SignShare, an open-source digital platform that enables users to create and share signed stories and resources.
Project Name
SignShare
Location Implemented
Global
Technology Used
Assistive Technology
Competition Entered
Sign On For Literacy Prize
Reading Skill Targeted
Pre-Reading, Reading Environment
Status
Semi-Finalist
Amount Award
$25,000
Collaborators/Partners
Canales and Merge NZ
The Challenge
Of the estimated 32 million deaf children globally, 80% do not have access to education and only 2% receive education in sign language. Without early access to language, children fail to develop social and cognitive skills at the same rate as their peers, hindering their ability to learn to read and write and isolating them from society over the course of their lives.
The Big Idea
Motion Light Lab at Gallaudet University created SignShare, an open source platform that enables users to create and share signed stories and resources uploaded to a digital library, with the goal of encouraging content production to share content in any language, anywhere in the world. The platform also serves as an information center, with tutorials, research on literacy development for deaf children, tips, guides, templates, lesson plans and classroom worksheets.
Blogs and Media
Blog // September 28, 2018Gallaudet University envisions a digital sign languages library for every deaf child
Research and Resources
Sign On For Literacy Prize Announcement – press release for deafblind or those with low vision
All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development announces five semi-finalists of the Sign On For Literacy prize. (Press release for deafblind or those with low vision).Sign On For Literacy Prize Announcement – Press Release in International Sign
All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development announces five semi-finalists of the Sign On for Literacy prize. (Press release in International Sign).Gallaudet University Motion Light Lab, VL2 – Sign On For Literacy Prize
Sign On For Literacy prize semi-finalist Gallaudet University explains SignShare, an open source platform for creating and sharing signed stories and resources via a digital library.
Connect with the Innovator
Website
http://www.motionlightlab.com/signshareOrganization Type
University
Headquarters
Washington, DC
