Category Archives: Sign Language

Video Calls – Breakthrough in Communication for Deaf People

VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and thus making video calls via services like Skype or Google Talk are already a well established standard in the tech community. According to a variety of reports it now looks as if video calls … Continue reading

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Lack of qualified interpreters negatively impacting deaf students

Many deaf students in the state of Indiana rely on interpreters. Right now, though, there is no standard for interpreters in the Hoosier state. Interpreters don’t have to prove that they can sign before being put into a school. Learning … Continue reading

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Hearts, hands find no need for speech

The ground rules at a Gallaudet University speed-dating night were simple: Five minutes with each partner. When time is up, everyone switches seats. Keep the conversations G-rated. And no talking allowed. The last rule was the easiest to follow, since … Continue reading

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Sign language interpreters meet in Tacoma

Math teacher Paul Glaser demonstrated and explained signs for math terms Saturday in Tacoma to a room filled with sign language interpreters. Glaser, who is deaf, swept his index finger in a U-shape curve, showing the sign for a parabola. … Continue reading

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National flu website highlights local videos using American Sign Language

Two videos from the Deaf Wellness Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center are on the Seasonal Flu page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website today. “Flu Guidance for Parents” and “Flu Guidance for Adults” are … Continue reading

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Woman interprets for the deaf in Cincinnati parishes

Angela Dornbach didn’t hear her full name spoken until she was in first grade, but she understood a spiritual message loud and clear at a very young age. Now, at the age of 72, she can be found interpreting for … Continue reading

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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services of Michigan helping clients find interpreters

Marty Jansen was up bright and early for a 7 a.m. appointment with his heart doctor. An interpreter, he was told, was on the way. Sure enough, in walked a spoken Spanish interpreter. A nice guy, Jansen recalls, but not … Continue reading

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An argument for the continued teaching of ASL to deaf children

Hi! I would like to share about the article written by Francois Grosjean who provided his perspective by researching Deaf children. The article mentioned that ASL should be the primary language of a Deaf child. Despite the use of various … Continue reading

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Deaf education and poor interpreters

When the Facilities Closure and Realignment Commission recently toured the Kansas School for the Deaf, KSD students and alumni told members about the poor quality of interpreter skills they faced while attending public schools. Students from elementary schools, junior and … Continue reading

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Sign language opens new world for teacher and students

Middletown resident Brian Barron has been named Frederick County’s winner of the Comcast Parent Involvement Matters Award for his volunteer work at Myersville Elementary School. But recognition for his work is the last reason he reports to Myersville five days … Continue reading

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