The article presents the development of a sign language recognition information system for people with hearing and / or voice impairments, allowing to improve the quality of life and interaction in society with other people. The device, software, functional blocks and information system subsystems are described. Examples of possible application and placement of the system in various spheres of public life are given. One of the types of implementation of the information system of gesture recognition is described in the local network. The system requirements are listed based on the characteristics of the life of the target audience of people and the life cycle of gesture recognition. The decomposition of information system subsystems was made on the basis of belonging to each of the program blocks: the client and the server
