Sign Language Blog

Lifelinks Video Relay Service (VRS) Teams with Verizon Special Rate to Offer Free Calls to Any Count
… originated by a deaf caller using ASL(American Sign Language) within the U.S., Puerto Rico and …

Website to Spread Word on Chinese Government s Abuses
… day. They first appeared in the Chinese language version of the Epoch Times newspaper, published …

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… com hompage Uploaded: Aug 14, 2006 File Name: 911.jpg Sign Up Screen grab of the sign up …

SPORTS: Can the ‘woe is us’ tales, Livingston says
Cleveland Plain Dealer - In the desert Monday night, while waiting for Jim Tressel to deliver the post-mortem on Ohio State s defeat, a media member from this area said to me, with the bleakness of salt trucks and lake-effect storms in his voice, Maybe there are too

Bush’s Way Forward
FOX News - President Bush has outlined his “way forward” for Iraq and the battle lines are clearly drawn, both in Washington and Warlord Says He Helped Bin Laden Escape Tora Bora Activists Blast Decision to Keep Brain-Damaged Girl’s Growth Stunted Sign-Language

What if they’re like that naturally?
Slate - In a pinch, a player can resort to sign language. Hands together means “dive” as in, “I didn’t tackle him. He took a dive.” A finger pointed at the eye tells the ref to “keep your eyes open.” Opposing players might earn the international “choke

New Musical Ace , With Michael Arden, Begins Old Globe Run Feb. 13
Playbill - His previous turn was as Tom Sawyer in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s presentation of the Deaf West Theatre sign-language production of Big River. Other credits include Swimming in the Shallows, Bare, Harold & Maude and It’s Only Life Off-Broadway.

Democrats Seek to Wield Budget Hammer on Iraq Policy
FOX News - WASHINGTON With President Bush ’s speech to outline his new policy in Iraq scheduled for Wednesday night, the new Warlord Says He Helped Bin Laden Escape Tora Bora Activists Blast Decision to Keep Brain-Damaged Girl’s Growth Stunted Sign-Language

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Evangelicals and Same-Sex Marriage
FOX News - E-mail Lis When news broke that Rev. Ted Haggard, a staunch opponent of legalizing gay marriage, had allegedly been Warlord Says He Helped Bin Laden Escape Tora Bora Activists Blast Decision to Keep Brain-Damaged Girl’s Growth Stunted Sign-Language

Missing Boys William ‘Ben’ Ownby, Shawn Hornbeck Found Alive in
FOX News - BEAUFORT, Mo. A 13-year-old boy missing since the beginning of the week was found alive in a suburban St. Louis Warlord Says He Helped Bin Laden Escape Tora Bora Activists Blast Decision to Keep Brain-Damaged Girl’s Growth Stunted Sign-Language

Programs With Sign Language
Digital Spy - It’s cool that Sky provide movies with Sign Language for those who need them but indication of such programs is very poor IMHO. Several times by mistake I have recorded movies with SL because I just look at the title or the main indication e.g. HD,DD

New Book Makes It Easy for Anyone to Tame (and Conquer) Their Computer Beast
… noted for simple, easy-to-understand language and examples. Barb Walker’s new book, Taming …

Photos.aero Announces a Spectacular Increase in Traffic within the Last Few Days
… phase of implementation of its encrypted Sign-Up page. With this encrypted sign-up page, Photos.aero …

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Thank you, Thank you, Thank You
PRWeb - LifeLinks Teams with Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Symposium on Etiology of Hearing Loss LifeLinks Sign Language Interpreting Services provided live interpreting during a highly technical and cutting edge symposium presented at Jacobi Medical

Rinko Kikuchi more interested in craft than clout of acting
Desert Sun - Alejandro used sign language on set so I wouldn’t have to interrupt the flow in my character, so I was able to sustain the role without breaking cultivation for his vision of Chieko. And what was it like to bare it all in a movie that’s considered

Chicago’s grain traders see the writing on the wall
Reuters UK - The concentric rings of the corn pit’s steps hold dozens of traders in tomato-red, canary-yellow and other brightly colored jackets — the better to spot others with finger-twitching sign language that could seal a deal for a million bushels or more.

Community Notes
Baltimore Sun - Refreshments will be served. The celebration is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. The college is handicap-accessible. Information: 410-313-6430. Reservations are not required. To request a sign-language interpreter: TTY, 410-313

Do Boxers Drink Raw Eggs?
Slate - The woman who trained Koko the gorilla to use sign language has been accused of pressuring two former employees to expose themselves to the animal. According to the complaint, Francine Patterson (who also serves as Koko’s interpreter) told the two

Arizona Republic, AZ - Jan 1, 2007… health. The program incorporates sign language with movement and breathing exercises. Details: 6:30-7:30 pm Thursday and Jan. 11 …

Samford's Fall Commencement Included First Deaf Teacher Education …
Media Newswire (press release), NY - Dec 19, 2006… Mattox, who reads lips, speaks and uses American Sign Language, is the first deaf student to complete Samford's teacher education program. …

Kinny brings theatre to life for the deaf
Scotsman, United Kingdom - Dec 22, 2006… he watched as a child, or indeed any other children's theatre company working in the UK today - Krazy Kat productions use British Sign Language, not English …

Need for sign language interpreters is outpacing supply
Pioneer Press, MN - Dec 17, 2006… Speaking through a sign language interpreter, he recalls his arrival at the jail. … Fiedler's primary language is American Sign Language, not English. …

