Hand Talk Launches New Devices to Translate Speech Into Sign Language

Hand Talk – The Hand Talk platform offers a smartphone app and a dedicated tablet that convert spoken words into Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) in real time, allowing deaf users to follow conversations without an interpreter and covers a wide range of everyday vocabulary.

Rogervoice – Rogervoice provides a speech‑to‑text mobile service that displays live captions on a phone screen, supporting multiple languages and enabling deaf individuals to participate in meetings, classrooms, and public events with customizable font size for better readability.

Deaf Equality – The Deaf Equality organization publishes regular updates on policy and technology, urging governments to fund accessible devices and to include deaf users in digital standards discussions and collaborates with tech firms to test new prototypes.

Industry – Adoption of these tools is growing as schools and employers report increased communication efficiency, and market analysts note that accessible technology could represent a multi‑billion‑dollar segment within the broader assistive‑tech market, early pilots show a 20 percent rise in user satisfaction scores.