Viewers who tune into the Super Bowl pregame show on Sunday will be treated to an unusual performance of “America the Beautiful,” which will be told, in part, through Native American sign language.
Note: This essay has been updated to include new dates for Deaf Awareness Nights at professional arenas. Live closed captions on scoreboards and American Sign Language (ASL) signers during the ...
Viewers watching the Super Bowl had a problem with the ASL signers not being shown onscreen during the pre-game performances as they say it contradicts the inclusiveness of having said signers. The ...
The Trump administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events like White House press briefings “would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to ...
American Sign Language (ASL) is the most common language used by the Deaf community in both the United States and Canada. In the United States alone, there are more than half a million people who use ...
The administration is pushing back on a lawsuit seeking to ensure that interpreters are included at White House events by suggesting that the accommodation is incompatible with the president's image.
Editor’s Note: This essay has been updated to include new dates and updated notes for Deaf Awareness Nights at professional arenas. Live closed captions on scoreboards and American Sign Language (ASL) ...
Advocates argue that removing ASL interpreters denies deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans the ability to fully participate in civic life. Federal disability law requires reasonable accommodations to ...
We all communicate through words, either by speaking or writing. Very rarely, we use nods, or some simple hand signs to communicate. Unfortunately, there are deaf people in the world who cannot hear ...
American Sign Language The online American Sign Language (ASL) courses and certificates teach learners how to effectively communicate in ASL. Students in these courses also learn about the Deaf ...