The Center was launched on Friday Indian Sign Language (ISL) dictionary mobile application called “Sign Learn” containing 10,000 words. The app was launched by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Pratima Bhoumi.
Sign Learn is based on the Indian sign language dictionary of the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Center (ISLRTC), which contains 10,000 words.
The app is available in Android as well as iOS versions, and all the words in the ISL dictionary can be searched through either the Hindi or English medium, officials said.
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The sign videos of the app can also be shared on social media.
“The app has been developed to make the ISL dictionary easily available and to make it more accessible for the public at large,” a senior official said.
Notably, ISLRTC has recently signed an MoU with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on October 6, 2020 for converting NCERT textbooks from classes 1 to 12 into the Indian Sign Language (digital format) to make the textbooks accessible to children with hearing disabilities.
This year, ISL e-content of NCERT textbooks for class 6 was launched, the official added.
The Center has launched ISL versions of selected books from the National Book Trust‘s “Veergatha” series.
With the joint effort of ISLRTC and NCERT, 500 academic words in Indian Sign Language were launched. The academic words are used at the secondary level, which are often used in history, science, political science, and mathematics, the official added.
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