Both Huge and Gallaudet University, a private institution for the deaf and hard of hearing, are just a few blocks from busy Union Market. Noticing that the interactions between people with hearing difficulties and those without could sometimes be difficult, we wanted to create a way to make this process much easier. This is how Speak2Sign came to be.

The app shows users how to communicate in sign language if needed while purchasing items at Union Market. They can then download a more exhaustive app to learn even more about sign language. Interacting with people from Gallaudet ourselves every day, we were proud to have developed this project, and look forward to Speak2Sign reaching beyond Union Market in the coming years.

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