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Gallaudet University to Host First CREST Fest to Advance Equity and Deaf Representation in the Field of Sign Language Technology


Gallaudet University to Host First CREST Fest to Advance Equity and Deaf Representation in the Field of Sign Language Technology
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Microsoft’s Accessibility Chief Jenny Lay-Flurrie to Deliver Keynote; Deaf High School and College Students Named CREST Ambassadors
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Our hope is that CREST Fest and those supporting it can help to ensure a future where new technologies are designed and built with meaningful involvement from deaf sign language users.
WASHINGTON (PRWEB)
June 04, 2021
Gallaudet University will host the first-ever CREST Fest June 14 through July 23, 2021. The purpose of this six-week virtual festival is to celebrate sign language technologies and advance equity and deaf representation in the field. Hosted by Gallaudet’s CREST Network, a National Science Foundation-funded initiative, CREST Fest is free ....

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