http://www.signingblog.com Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:02:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Through American Sign Language and the assistance of her personal interpreter, Matlin will address the audience of students, staff, families and friends of Starr Commonwealth as the organization celebrates its 95th anniversary. Matlin is an Academy Award winner for her role in "Children of a Lesser God," which also happened to ... http://www.signingblog.com/marlee-matlin-speaking-at-starrs-95th-anniversary.htm What does happiness look like? How about musical rhythm? Or poetry that you can't see on the page or hear spoken? Katherine Fager, Janesville, has spent the past week struggling with those esoteric questions, but by Saturday afternoon she'll have all the answers. Fager is a sign language interpreter. At 2 p.m. Saturday, she'll ... http://www.signingblog.com/music-story-and-poetry-in-motion.htm Communicating is one of the most difficult skills for toddlers to learn — yet one of the most rewarding. The pure delight they show when they have made themselves understood is a treat to watch — but the frustration when they cannot is to be avoided at all costs! That is why Sing ... http://www.signingblog.com/signing-with-your-young-one-looks-promising.htm Verizon Wireless, the wireless industry leader in customer-friendly policies, announced that the company now offers information about its Nationwide Messaging plans in online videos in American Sign Language (ASL) to better serve customers who are deaf or hard of hearing. The videos feature Tom Boudrow of the Marlboro, Mass.-based Verizon Center ... http://www.signingblog.com/online-video-in-american-sign-language-showcases-verizon-wireless-nationwide-messaging-plan.htm The small classroom where John Kuhlman teaches English to immigrants is a far cry from the large lecture halls and auditoriums where he used to lead 1,000 students in lessons on economics. He no longer teaches on a platform, but sits just inches from his students, intensely concentrating to understand what ... http://www.signingblog.com/deaf-teacher-finds-connection-with-esl-students.htm Getting fifth-graders to skip lunch and recess to study is no easy task. But a local student managed to inspire her classmates to do just that. NewsCenter 5's Bianca de la Garza reported that the students spent the extra time learning Michaela Borstel's language: American Sign Language. "I feel really welcomed here," ... http://www.signingblog.com/kids-learn-to-sign-to-reach-out-to-deaf-classmate.htm In response to growing national and international demand, the University of Alberta and Lakeland College are launching a new program to train sign-language interpreters. The diploma program, which will begin this fall, will be the first such course in Alberta and the fifth offered at a Canadian postsecondary institution. "Alberta, like every ... http://www.signingblog.com/sign-language-interpreters-in-demand.htm Speaking their language - This is BuryPARENTS and relatives of deaf children in Bury can now "speak" their language after completing a course. A basic sign language course was held by Bury Deaf Children's Society (BDCS) to raise awareness of the problems that deaf people have when ... http://www.signingblog.com/292.htm The perfect gift for Mother's Day - Staten Island AdvanceSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- This Mother's Day, Margaret Lenahan won't be looking for gifts. She already found a million dollars. Her 16-year-old son, James, was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder -- which is defined by the National Institute of ... http://www.signingblog.com/291.htm Popemania and pizza perfection - WorldNetDailyThe very same Sunday the visiting pope ties up ground and air traffic throughout the East coast of the United States of America on planet Earth, my fondest friend "Freddy from Fresno," not his real name, and I decide to go out for pizza ... http://www.signingblog.com/290.htm