NEXT UP! 1 54 Young inventors Meet Ryan, Kenneth and Gauri from the USA. These young people have something in common: an urge to invent new things. Their curiosity and creativity have led to inventions that can help others. The Sign Language Translator When 17-year-old Ryan Patterson witnesses some deaf people at a restaurant who need an interpreter to place their order, he comes up with a great idea: What if I can make an electronic device that translates sign language? Seven months later Ryan has made a glove that translates the hand positions made by people who use American Sign Language. The glove converts words that you fingerspell into large letters displayed on a portable screen. With The Sign Language Translator Ryan Patterson has made it possible for people who use sign language to be understood by those who don’t. Before reading Read the subheadings. What kind of inventions do you think these young people have created? sign language – táknmál to witness – hér: að taka eftir to place an order – að panta a glove – hanski to convert – að umbreyta portable – færanlegur
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