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May 6, 20211 min read
Protesters show support for an American Sign Language professor
Some 40 protesters showed up at North Idaho College yesterday saying the school is wrongly getting rid of its only ASL professor. Jacalyn...
Apr 30, 20211 min read
A New Tool to teach Fingerspelling
Hello Monday with help from the American Society for Deaf Children has created an online game to teach children some ASL basics....
Apr 29, 20211 min read
Deaf Catholics applaud Vatican’s addition of sign language to streamed services
The Vatican’s YouTube channel streamed the Easter service of Pope Francis with American Sign Language for the first time this year. The...
Apr 21, 20211 min read
UCLA adds ASL class for Dental students
The UCLA School of Dentistry has added a class on Deaf culture, Deaf history, and American Sign Language. The hope is that those...
Apr 5, 20211 min read
American Sign Language Finds Its Spotlight
Across all performative mediums, today’s Deaf creatives are celebrating, protecting and sharing their distinct mode of communication....
Apr 2, 20211 min read
Deaf West Takes a Stand on inclusion
Deaf West Theatre has withdrawn its membership in the LA Stage Alliance over issues related to inclusion. The Alliance held its Ovation...
Mar 1, 20211 min read
How Social Media is changing ASL
A new Scientific American article explains how ASL is adopting to video conferencing and social media. Michael Skyer, senior lecturer of...
Feb 27, 20211 min read
A Look at Sign1News
Sign1News is an Atlanta-based ASL news service for deaf and hard of hearing viewers. Former Atlanta TV anchor Karen Graham serves as CEO...
Feb 26, 20211 min read
How the brain processes sign language
Researchers say they have pinpointed the place in the brain where sign language is processed. Scientists point to what is known as...
Feb 24, 20211 min read
‘ASL Bae' Talks about His Mission
Sign language interpreter Billy Sanders got to be known recently through his work at a press conference by D.C.’s mayor as ASL Bae....
Jan 25, 20211 min read
White House commits to terp at every press briefing
The Biden White House says it will include a sign language interpreter at all of its daily press briefings. Press secretary Jen Psaki...
Jan 24, 20211 min read
Firefighter's ASL Pledge was homage to her late father
Georgia fire captain Andrea Hall delivered the Pledge of Allegiance on Inauguration Day in sign language. She told CBS News: I really...
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Deaf Coloradans react to ASL during inauguration
KUSA-TV has a video report about the reaction from those in the Deaf Community to seeing sign language during the Biden inauguration. You...
Jan 12, 20211 min read
Why Deaf interpreters are a crucial tool during the pandemic
Alison Stine writes: More people than ever are being exposed to sign language through Covid press briefings as interpreters work to pass...