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Super Bowl sparks controversy from Deaf community over sign language visibility

February 14, 2022 by

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The NFL Super Bowl, which took place on Sunday, has attracted criticism from the Deaf community over the prominence of […]

‘CODA’ star Troy Kotsur becomes first Deaf male Oscar nominee

February 9, 2022 by

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American actor Troy Kotsur has made history as the first Deaf man to receive an Oscar nomination, following his performance […]

Super Bowl Halftime Show to feature ASL performers for first time in its history

February 7, 2022 by

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The National Football League’s (NFL) Super Bowl is to feature two Deaf performers this year, for the first time in […]

Settlement reached over ASL interpretation of White House Covid briefings

December 17, 2021 by

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A lawsuit over the American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation of White House coronavirus briefings has concluded with a settlement, the […]

Deaf News: Native sign language users process visual body movements faster, Gallaudet study suggests

September 4, 2021 by

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Native American Sign Language (ASL) users require less effort to understand human motions and can process them faster than hearing […]

Mark Levin: How being told “NO” drove me on

January 27, 2014 by

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I remember the day I sat anxiously in the office of my Vocational Rehab counselor. The discussion that day was […]

Lily Rayne: Why the word ‘hearie’ is not offensive, and what ‘hearing privilege’ amounts to

January 9, 2014 by

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A few days ago, in a Facebook conversation, I was discussing the issue of lack of captions and Deaf rights […]

US Deaf News: WWE originally proposed that superstar wrestler Edge be written as a ‘deaf-mute’

January 6, 2014 by

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  We all know that wrestling’s fake, the American WWE form of it at least, but it’s been revealed that […]

Deaf News USA: Deaf people in Seattle protest about local sign language interpreter

January 3, 2014 by

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In the wake of the ‘fake interpreter’ scandal at Nelson Mandela’s funeral, it seems that the Deaf community across the […]

Cristina Hartmann: What it is like to be deaf from birth

January 3, 2014 by

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Previously published on The Daily Beast and republished here by kind permission of Cristina Hartmann. In many ways, being born […]

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