<commit_before># What is SignDict?

This project will be an open sign language dictionary. A sign missing, or you know another
sign for the word? Record and add it with one click.

This project is funded by the [Prototype Fund](http://prototypefund.de). Start
of development is the 1st of March 2017.

# Who is the target audience?

This dictionary is aimed at people already fluent and to learners. It will be
a dictionary and learning aid and wants to raise the awareness of sign language
in the public space.

# Why do we need this?

The goal is to create the first interactive sign language dictionary in which
everyone can participate in without any technical knowledge.

If you search for online sign language dictionaries, you will find lots of
them. Sadly most only have a few hundred words and don't allow to add new
signs. Additionally most only show one sign for a word. I want to try to
have as many sign variations for a word as possible.

This lead to the idea to crowdsource the dictionary.  Everyone can participate
and add a sign. Most computers nowadays have a webcam with a quality that is
sufficient to record sign language. Together we as the sign language community
can build an interactive dictionary. One that has as many signs as possible.
At the beginning the dictionary will only have the german sign language (DGS),
but we will add more languages as we grow.

# Why do you build this?

![Bodo](images/bodo.jpg)<commit_msg>fixed bodo image in about page<commit_after># What is SignDict?

This project will be an open sign language dictionary. A sign missing, or you know another
sign for the word? Record and add it with one click.

This project is funded by the [Prototype Fund](http://prototypefund.de). Start
of development is the 1st of March 2017.

# Who is the target audience?

This dictionary is aimed at people already fluent and to learners. It will be
a dictionary and learning aid and wants to raise the awareness of sign language
in the public space.

# Why do we need this?

The goal is to create the first interactive sign language dictionary in which
everyone can participate in without any technical knowledge.

If you search for online sign language dictionaries, you will find lots of
them. Sadly most only have a few hundred words and don't allow to add new
signs. Additionally most only show one sign for a word. I want to try to
have as many sign variations for a word as possible.

This lead to the idea to crowdsource the dictionary.  Everyone can participate
and add a sign. Most computers nowadays have a webcam with a quality that is
sufficient to record sign language. Together we as the sign language community
can build an interactive dictionary. One that has as many signs as possible.
At the beginning the dictionary will only have the german sign language (DGS),
but we will add more languages as we grow.

# Why do you build this?

![Bodo](/images/bodo.jpg)
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