Multilingual Sign Language Dictionary Development for Clinical Use
Getting the right medical care can be extremely difficult for patients with hearing impairment. Particularly clinics in underdeveloped countries where there are budgetary limitations, a shortage of qualified service providers, and a lack of access to modern healthcare technology. Developing a multilingual dictionary for clinical use can improve the communication between healthcare providers, and hearing impaired patients. The use of medical terminology in this dictionary can reduce the misunderstandings between patients and healthcare providers. The purpose is to enhance patient care, ensure accurate information exchange. The method of creating a multilingual sign language dictionary has been demonstrated in this article. Real-time motion tracking and machine learning have been applied in this approach. The research methodology outlines not just how to develop the dictionary as a mobile application and a web application but also ways to design it user-friendly alongside how to use it for reaching as many people as possible. Preliminary studies had taken place to use it as a test program. Four key hypotheses have been examined, and their implementations are described. This research mainly highlights the importance of combining technology and accessibility to address the unique needs of the hearing-impaired community. The focus is on offering a practical solution for clinical environments worldwide.
Authors
- Arifa Ashrafi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5753-6135)
- Victor Sergeevich Mokhnachev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6520-0386)
- Diem H. Chung
- Ali Makhmud
- Waseem Bacha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5400-0045)
Institutions
- Moscow Polytechnic University (RU)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/reepe63962.2025.10970922
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00