MenaITech implements virtual sign languageMenaITech, a top provider of human capital information systems along with Mind Rockets, a Jordan-based startup creating assistive technologies, have developed a solution for deaf and hard of hearing employees. Through this collabo More… |
UAE agrees 10-year visa for investors, professionalsThe United Arab Emirates has adopted a new system of entry visas for international investors and professional talents providing them with a long-term visa for up to 10 years, a media report said. "The UAE will remain a global More… |
BAB to launch sign language dictionaryBahrain Association of Banks (BAB) has announced plans to launch a unified dictionary for banking terminologies in sign language, to help the deaf and dumb to deal with banks and make transactions easily. The BAB move comes follow More… |
Wearable tech to decode sign languageThe communication barrier between deaf people who use sign language and those that don't understand it may be coming to an end thanks to a new wearable technology being developed at Texas A&M University. The device incorpo More… |
Sign language help for Bahrain TV viewersSign language translations will soon be provided in a number of major programmes being broadcast by Bahrain Television. Culture and Information Minister Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa told Shura Council members yesterday that Bahrain More… |