Sign Language Blog

November 21, 2007 on 6:00 am | In Sign Language |

Scottish actress Kelly MacDonald and Travis bassist Dogie Payne
Celebrity Baby Blog - Princess Beatrice , 19, kept busy this past weekend taking in several exclusive parties in one night. Beatrice and her younger sister, Eugenie , 17, began their evening by joining cousin Peter Phillips in celebrating his 30th birthday at a trendy

WFLD Channel 32 wins local Emmy for overall station excellence
Arlington Heights Daily Herald - As host, Garlin hurried things along, although he did pause to comically come on to the woman translating all remarks into sign language and got her to sign, “I have big balls,” and joshed that he and Channel 9 meteorologist Tom Skilling “used to be

Arabic, Chinese gaining popularity as college courses
Macon Telegraph - She said she also has had students interested in German, Latin and American Sign Language. There are no immediate plans to add other languages but rather faculty to expand the college’s current offerings of French and Spanish, Pitts said. Language

Real conversation pieces
Buffalo News - Deaf people have a lack of power to sit down across from a hearing person and have a conversation without a third party interpreting for them, Curry said through a sign language interpreter. Another technology that has seen even greater growth in

Small steps loom large for teen
Tuscaloosa News - She curls her index finger, her own personal sign language to let them know everything is going well. When excited, she shouts gleefully. When frustrated, she stomps her foot. But on Friday, as it is most weekday mornings, everything is good for Katie

The Daily Ligger: Lily Allen falls down
NME - 50 Cent flashed his bits to Indian fans in an attempt to flog copies of his autobiography explaining “There’s sign language. Everyone knows what this means.” ( The Mirror ). Stevie Wonder played an exclusive show at Selfridges . ( thelondonpaper ). Patrick

For Your Information
Miami Herald - Sign language ability is a requirement. Volunteers must be 25 years old. Amy Schwartzberg at 954-731-7200. COMING UP The Acappella Singers: The 32-voice choir performs during the annual Grand Plaza Concert Series. The choir specializes in eight-part

Ocean County Community briefs
Atlantic City Press - with sign-language show Share the holiday with family and friends when Ocean County College’s Interpreter Training Program presents its annual American Sign Language Holiday Show at 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at the OCC Fine Arts Center Theatre, College Drive

Festival attracts many
Carthage Press - community and students circled through the booths, music filled the building. Kufara, an African band performed ethnic melodies of the culture. Ollie Heth and Mary Lewis Estes performed a song together. Estes sang and Heth translated in sign language

Students show appreciation for Veterans
Kern Valley Sun - Perhaps the most unique presentation of the ceremony was Rose Schermerhorn s class thank you to veterans communicated to the audience using American Sign Language. Younger students participated as well; some classes had each student read a