Arabic Sign Language Alphabet Recognition Methods Comparison, Combination and implementation 
Mohamed Youness Ftichi, Abderrahim Benabbou, Khalid Abbad
International Journal of Computational Linguistics Research, Vol. 8, No. 4, 2017.
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Link: http://www.dline.info/jcl/fulltext/v8n4/jclv8n4_1.pdf
Abstract:
Sign language can be defined as a combination of hand motion mainly used for communication purposes, especially for the deaf-mute community. More than 5% of the worldwide population (320 million) are concerned by the use of it. Through our work, we aim to provide a mean to automate the process of translation from Arabic sign language to written Arabic, in the static context. As a first step, we will produce a three-level process, allowing the recognition of static Arabic sign.