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It is exciting to learn American Sign Language and now you are ready to use it in the real-world, but you do not know where
July 19, 2023
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About ASL
Learn American Sign Language From Big Hit Movies More and more people are wanting to learn American sign language. Now, people can learn ASL from big
July 18, 2023
Signing songs for the deaf is a great way for students to learn a LOT of vocabulary and retain that vocabulary for a long time.
July 17, 2023
Deaf Culture
In general, have you noticed it is hard to find the love of your life, or you just moved to a new area and are
July 14, 2023
The Deaf highly value the literature and art of their culture. Deaf Culture art and literature is how the Deaf share their values with future
July 14, 2023
About ASL
Ever since the pandemic hit in February 2019, people began masking up to protect themselves from catching and spreading the deadly virus. The mask and
July 11, 2023
Deaf Accessibility
More and more people are learning American Sign Language to be able to communicate with their loved ones or friendly strangers to make someone’s day.
June 26, 2023
ASL Careers
Deaf-owned businesses and American Sign Language (ASL) are spreading and becoming widely popular. There are many Deaf-owned business all over the country. Here are
May 19, 2023
American Sign Language is a very expressive language. Songs in sign language are therefore equally expressive and many times are more expressive than their purely
February 20, 2023
Deaf Culture
International Day of Sign Languages 2022 Sign languages are visual forms of communication that convey information through the use of hand and facial gestures
November 11, 2022
Deaf Accessibility
Joel Barish hosted the 4th DeafNation World Expo & Conference at the Bally’s Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 1-4, 2022. About
August 9, 2022
About ASL
Learn American Sign Language From AI How cool would it be if artificial intelligence (AI) could learn American Sign Language? Is it even possible?
August 8, 2022
Deaf Accessibility
There are a lot of Deaf people who love to travel. People may wonder how Deaf people communicate with other people in different states/countries, are
August 5, 2022
Deaf Accessibility
It is exciting to go to the movies and watch newly released movies; however watching movies in theaters may or may not be a
June 22, 2022
Deaf Accessibility
[av_video src=’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOSpn06ajBE’ mobile_image=” attachment=” attachment_size=” format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′ conditional_play=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” element_template=” one_element_template=” av_uid=’av-6lp0yf8′ sc_version=’1.0′] Deaflympics 2022 Deaflympics occurred between May 1 – May
June 20, 2022
About ASL
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June 1, 2022
About ASL
[av_video src=’https://youtu.be/N_xVYTViymU’ mobile_image=” attachment=” attachment_size=” format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′ conditional_play=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” element_template=” one_element_template=” av_uid=’av-5lqojlu’ sc_version=’1.0′] Technology is becoming more and more popular nowadays. People
May 4, 2022
Deaf Accessibility
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April 27, 2022
ASL Careers
[av_video src=’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-KPgHhIlGk’ mobile_image=” attachment=” attachment_size=” format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′ conditional_play=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” element_template=” one_element_template=” av_uid=’av-3a6vt5′ sc_version=’1.0′] Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is one of
April 20, 2022
About ASL
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April 18, 2022
About ASL
[av_video src=’https://youtu.be/TY5M9Ik9OOs’ mobile_image=” attachment=” attachment_size=” format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′ conditional_play=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” element_template=” one_element_template=” av_uid=’av-6yryri2′ sc_version=’1.0′] Deaf Associations are businesses and Deaf organizations that provide
April 15, 2022
About ASL
[av_video src=’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_baVHe1L-Bw’ mobile_image=” attachment=” attachment_size=” format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′ conditional_play=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” element_template=” one_element_template=” av_uid=’av-7k9cu8s’ sc_version=’1.0′] There are a lot of holidays we celebrate in
April 13, 2022
About ASL
[av_video src=’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPbtYGPdwOk’ mobile_image=” attachment=” attachment_size=” format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′ conditional_play=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” element_template=” one_element_template=” av_uid=’av-6hqqa46′ sc_version=’1.0′] Cued speech is not American Sign Language. Cued speech
April 13, 2022
Deaf Accessibility
