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 ...
Trump administration tells a court that requiring ASL interpreters at White House briefings would weaken President Trump’s ...
December 3 marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a reminder of the global need for inclusion, accessibility and human rights. In recognition of the day, the Weekly profiled Aren ...
The lights come up. The first beats of the drum and the vibration of the bass reverberate through Red Rocks Amphitheatre, where great sandstone slabs jut into the sky, surrounding the audience, and ...
American Sign Language (ASL), used by half a million Americans, is the fourth most studied foreign language at colleges and universities. Despite its critical role for those who can't use spoken ...
A group of Owens Community College American Sign Language Interpreting students recently put their skills to work at a “Paws & Play” event at The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, helping them gain real-world ...
Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...
Santa Claus is not only good at making thousands of toys each holiday season, he is also fluent in American Sign<a ...
ASL is a complete and complex language that employs signs made by moving the hands combined with facial expressions and postures of the body. ASL is the language of the Deaf community in the United ...
If we could teach American Sign Language to all students, including hearing students, from kindergarten to 12th grade, the benefits would be extraordinary. It would not only eradicate the biggest ...
Virtual reality isn’t all about legless avatars and forgettable games. Case in point, members of the deaf community are now taking advantage of modern headsets’ increasingly sophisticated hand ...