This New Innovation Could Be a Game Changer for the Hearing-Impaired

I’m waiting for the day when language barriers are eradicated and everyone can communicate through a universal translator a la Star Trek. But what about the language of those who can’t speak? Google Translate can interpret around 90 languages, but for the 70 million people worldwide who speak languages entirely based on gestures, there isn’t yet some sort of electronic interpreter for them.

Actress Maysoon Zayid works with people who are in their 20s and 30s, and she talks about how “they’re terrified for the person interviewing them to know they have a disability.”