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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 Google… Read more
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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
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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
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