Is there a process to pause the call for translations ?

Well it is astonishing that this project attracts lots of interest, and it is very strange that such attempts was not even started before anywhere else (not even by large companies like Google or Apple). Evidently the needs are tremendous, and fully in line with the Wikimedia missions as it can seriously benefit to a lot of people.

Of course the complement will be to also develop a free good converter from text to voice (including with natural tones (this already exists in some OSes), but as well to Braille, without having to depend on large companies selling intrusive speaker assistants or vocal assistants for smartphones: people should be allowed to communicate usign free tools that will respect their privacy (including when they really want to have private, intimate conversations), without fearing some stress when using a third-party or governement-promoted service (even if this is delegated to an association with people behind; yes technology may help but it should be neutral and not traceable: we should be able to speak and debate about anything, without "banned" words, or "taboos", including for political/religious topics of interest), at all ages, and with the same level of trust that we may find with a doctor, psychiatre, or social worker.

As hearing impairments is also developping fast today, and people get older, we are all concerned. Thanks for that marvelous idea. Let's hope that other projects will seriously consider video solutions (which could greatly accelerate thigngs when all efforts to create a written transcription for sign language have essentially failed or stalled since too long. Signs languages are for everyone, and they are even easier to communicate with larger communities, as many signs are borrowed across cultures and share the same useful tips to extend themselves by practice. Sign languages are true languages.