Journal of Intelligent Systems and Internet of Things JISIoT 2690-6791 2769-786X 10.54216/JISIoT https://www.americaspg.com/journals/show/3275 2019 2019 Computer Science Department, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia Khalid Khalid Gesture recognition is employed in human-machine communications, enhancing human life with impairments or who depend on non-verbal instructions. Hand gestures role an important role in the field of assistive technology for persons with visual impairments, whereas an optimum user communication design is of major importance. Many authors with substantial development for gesture recognition modeled several methods by using deep learning (DL) methods. This article introduces a Robust Gesture Sign Language Recognition Using Chicken Earthworm Optimization with Deep Learning (RSLR-CEWODL) approach. The projected RSLR-CEWODL algorithm majorly focuses on the recognition and classification of sign language. To accomplish this, the presented RSLR-CEWODL technique utilizes a residual network (ResNet-101) model for feature extraction. For optimal hyper parameter tuning process, the presented RSLR-CEWODL algorithm exploits the CEWO algorithm. Besides, the RSLR-CEWODL technique uses a whale optimization algorithm (WOA) with deep belief network (DBN) method for the sign language recognition method. The simulation result of the RSLR-CEWODL algorithm is tested using sign language datasets and the outcome was measured under various measures. The simulation values demonstrated the enhancements of the RSLR-CEWODL technique over other methodologies. 2025 2025 127 139 10.54216/JISIoT.140211 https://www.americaspg.com/articleinfo/18/show/3275