The time has come - we'll now present the final project results to the European Commission.

Last project call before we take a break from the hustle and bustle of our everyday working schedules and shut down our devices to go enjoy the company of family and friends.

🎄The EASIER team wishes you a safe and joyful holiday season and a happy and productive 2024!

Check out the highlights from the EASIER-SignON concertation event “Outcomes and outlooks of Research on Sign Language Technology in Europe”

👉 Davy Van Landuyt, EUD Project Officer, dives into the crucial topic of user engagement in Sign Language Technology. Empowering Deaf individuals through technology! #EASIERSignON

👋 Wrapping up an incredible day of insights at the Concertation Event on Sign Language Research in Europe! Thanks to all participants for this insightful event! Diving deep into outcomes and future outlooks, we're committed to an inclusive and connected world. Stay tuned!

Thanks to all the participants for today. It was a pleasure to discuss 'Outcomes and Outlooks of Research on Sign Language Technology in Europe' with all of you.

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Thanks to Frankie Picron from European Union of the Deaf for closing today's event, and to all of the presenters for sharing their knowledge, expertise, and perspectives on the future of sign language technology and research. We will share a summary of the event soon.

Today we discuss Data and Other Challenges with Caro Brosens, SignON Project Member.
It is key to invest in high quality data and better technological environments to process this data so we can use it!

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'The data bottleneck in sign language research is often reduced to “there is not enough data” but the situation is a lot more nuanced than that' - Caro Brosens (VGTC) explains the challenges with sign language data.

SignON's Scientific Coordinator Dimitar Shterionov explains the different steps and technologies involved in automatically translating between sign languages and spoken/written languages - the Sign Language Machine Translation (SLMT) pipeline.

'Minority languages remain disconnected from technology, with major impact on inclusion.’' Eleni Efthymiou, EASIER Scientific Coordinator presents 'Sign Language and Sign Language processing technologies'

SignON LEAD-ME CA19142 European Commission European Union of the Deaf

Krishna Chandramouli, WG3 Leader of LEAD-ME CA19142 stressed how the persistence to keep investing and the belief that inclusive technology needs to improve can be a major driving force to keep pursuing a path leading to a better society.

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'We need to standardise the way we collect and analyse data. When we collaborate, we move forward faster'. Dimitar Shterionov Dimitar Shterionov, SignON Scientific Coordinator

LEAD-ME CA19142 European Commission European Union of the Deaf

The EASIER-SignON concertation event 'Outcomes and outlooks of Research on Sign Language in Europe' just started! Looking forward to learning from results achieved by the EASIER and SignON projects on Sign Language in Europe!🙌

EUD President, Sofia Isari, our dedicated President, delivers a powerful keynote at the EASIER/SignON Conference, emphasising the importance of advancing Sign Language Technology in Europe. #EASIERSignON

EUD Project Manager Frankie Picron, representing EUD, joins the EASIER/SignON conference panel 'Way Forward of Research on Sign Language in the EU'. Advocating for Deaf rights and technology advancement in the EU! #EASIERSignON