Though the degree varies , deaf people in differentiates of the world are facing challenges torncommunicate wit h hearing people. The situation in Ethiopia is similar' except there has beenrnno remedy tried to bridge the gap. As per the investigation of this research, deaf people facerncommunication problems of various kinds in perusing their day to day activities with theirrnherring acquaintances. It has been observed that the deaf people are denied so manyrnadvantages because of the communication gap they have with the hearing people. Thernproblem was more serious in public service rues leek e hospitals , police stations , etc . In other countries, different options have been suggested and used to resolve communicationrngap between the deaf and herring people. Teaching sign language to herring people has beenrnconsidered as one of those ways of bridging the communication gaps between the hearing andrnthe deaf people. Beru'ing in mind that Ethiopian Sign Language (ESL) is used as an effectivernmode of communication for deaf people in Ethiopia, the main aim of this study was intendedrnto bridge minimize the existing communication gap between deaf and herring people (takingrnhealth environment as a case) , by creating hypermedia software that can be used to teach ESL.rnThe software is supposed to help health professionals to learn basic health related EthiopianrnSign Language, so that they can communicate to their deaf customers. In order to achieve the aim of the study, this reserpine first reviews the Various relatedrnliterature. Then user research was done using questionnaire in order to have a good input tornthe design of appropriate tool. Based on the analysis of the user research, a prototype of thernhypermedia tool was developed. The tool was designed using a UML based hypermedia designing methodology . The wholernprocess of developing the tool , including the design, was based on the ISO-13407 standard forrnuser centered design The prototype was developed based on continuous evaluation of the in tended users. Morernover final evaluation was done using a co-discovery method of usability testing and it hasrnbeen observed that, the tool was developed to the appropriate skill and need of the intendedrnusers