Bastien David

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About Bastien David

I have both an Academic and Entrepreneurial profile. My activity sector is Accessibility for Deaf People. You seek to make society more accessible and inclusive to the deaf minority. So do I. ACADEMIC PROFILE I am Research Assistant at the Translation Technology Department (University of Geneva). I work on various projects to make oral information accessible to deaf people._With Trainslate project (Railway Sector), I proposed a master's thesis on machine translation of train announcements from French to the Sign Language of French-speaking Belgium (LSFB)._As part of the BabelDr project (Medical Sector), I am working on the creation of virtual characters that will automatically translate from French into the Sign Language of French-speaking Switzerland (LSF-CH). SKILLS/ Machine Translation (JASigning, HamNoSys, SiGML), Interpreting, Medical Communication (Flyer, Poster, Exhibitions), Audiovisual Techniques (Black Magic, PostEdition), Writing (Scientific Article, Chapter) ENTREPRENEURIAL PROFIL You want to make your museum, your cultural institution accessible to deaf people, but you do not have the keys to reach the target audience. Follow Le Guide du Signaire team! I am Co-Founder and Leader of a project for cultural accessibility to Sign Language in French-speaking Belgium (named Le Guide du Signaire). With hearing and deaf colleagues we offer inclusive activities and techniques to make cultural places accessible (Sightseeing, Conferences, Interpreting Songs for the Deaf, App). SKILLS/ Management and Leadership, Accessible Communication (Newsletters, Social Network), Administative Tasks (Contract, copyright, Creativity Rights)