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\n Brief description of the solution and the added value it delivers<\/strong>
\n <\/h4>\n

\n The system for translating voice or text in Spanish into Spanish Sign Language (LSE) consists of an automatic speech recogniser, a module for translating words in Spanish into a sequence of signs and a third module for representing the signs by means of an animated agent. Field tests in restricted fields show that the system is capable of translating with nearly 100% accuracy, allowing it to operate in real time. The system is simple to adapt to new fields of application. This technology has been developed by UPM’s Speech and Machine Learning Technology Group in collaboration with FCNSE, a Spanish foundation that works to eliminate communication barriers. This technology has already been used to develop four prototypes in various fields of application.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n

\n Description of the technological basis<\/strong>
\n <\/h4>\n

The system for translating voice or text in Spanish into Spanish Sign Language (SSL) consists of an automatic speech recogniser, a module for translating words in Spanish into a sequence of signs and a third module for representing the signs by means of an animated agent.<\/p>\n

The speech recognition system recognises continuous speech and is speaker-independent. The translation module combines three technologies: translation based on examples, translation based on expert rules and statistical translation. Combining the different strategies makes it possible to benefit from the advantages of each of them.<\/p>\n

The sign representation module shows the sequence of signs resulting from the translation by means of an agent animated in 3D.<\/p>\n

It is an innovative solution in the field of ICTs applied to the area of independent living, e-inclusion and governance, as a system for informing and interacting with deaf individuals, which could potentially be used at information points or cash machines, on websites, etc.<\/p>\n

\n Business needs \/ application<\/strong>
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Deaf people have a lot communication barriers that end up creating a significant number of problems educationally, socially and culturally.<\/p>\n

\n Needs of deaf individuals in education.<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

Forty-seven per cent of the deaf population have no schooling or are illiterate. Furthermore, only between 1 and 3% of the deaf population has completed university studies, compared to 21% of the Spanish population as a whole (Spanish National Statistics Institute [INE], 1999; Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport [MECD], 2000\/2001).<\/p>\n

\n Needs in terms of social integration.<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

Deaf pupils end up in programmes for individuals who have not complicated compulsory secondary education ten times more often than pupils as a whole (INE, 1999). Another illuminating fact is that between 45 and 50% of deaf children and youths have psychological disorders, compared to a maximum of 25% for the rest of the population (European Society for Mental Health and Deafness, 2000). Finally, it should be noted that unemployment is much more prevalent among deaf people and, in particular, among deaf women (INE, 2003).<\/p>\n

It is possible to identify specific needs from these general issues.<\/p>\n