ABSTRACT
The growth of the Internet has increased multi-folds in recent years. The Internet has become the medium of communication since the Covid-19 pandemic had started. The usage of communication via online means that the audio and visual content has also increased rapidly. Though it has been a boon for the major section of the people, differently-abled like the hearing-impaired people have limited resources to make use of. This project is aimed to design an application that converts the speech and text input into a sequence of sign language visuals. Speech recognition is used to convert the input audio to text and it is further translated into sign language. Natural Language Processing algorithms are used for word segmentation and extraction of root words. The translation happens to the Indian Sign Language in an effort to make this project more regional to the people of India._
ABSTRACT
Introduction: The outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has created a global health crisis that has a deep impact on the way we perceive our world. Media and technology have long been recognized as powerful sources that tend to mould our views and experiences, but how does it influence the different dynamics ranging from work, education and interpersonal relationships is the study about and its advantages and disadvantages. Aim: The aim of the research is to study the Pros and Cons of technological advancement during this pandemic and global lockdown. Materials and Methods: An online survey link was circulated among 105 residents of Chennai and the results were studied, analyzed and graphically interpreted using SPSS software. Results: 80% of the participants agreed that technology was advantageous during the lockdown and 19% said that it was disadvantageous. The Chi-square test was done associating the age of the participants and the perception of the Pros and Cons of technological advancements during this lockdown. Conclusion: There was a significant association between the age of the participant and the various purposes of using electronics during the lockdown. The majority of the participants belonging to all the age groups use electronics mainly for entertainment and education/work. The Chi-square test was done and it was found to be statistically significant, implying that there is much awareness among the age group of 10-20, and the majority of the participants agree that technology is advantageous during the lockdown. © 2020, Radiance Research Academy. All rights reserved.