GitHub “Finish-Up-A-Thon” Challenge Submission
This is a submission for the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge
What I Built
SignBridge is an educational, bidirectional communication bridge that breaks down the walls between the deaf/hard-of-hearing and the speaking world. Built with Next.js 15 and React 19, it enables flawless two-way communication:Type → Sign: Anyone can type English text or use speech-to-text, which instantly commands an on-screen skeleton avatar to animate American Sign Language (ASL).Sign → Text: A deaf user signs directly into their web camera, and browser-local machine learning translates the signs into live text and sound transcripts.I built this because I firmly believe that hard-of-hearing children should never be isolated or constrained to specific teachers just because of a communication gap. SignBridge democratizes accessibility, unlocking fluid conversations in classrooms, medical centers, and everyday life. I even bought a custom domain to transform this project into a permanent, production-grade tool.
Demo
