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Sean Forbes is Interviewed by Parade Magazine

Sean Forbes is an accomplished and passionate musician from Detroit, Michigan.  He is also deaf- and looking to build a much-needed bridge between the music industry and deaf people everywhere. … Read more

Category: American Sign Language (ASL)


Space Station Astronaut Gives First Sign Language Address

NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson recently delivered the first sign language address from the International Space Station.  In this six-minute video, that was sent to many schools, Caldwell gives deaf… Read more

Category: American Sign Language (ASL)


New Sign Language Interpretation Service at Disneyland Resort

The Disneyland Resort will now offer sign language interpretation at many of its top attractions at both Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure. While American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters have always… Read more

Category: American Sign Language (ASL)


LSA Remembers and Honors Lillian Beard

LSA remembers and honors Lillian Beard, who was the oldest living American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter at the age of 102.  Lillian, who interpreted at Houston’s First Baptist Church for over 50… Read more

Category: American Sign Language (ASL)


Is American Sign Language a Foreign Language?

The practice of awarding foreign language credit for American Sign Language (ASL) coursework has been debated for years at universities across the country. Northern Illinois University (NIU) is one of… Read more

Category: American Sign Language (ASL), General Information, Language


Baby Sign Language Builds Multimedia Empire

Five years ago when educator Laura Berg was pregnant with her first child she began teaching American Sign Language (ASL) to the parents of hearing babies. The success of her idea… Read more

Category: American Sign Language (ASL), General Information


An Engineer’s Quest to Caption the Web

While the U.S. Federal Communications Commission requires closed captioning for nearly all television programming, the same isn’t true for online video.   Ken Harrenstien, a GoogleRead more

Category: American Sign Language (ASL), General Information, Technology


Animated ASL Dictionary Goes Live

In December, 2009 the Canadian Cultural Society for the Deaf, along with various multimedia development partners, launched the first-ever animated dictionary for Deaf and hard of hearing children.  The… Read more

Category: American Sign Language (ASL), General Information


LSA American Sign Language Interpreter Selected to Interpret for President Barack Obama this Veterans Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Media Contact:
Keri Robinson
Language Services Associates
(215) 657-6571 x356 (office)
(215) 779-1686 (cell)
krobinson@lsaweb.com

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Category: American Sign Language (ASL), LSA News, Press Releases


New England Homes for the Deaf Receives Grant to Provide Certified American Sign Language Interpreters

New England Homes for the Deaf, which is located in Danvers, MA, recently received a grant of $10,000 from the Verizon Foundation.  This new grant will ensure that… Read more

Category: American Sign Language (ASL), General Information