Deaf audience granted full access to holiday musical
Asbury Park Press, NJ - Dec 29, 2006… But the college's annual ASL Rock 'n' Roll Holiday Show isn't one of those American Sign Language-set-to-music concerts mostly for hearing people. …

Hindu, India - Dec 2, 2006NEW DELHI: To press their demand for recognition of Indian Sign Language (ISL) as a scheduled language of the country, the National Association of the Deaf …

East Bay Briefings
Providence Journal, RI - 19 hours ago… month. A new series of painting classes is being held Tuesdays through March 20. A beginning sign language course starts Jan. 10 …

Deaf audience granted full access to holiday musical
Asbury Park Press, NJ - Dec 29, 2006… But the college's annual ASL Rock 'n' Roll Holiday Show isn't one of those American Sign Language-set-to-music concerts mostly for hearing people. …

Region said goodbye to many in 2006
Longview Daily News, WA - Dec 31, 2006… deaf. She was a sign-language interpreter in the Longview School District and taught sign language at Lower Columbia College. Her …

Oxnard College should offer sign language classes all the time
Ventura County Star (subscription), CA - Jan 1, 2007By Debby Graham. Iam enrolled at Oxnard College in the American Sign Language 102 class. It is the second of five classes in ASL …

Hearing Early
Duncan Banner, OK - Jan 2, 2007… Gatzemeyer said even if the child s parents decide the child should use sign language rather than get cochlear implants or amplification, early intervention …

Armstrong Projects 'Healthy, Wealthy And Wise' Through Junior …
Memphis Daily News,  USA - Dec 28, 2006… foreign languages with a concentration in Spanish. She also has a desire to learn sign language. She said making the jump from education …

Pioneer Press, MN - Dec 20, 2006Deaf children can communicate directly with Santa using American Sign Language this Christmas as part of a new program from Hands On Video Relay Services. …

Language Access Network CEO/COO Featured in Exclusive Interview …
Yahoo! News (press release) - 8 hours ago… day, seven days a week through our centralized video language center, interpreting more than 150 different languages including American Sign Language (ASL) via …

Dublin Noticeboard
Dublin People, Read more… - Jan 2, 2007… support groups and upcoming activities. Sign language and hearing help classes start this month. Further information from Pauline …

commercialappeal.com (subscription), TN - Dec 31, 2006… Reservations required. 227-8478 or (800) 4-BAPTIST. "Sign Language with Hearing Infants: What's it All About?" noon-1 pm Jan. 9. Seminar …

Sign Me Up, Now!
SUNY The New Paltz Oracle,  USA - Dec 8, 2006… So why is it that American Sign Language is not considered a foreign language? It was the Provost s decision that Sign (Language …

Sign language: Ambulance driver hypes baby law
Boston Herald, United States - Dec 6, 2006By Jessica Fargen. An anonymous angel on a crusade to save abandoned babies emptied his pockets to pay for eye-catching Baby Safe …

Interpreter's assistance enables greater access at church
Albany Times Union, NY - Dec 24, 2006How did you become an interpreter for the deaf? I learned sign language when I was a baby sitter for a deaf friend of my family. …

International sign language
Computing, UK - Dec 14, 2006We hope our coverage of the world s road signs is encouraging you to drive safely. Martin Williams at Powys City Council writes …

Service Industry
Washington City Paper, DC - Dec 28, 2006… choir; the self-explanatory senior choir; and the silent mission choir, composed of deaf congregants who sing in American Sign Language plus an …

She s in, she s out as Gallaudet president
Worcester Telegram, MA - Dec 17, 2006… Born deaf to a hearing father and a deaf mother in a time and place where she was not exposed to sign language, Mrs. Fernandes, now 50, communicated solely …

MSD seeks guidance on admitting hearing students
Frederick News Post (subscription), MD - Jan 2, 2007… Several members of the board, along with James Tucker, MSD superintendent, visited the New York City campus of "47," The American Sign Language and English …

Sign me up for award!
This Is Lancashire, UK - 23 hours agoA SIGN language teacher who challenges prejudices about the deaf could win an international award after judges read about her pioneering work in Syllabus. …

Memphis Daily News,  USA - Dec 28, 2006… foreign languages with a concentration in Spanish. She also has a desire to learn sign language. She said making the jump from education …

Language Access Network CEO/COO Featured in Exclusive Interview …
Yahoo! News (press release) - 5 hours ago… day, seven days a week through our centralized video language center, interpreting more than 150 different languages including American Sign Language (ASL) via …

SIGN LANGUAGE Typography is an art form of its own - and it's all …
Arizona Republic, AZ - Dec 23, 2006They surround us, instruct us, warn us, entertain us. We read them in books and obey them on traffic signs. There was a time when …

Ear implant success sparks culture war for deaf
DetNews.com, MI - Jan 1, 2007C ould the end of sign language for deaf children be in sight? A spate of new studies has shown that profoundly deaf babies who …

Hearing Early
Duncan Banner, OK - 20 hours ago… Gatzemeyer said even if the child s parents decide the child should use sign language rather than get cochlear implants or amplification, early intervention …

Kindergartners perform for high-schoolers in Alco s deaf …
Cumberland Times-News, MD - Dec 23, 2006CUMBERLAND After much practice, a group of kindergartners traveled to Allegany High School to show off their sign language skills in front of a very …