03-07-2024 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Sign language assistance coming to the London Overground

London Overground passengers with hearing loss will be able to access sign-language assistance in a trial by Arriva Rail London (ARL), which runs the Overground service.
BSL trial (c) ARL/Luna
The trial is in collaboration with GoMedia, a subsidiary of Icomera. It translates text-based travel information into British Sign Language (BSL) and transmits it directly to the user through their smartphone via a personalised digital sign language avatar.
Figures from the Royal National Institute of Deaf
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