Masks protect people from COVID; however, masks became a nightmare for D/deaf people because they had to deal with communicating when people’s faces were half
March 21, 2022
Deaf Accessibility
I have mentioned several key aspects of the Deaf culture in the articles, “Did You Know the Facts About American Sign Language, Deaf Culture, and
March 18, 2022
Deaf Culture
St. Patrick’s Day is an Irish holiday that occurs on March 17th. During this holiday, people tend to wear green so leprechauns will not see
March 17, 2022
Deaf Accessibility
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March 9, 2022
Deaf Accessibility
[av_video src=’https://youtu.be/_icxq07LuSo’ mobile_image=” attachment=” attachment_size=” format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′ conditional_play=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” element_template=” one_element_template=” av_uid=’av-5ew70ur’ sc_version=’1.0′] This movie CODA made history with its win for
March 7, 2022
Deaf Culture
The movie CODA will release on August 13, 2021 on Apple TV+; in addition this will be the first film that the closed captions will
March 2, 2022
Deaf Accessibility
[av_video src=’https://youtu.be/fjaj1jJZz8Q’ mobile_image=” attachment=” attachment_size=” format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′ conditional_play=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” element_template=” one_element_template=” av_uid=’av-7k6z18s’ sc_version=’1.0′] Julia Brace was the first Deafblind person before Laura
February 28, 2022
Deaf Accessibility
(Photo credit NAD Facebook post from 2/13/2022, https://www.facebook.com/NAD1880/photos/a.10152795501263810/10159783398858810/) This was the big moment. The big moment when three famous deaf performers got the spotlight
February 23, 2022
About ASL
[av_video src=’https://youtu.be/zL49R6Aioag’ mobile_image=” attachment=” attachment_size=” format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′ conditional_play=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” element_template=” one_element_template=” av_uid=’av-7f7640b’ sc_version=’1.0′] There are many Deaf actors and movies that have
February 2, 2022
About ASL
American Sign Language is its own language that is used by the Deaf community. American Sign Language has its own history of where it derived
February 2, 2022
About ASL
[av_video src=’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4kRZ78mX-M’ mobile_image=” attachment=” attachment_size=” format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′ conditional_play=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” element_template=” one_element_template=” av_uid=’av-93yknxb’ sc_version=’1.0′] Did you know American Sign Language is not universal?
January 5, 2022
ASL Careers
Many people are inspired by American Sign Language (ASL) from signing in movies, in public, or by a d/Deaf/Hoh friend or d/Deaf/Hoh family member. This
December 30, 2021
About ASL
[av_video src=’https://youtu.be/YPumFHKjRo4′ mobile_image=” attachment=” attachment_size=” format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′ conditional_play=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” element_template=” one_element_template=” av_uid=’av-8rnm4ha’ sc_version=’1.0′] Holidays are times of the year where families and
December 8, 2021
Deaf Accessibility
[av_video src=’https://youtu.be/CG4kDBFBqvs’ mobile_image=” attachment=” attachment_size=” format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′ conditional_play=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” element_template=” one_element_template=” av_uid=’av-6moqpkp’ sc_version=’1.0′] What does it mean to be an Ally? An
October 26, 2021
Deaf Culture
by Ksenia Muhutdinova | 6 October 2021 Deaf culture is the culture made up of Deaf people that’s based on sign language and values, as
October 11, 2021
Deaf Culture
by Madelynn Willingham | 7 October 2021 For our last research paper of this class, I decided to investigate how the D/deaf experience music. When
October 11, 2021
Deaf Accessibility
Video Relay Services (VRS) are a type of video relay services that many Deaf, hard of hearing, Deafblind people and people with speech disabilities
September 24, 2021
About ASL
There are a lot of interracial dating of various ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, and languages. This concept is very similar to dating within the Deaf, hard
September 16, 2021
Deaf Accessibility
It is known that Deaf/hard of hearing people have one less sense and encounter many hardships and challenges, but there are a lot of positive
September 8, 2021
Deaf Accessibility
There are two different major types of schooling for Deaf people. Deaf schools also known as Deaf institutes are specially for Deaf students only. This
August 18, 2021
ASL Careers
Deaf people are able to function just like normal hearing people. Hearing people graduate from universities with a Bachelor’s degree and some further their education
August 4, 2021
Learning the nuances of Deaf Culture can be difficult for new American Sign Language students. Below you can find some tips and insights about interacting
July 7, 2021
Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 film that, we believe, brought Deaf Culture and the values of deaf people into the public spotlight.
