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- Feb 6
- 1 min
Getting to Know Greg Hilbok
Greg Hlibok has become a prominent figure in American Deaf Culture since he first became a public figure as Gallaudet University's...
- Jan 3
- 1 min
On this date: Grace Coolidge was born
Grace Anna Goodhue was born on January 3, 1879, in Burlington, Vermont. She's known to history as the wife of the 30th president of the...
- Dec 10, 2023
- 1 min
It has been a Decade Since the Fake Interpreter Showed Up at Mandela’s Memorial Service
During Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Johannesburg on this date (Dec. 10) in 2013, a man pretending to interpret for the...
- Jul 26, 2023
- 1 min
The ADA was signed into law on this date in 1990
It was on this day (July 26, 1990) that President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disability Act into law. Senator Tom Harkin...
- Apr 4, 2022
- 1 min
The White House has its First Full-time ASL Interpreter
American Sign Language interpreter Elsie Stecker, who is completely deaf, has been named the first-ever official White House ASL...
- Feb 3, 2022
- 1 min
Lawmaker wants to change language in state code about deaf
A bill moving through the Tennessee state legislature would remove the phrase "deaf and dumb" from the state code. image from...