SWITCHED AT BIRTH's All-ASL Episode - Interview
Watch the first all-ASL episode ever in the history of mainstream TV -- Switched at Birth on March 4, 2013 on ABC. BC Family's award-winning drama, SWITCHED AT BIRTH, is airing an episode on Monday, March 4 told entirely in American Sign Language (ASL), a first for a scripted series on mainstream television.
Do Not Adjust Your TV
Watch the first all-ASL episode ever in the history of mainstream TV -- Switched at Birth on March 4, 2013 on ABC.
Almost 25 years to the day after the student protest at Gallaudet University began in 1988, ABC Family's 'Switched at Birth' features a storyline about a deaf student uprising in an episode, airing March 4, that's told almost entirely in American Sign ...
Petition To Officially Recognize American Sign Language Reaches Threshold ...
Dec 11 2012: A petition to officially recognize American Sign Language as a "community language" and a "language of instruction in schools" has collected more than 27,000 signatures in less than a month. Petitions need to reach 25,000 signatures before the White ...
Soldier proposes to girlfriend in sign language
Nov 22 2012: We were told early on that Samantha is training to be a sign language interpreter. Delano signed "will you marry me" and she signed back "yes!" And just to make sure, he asked again. Delano says they talked about getting married before, even set a date ...
Why Great Sign Language Interpreters Are So Animated
Nov 2 2012: Wendy Callis's "mesmerizing" work during Hurricane Sandy called attention to how facial and body movements are parts of grammar in the visual language.
Early sign language exposure found to benefit deaf children ...
Oct 14 2012: Their study showed that adults who used sign language from when they were ... their linguistic skills and overcome any delays in language acquisition due to ...
Gallaudet University's new dorm designed with deaf students in mind
Sep 30 2012: But the building also has subtleties aimed at making Gallaudet's deaf students feel more comfortable: The kitchen work space is centered in an island so that sign-language conversations can continue as dinner is prepared, stairs are few and walkways ...
Mom says school officials discouraged son’s use of sign language
Sep 29 2012: The mother of a Beachy Cove Elementary student who uses American sign language says education officials pushed her son to instead use an electronic device she feels won't help him improve his speech skills. “Why would you take away from a child with ...
Solon pushes sign language act
Sep 6 2012: Manila, Philippines – A progressive solon is seeking the passage of a “long overdue” bill declaring the Filipino Sign Language (FSL) as the national sign language and mandating its use as the medium of instruction in deaf education. Alliance of ...
Parents claim school asked them to change son's sign language name
Aug 31 2012: Nebraska -- The parents of a 3-year-old boy say they have been asked to change their son's sign language name, because it violates his school's weapons policy. Hunter goes to Grand Island Public Schools in Nebraska. Hunter and his parents use S.E.E. or ...
What gives them the right to force a signed name change, but not his surname "Hunter"? The handshape of the signed name doesn't look like a gun at all. There is a classifier handshape for the gun that doesn't resemble that signed name at all.
Why sing when you can sign?
Aug 9 2012: For their efforts, the school won a 50-inch high-definition plasma TV. The competition opened during sign language week, April 30 to May 6, with the support of Deaf Aotearoa. Jennifer, who has been signing since she was 1-year-old when her first sign..
16 official languages for Zimbabwe
July 21: According to the draft constitution, Chewa, Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda and Xhosa will be recognised as official languages in Zimbabwe. An Act of Parliament ...
Deaf community outraged by dirty sign language book
July 3: Deaf community outraged by dirty sign language book. The book "Super Smutty Sign Language" by Kristin Henson has angered and caused protest amongst many members of the deaf community.
Achieving grade-level academic skills
June 13 2012: In 1880, State schools for the deaf and both public and private schools banned the use of American Sign Language in educational instruction. Instead, nearly all ...
Firefighters opt to learn sign language
May 23 2012: Firefighters from Bispham Fire Station have been learning basic sign language with the Fylde Coast British Sign Language Centre. LR are firefighters James Butcher, Chris Maggs, Ian Lloyd and John Hancock with Michelle Lynn and Janice Crossland-Jones ...
Deaf rapper makes return to NYC
Apr 18 2012: (WTW) — "I'm looking at the ways music can connect communities and bridge cultures," said Warner, who is minoring in sign language. "[These] musicians are deaf and are using music to bridge that gap. I just kept meeting people that I needed to use sign ...
W.Va. school sets staff sign language requirements
Apr 14 2012: (WTW) — The West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind is requiring all staff to be able to communicate with deaf students through sign language. Many employees already have some knowledge of sign language. But the school has never had a standard, ...
Students at Madonna learn sign language by heart, hand
Apr 14 2012: The class is part of a four-year sign language program, the only one like it in Michigan. / SUSAN TUSA/Detroit Free Press By David Jesse The students' eyes locked onto Sharon Meldrum as she stood at the front of the classroom. They couldn't glance away ...
Finnish deaf rapper rhymes for US fans
Apr 13 2012: Finnish sign-language hip-hop artist Signmark launches his US East Coast tour on Friday to cater to a growing US fan base. The deaf artist raps in American Sign Language (ASL) for his stateside performances.
Indianapolis Student Bridges Deaf And Hearing Culture
Apr 3 2012: When she was less than two years old, the Katters decided to teach their daughter sign language and enroll her in classes at the Indiana School for the Deaf (ISD) in Indianapolis. Neither of Margaret Katter's parents is deaf, but her mom is a speech ...
Blackburn teacher wants sign language lessons for all
Mar 27 2012: PRIMARY school headteachers are being urged to roll out sign language lessons to all of their pupils in a bid to improve standards. Debbie Reynolds, who runs the School of Sign, Blackburn, said that children without hearing impediments who learn ...
Deaf community up in arms over video program end
Mar 11 2012: B.C.'s deaf community is rallying against the cancellation of a high-tech pilot program that gives them the ability to make video calls with a live translator.