July 7, 2021
Switched at Birth is a television show featured on ABC Family that has truly brought American Sign Language and Deaf Culture into the living rooms
July 7, 2021
Deaf Culture
There are major differences between the Deaf culture and hearing culture that people may not realize and it is crucial to keep in mind when
July 6, 2021
Deaf Culture
People have different accents depending on where they’re from. Even within the same country, people’s accents differ based on the region. For example, in the
July 6, 2021
Deaf Culture
One of the most popular entertaining activities in the Deaf community is storytelling and expressive poetry. Since American Sign Language (ASL) is very visual, storytelling
July 6, 2021
About ASL
Many people ask, “Is American Sign Language (ASL) universal?” Well, the answer is no, it is not universal. American Sign Language is unique and
May 28, 2021
Deaf Culture
Deaf culture consists of many valued traditional aspects that are significant to the Deaf community, and one of them is name sign. Name sign is
May 13, 2021
Deaf Culture
One needs to understand why it is important when it comes to identification of deaf people. In Deaf culture, “D”, “d”, and “d/Deaf” are extremely
May 13, 2021
Deaf Culture
By Chloe Colvard | 6 January 2021 In recent years there have been big changes in the sports world to try to include all athletes
April 14, 2021
Deaf Culture
by Anonymous | 2 January 2021 The Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf (CCSD) is an organization, almost 50 years old, that preserves Canadian Deaf
April 13, 2021
Deaf culture art is a cultural art that reaches both positive and negative ends of the spectrum unlike any other. You can learn so much
February 15, 2021
Truly Inspirational There have been several famous deaf actors in the media that have made significant contributions to the deaf community and hearing society. If
February 15, 2021
The Deaf Olympics, known as the Deaflympics, are international athletic competitions for the deaf. The Deaflympics started in Paris in 1924 and have had three
February 15, 2021
Stockard Channing is a film, stage, and television actress who narrated the film Through Deaf Eyes. She is best known for her role as First
February 15, 2021
Through Deaf Eyes is the most informational movie about Deaf people. Most hearing people are completely clueless when it comes to Deaf people, the Deaf community,
February 15, 2021
Sue Thomas was a deaf undercover specialist for the FBI. She was the inspiration for the TV series Sue Thomas: FBEye, an international speaker, author,
February 15, 2021
Linda Bove was born on November 30, 1945 in Garfield, New Jersey to deaf parents. She majored in library science at Gallaudet University and received
February 15, 2021
Marlee Matlin was born in Morton Grove, Illinois on August 24th, 1965. After she came down with the German Measles at the age of eighteen
February 15, 2021
When you are learning American Sign Language, it is important to get involved with the Deaf community. Many believe that learning ASL within the Deaf
February 15, 2021
Deaf Culture
No Hearing People Here! Deaf people have been more in the spotlight than you know. There are so many famous deaf people and famous hard
February 15, 2021
Deaf Culture
Here are some of the best deaf jokes we’ve heard over the years: The Motel A deaf couple check into a motel and go to
February 15, 2021
One of the most beautiful aspects of Deaf Culture is the value Deaf people put on their own deafness (their hearing loss). This is known
February 15, 2021
American Sign Language is the most highly regarded asset of Deaf Culture. ASL is the natural language of the Deaf, so a strong goal of
February 15, 2021
Deaf Culture
Learning about Deaf Culture is perhaps the most important part of learning ASL. Deaf Culture was first truly recognized in 1965. The idea that Deaf
February 15, 2021
by Olivia Honeycutt | 25 September 2019 The entire world is a built for Hearing people. Despite having no real connection to one another, no
February 15, 2021
by Rocio Caceres (7/23/2020) Sordo or The Silent War (English title) is a Spanish movie released in 2019 and directed by Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas. Sordo’s genre falls between a few
February 15, 2021
by Anonymous | 03 June 2020 For many humans all over the world, our names are one of the first things we receive that differentiates us
February 15, 2021
by Lisa Baker (05/27/2020) Literature and the Arts is an incredibly important outlet within the deaf community. It is one of the four crucial values
February 15, 2021
By Janet Alberts | 16 November 2020 Every Deaf and hard of hearing individual has the right to communication access. These rights, as well as
February 15, 2021
by Emma Pellegrini | 16 November 2020 It is often noted, and quite strongly from a multitude of personal experiences, that words have power. A
February 15, 2021
