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From http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/08/researchers_test_new_device_to_transmit_sign_language_via_cell_phone.html

UW tests new method to transmit sign language via cell phone
John Cook
August 16, 2010

Researchers at the University of Washington have begun testing new technology that allows for American Sign Language to be transmitted over U.S. cellular networks, taking advantage of the video conferencing features now available on many mobile phones. "This is the first study of how deaf people in the United States use mobile video phones," said Eve Riskin, a UW professor of electrical engineering, who is leading the project.

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