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‘He followed his training’: Kristi Noem says ICE officer 'followed orders' by killing woman in Minnesota during New York press conference

Secretary Kristi Noem gave a tone-deaf statement on the killing of a woman in Minnesota today during a press conference, claiming that the officer who executed her was 'following orders' and 'training ...
IEEE

ASL Recognition using Deep Learning Algorithms

Abstract: There is a considerably vast communication gap between deaf and hearing individuals, and one potential solution is the development of American Sign Language (ASL) recognition technology.
IEEE

American Sign Language (ASL) Hand Sign Detection on Raspberry Pi Using Deep Learning Techniques

Abstract: To beat the limitation of customary specialized techniques for hard-of-hearing and deaf people, this study investigates the improvement of a constant American gesture-based communication ...
The New York Times

Born Deaf and Blind, She’s Caught in Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade

A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate. The Trump administration cut the program’s funding over diversity goals. By ...
PBS

Sign language services ‘intrude’ on Trump’s ability to control his image, administration says

The Trump administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events like White House press briefings “would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to ...