The Arab world's hearing impaired debate what language to use. California has one sign language interpreter for every 46 hearing impaired people. Saudi Arabia has one for approximately every 93,000.

and uses artificial intelligence to translate the words in real time (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) ENGINEERING STUDENT, OMAR ABDELSALAM, SAYING:"The idea is for a hearing impaired person to wear them and when ...

Students in this course will develop their skills in speaking, hearing, reading, and writing Modern Standard Arabic, the form of the Arabic language shared by all Arab countries. The course covers ...