Author: Grant Laird Jr

Battle of the Sexes Poker II – Austin

Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament – Austin Battle of the Sexes Poker II Hosted by Deaf Women of TEXAS Saturday, November 17, 2012 Austin Deaf Club 8818 Cullen Lane Austin TX 78748 Registration: 6pm to 7:15 pm Buy in $25 ($10…

NAD demands apology from SNL, The Daily Show, and Chelsea Lately Show

NAD demands apology from SNL, The Daily Show, and Chelsea Lately Show National Association of the Deaf has actively demanded apology from Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, and the Chelsea Lately Show for disrespecting American Sign Language. The links…

Online Survey for Research Purposes – Linguistic in ASL

Online Survey for Research Purposes My name is Tony Wright, and I am a graduate student in the Dept. of Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin. Linguistic issues in ASL are my main topic of interest. Specifically, I…

Lydia Callis, Ace Interpreter for Bloomberg and American Sign Language Spoofs

Lydia Callis, Ace Interpreter for Bloomberg and American Sign Language Spoofs Kambri Crews Author, Production Company Owner Posted: 11/06/2012 Some deaf people are up in arms (pun intended) about the recent spoofs of Mayor Bloomberg’s American Sign Language (“ASL”) interpreter…

ASLTA Workshop & General Meeting 11/10/12 – DFW

ASLTA – DFW Workshop And General Meeting DATE: November 10, 2012 TIME: 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM ADDRESS: U.T. Arlington Computer Science and Engineering Department Engineering Research Building (ERB) 500 UTA Blvd. Room 103 (first floor) Arlington, Texas 76019 Reminder:…

Job Accommodation Network (JAN’s) Video Series: The Interactive Process

Job Accommodation Network (JAN’s) Video Series: The Interactive Process With the passage of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, employers have moved past the definition of disability and on to providing accommodations. The key to successful accommodations is having an…