{"id":390437,"date":"2022-01-06T00:38:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T21:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mexican-teen-develops-app-to-help-deaf-sister-communicate\/"},"modified":"2022-01-06T00:38:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T21:38:18","slug":"mexican-teen-develops-app-to-help-deaf-sister-communicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mexican-teen-develops-app-to-help-deaf-sister-communicate\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mexican teen develops app to help deaf sister communicate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Mexican teen develops <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> to help deaf sister communicate<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/mexican-teen-develops-app-help-deaf-sister-communicate-2022-01-05\/\">Estrella Salazar<\/a>, a 17-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> whiz from a working-class town near Mexico City, was inspired by her sister to develop an app to help deaf and hard-of-hearing Mexicans communicate more easily.<\/p>\n<p>Salazar\u2019s older sister, Perla, was born with a rare disorder that affects mobility and hearing, called MERRF syndrome. The 25-year-old has undergone close to a dozen surgeries followed by years of physical therapy, and was told by one sign language school that she would be unable to learn to sign due to her condition.<\/p>\n<p>Salazar, whose academic prowess allowed her to graduate three years early from high school, said that, after seeing the discrimination Perla faced, she asked herself: \u201cWhat am I doing to help my sister?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, she started developing an application to connect Mexican Sign Language (MSL) speakers with hearing users \u2014 allowing people to shift from sign language to text or voice, and vice versa.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexican-teen-app-deaf-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Guadalupe Estrella Salazar Calderon, 17, who is developing a sign-language translation app to connect Mexican Sign Language (MSL) speakers and interpreters with hearing users, poses for a photo with her sister Perla, at her house in the municipality of Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico.\" class=\"wp-image-20726420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexican-teen-app-deaf-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexican-teen-app-deaf-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexican-teen-app-deaf-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Salazar\u2019s 25-year-old sister, Perla (right), was born with a rare disorder called MERRF syndrome. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS \/ Luis Cortes<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An estimated 4.6 million Mexicans are deaf or hard-of-hearing, according to Mexico\u2019s statistics agency. There is a chronic shortage of certified MSL interpreters, though many Mexicans act as unofficial interpreters for deaf or hard-of-hearing family members.<\/p>\n<p>Estrella formed a community of nearly 90 participants \u2014 including native speakers and interpreters \u2013 to develop the app, called Hands with Voice, which she hopes to launch this year. In recent months, the family has started to learn sign as Perla\u2019s mobility has improved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud of my sister,\u201d said Perla. \u201cAnd I\u2019ve liked finding a community along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexican-teen-app-deaf-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Guadalupe Estrella Salazar Calderon, 17, who is developing a sign-language translation app to connect Mexican Sign Language (MSL) speakers and interpreters with hearing users, talks sign-language with her sister Perla.\" class=\"wp-image-20726418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexican-teen-app-deaf-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexican-teen-app-deaf-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexican-teen-app-deaf-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Salazar uses sign language to speak with her sister Perla. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS \/ Luis Cortes<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to juggling the app development and university studies in bio<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> engineering, Salazar gives science classes near her home in Nezahualcoyotl, 5 km (3 miles) northeast of Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s time to change the way people think,\u201d Salazar told Reuters: \u201cto be able to create a culture where, in the future, there will be lots of children working on scientific and technological projects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Salazar\u2019s mother, Leticia Calderon, said she would take a young Estrella to her sister\u2019s therapy sessions and noticed how quickly she caught on. To practice Perla\u2019s speech, Calderon would ask her daughter questions about what she was learning in school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would put (Estrella) in the highchair, and from there she would tell her sister the answers to her exams,\u201d Calderon said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexican-teen-app-deaf-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Guadalupe Estrella Salazar Calderon, 17, who is developing a sign-language translation app to connect Mexican Sign Language (MSL) speakers and interpreters with hearing users, poses with her diplomas at her house in the municipality of Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico.\" class=\"wp-image-20726419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexican-teen-app-deaf-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexican-teen-app-deaf-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexican-teen-app-deaf-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Salazar launched a campaign onto fund a five-day camp this spring run by a NASA contractor.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS \/ Luis Cortes<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Salazar\u2019s appetite for learning quickly outpaced what teachers in Nezahualcoyotl could offer, she said. By the time she was 15, Salazar passed her high school exams and was keen to start to apply her knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>Salazar was one of 60 young people chosen to attend the International Air and Space Program, a five-day camp this spring run by a NASA contractor in Huntsville, Alabama, home to the Marshall Space Flight Center.<\/p>\n<p>To cover the cost of the $3,500 camp, Salazar launched a crowd-funding campaign on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/estrella_salaz\/\">her Instagram account<\/a>. With weeks left to reach her goal, she says she\u2019s 75% there.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexican-teen-app-deaf-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Guadalupe Estrella Salazar Calderon, 17, who is developing a sign-language translation app to connect Mexican Sign Language (MSL) speakers and interpreters with hearing users, poses for a photo at her house in the municipality of Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico.\" class=\"wp-image-20726421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexican-teen-app-deaf-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexican-teen-app-deaf-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexican-teen-app-deaf-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The 17-year-old graduated from high school three years early.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS \/ Luis Cortes<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now, Salazar said, she\u2019s on the hunt for a U.S. university that will allow her to continue her investigation on the neurological impacts of COVID-19, both during active infection and after illness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know young people, children, who have a way of thinking that says: \u2018It doesn\u2019t matter where I come from, what matters is what I\u2019m going to do,&#8217;\u201d Salazar said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really proud to be from here, from Nezahualcoyotl, and to see kids learning and giving it their all to accomplish what they want to do.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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