An Israeli startup has developed a revolutionary app that connects a deaf person to a sign language interpreter in real time, and provides a feature-rich video service. This new application makes the world accessible to more than 90 million people affected by deafness.
Tomer Levy, founder and CEO of the Israeli app Sign Now, wanted above all to give autonomy to people who suffer from hearing problems, because very often, they need the help of people in their lives everyday and are sometimes sidelined because of their disability.
"Our goal is to help the hearing impaired integrate into today's world in the best possible way. When a person speaks with a sign language interpreter, they pay much more attention to the person they are talking to", said Tomer Levy.
The application, which is very easy to use, connects people with hearing problems with sign language interpreters and public service providers so that they can welcome them in the best possible way. The system is available everywhere, 24 hours a day. According to the WHO, by 2050, 700 million people could become hearing impaired.
Around 70 million deaf people use one of the 300 sign languages in the world, according to the NGO Human Rights Watch. And more than 1.5 billion people live with what's called "hearing loss."
Caroline Haïat
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