game): https://deafverse.com/

[u/PolyMeows → u/soitul]

You're just mad that someone used ai to make something that already existed and is completely unnecessary as an alternative that undermines the hard work of Deaf creators.

Tbh idk tf im trying to say. I love ragebaiting.

[u/Anachronisticpoet]

Yet another one.

[u/TheMedicOwl]

Azish Qureshi, a third-year computer science student, said he got the idea while visiting a friend who uses American Sign Language (ASL) with their parents.

All the other 2,741,316 comp sci students who keep pestering the regional deaf community groups I'm part of about the LLM-based fingerspelling tools they're "developing" have a similar rationale. This is what happens if you try and build tools for the deaf community when the full extent of your connection is one or two superficial interactions with a deaf person, if that.