Tag: American Sign Language

Trans Terminology Workshop 11/8/14 – Austin

Trans Terminology Workshop 11/8/14 – Austin Ander Bolduc Presents: Understanding Trans* Terminology And Interpreting Trans* identities in ASL and English This is the sign for Transgender (see flyer) Open your hand by your shoulder and close it while you move…

Speaker spreads awareness about deaf-blind community

Speaker spreads awareness about deaf-blind community Community struggles with the lack of communication and technology, but can overcome those challenges with research and awareness. Dorothy P. Braziel [email protected] OCTOBER 29, 2014 A leading activist in the deaf-blind community shared her…

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK: 35TH Anniversary of the Deaf Services Program

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK: 35TH Anniversary of the Deaf Services Program The Deaf Services Program in Yosemite National Park in California was established in 1979 with its first American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter, Maureen Fitzgerald, and has been steadily growing since.…

Interpreter Workshop: Turning Visual Images Into English 11/8/14 – Lubbock

LIFERUN presents “Turning Visual Images Into English” Presented by: Nancy Thomas Day/Date: Saturday, November 8, 2014 Time: 9:00 a.m.— 4:00 p.m. (With a one hour lunch break) Where: LIFE/RUN Center for Independent Living 8240 Boston Ave. Lubbock, Texas 79423 Cost:…

Pronews 7 Investigates: Teaching the Deaf in AISD

Pronews 7 Investigates: Teaching the Deaf in AISD by David Grasso-Ortega October 1, 2014 AMARILLO, TX — Right now, the Deaf and American Sign Language (ASL) community is greatly concerned about the Amarillo Independent School District’s (AISD) policy on not…

ASL Video Dictionary and Inflection Guide from RIT/NTID

Release Date: September 26, 2014 Contact: Greg Livadas 585-475-6217 or [email protected] Enhanced ASL Dictionary app available RIT/NTID-developed dictionary used all over the world An enhanced version of the ASL Video Dictionary and Inflection Guide, created by Rochester Institute of Technology’s…