Accessibility / sign language translationaccessibility and media translationParticipation documented
Hand Talk
Maceió, Brazil
Many deaf and hard of hearing individuals in Brazil struggle to read and write, and they rely largely on sign language to communicate. Hand Talk uses AI to translate Portuguese into Brazilian Sign Language using a digital avatar named Hugo. This tool enables digital communication for deaf and hard of hearing Brazilia
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- Region
- Latin America
- Lead organization
- Hand Talk
- Organization type
- company research
- Technology group
- sign language translation
- Activity status
- active
- Start year
- Not documented
- Last updated
- Mar 25, 2026
- Participation mode
- disability-first participatory design
- Participation group
- Co Design
- Technology description
- sign language translation
- Funding
- Not documented
- Region of activity
- national
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