Sign Language Technology
Almost all technologies are built for people who use a spoken or written language, and as those technologies advance, they increasingly exclude people who use a sign language. AI-enabled sign language technologies are rapidly advancing. We are working to try to make sure those technologies move in ways that benefit deaf communities, and minimize harms.
ASL-LEX
ASL-LEX is a lexical database featuring over 2,700 ASL signs, offering detailed information about each sign's form and structure. The interactive visualization allows users to explore the rich vocabulary of ASL. Come explore the ASL lexicon!
ASL-PLAY
ASL-PLAY is a fully annotated dataset featuring 24 parent-child interactions with deaf children aged 9 to 70 months. It captures real-life play sessions, coding ASL signs, attention-getting strategies, and visual attention from both parents and children.
SEM-LEX
Sem-Lex is a large dataset of over 91,000 ASL sign videos, recorded from a diverse group of Deaf signers. It’s designed to help train computers to recognize ASL, paving the way for more inclusive technology for sign language users.
SignTag
SignTag is software that enables researchers to quickly collect videos of people producing signs, segment those videos, and annotate what is being signed.
ASL Citizen
A large dataset collected in collaboration with Microsoft Research that contains 84,000 signs videos.
ASL Assessments
We have developed a number of ASL assessments for measuring ASL proficiency.
Research Briefs
