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Loss of the ability to communicate with others can have devastating effects. Sign language is a way for communication to overcome this problem. Sign language involves gestures made by hands and facial expressions. It is a very effective and interactive way of communicating [1]. The problem that arises from sign language is that not everyone is familiar with the gestures. It would be challenging for people with disability to communicate with people who don’t know this language. Furthermore, it can’t be used to communicate digitally. Another issue with the sign language is that there is no universal sign language. Every country has their own sign language with gestures that have different meaning than the sign language of other countries. To overcome the issue of communication, a glove has been proposed in this study called GloSign. The major focus is to translate the sign language into English language. This paper focuses on American sign language, as it is the most common sign language. American sign language is mostly used in America and some parts of Canada. American sign language was devised in the 19th century by the American school of deaf. Like any other language, sign language has formal and informal parts. This paper covers the formal part of the communication. The formal part of the American sign language consists of 26 alphabets. These alphabets can be used to form words and sentences. The gestures associated with these letters are defined by four components. These are the shape of the hand, position in relation to the body, hand movements and alignment of the palm. Few of the gestures are dynamic. These …