Posted on Jan 11, 2019 by paul
Movie Theaters and Closed Captioning… Again! You see the latest commercials for Aquaman and arrange a nice night out; a good movie, some overpriced popcorn, and maybe even recliner seats if your theater is cool enough. You buy your tickets, wait ten minutes for your CaptionView stick (because only one […]
Read MorePosted on Jan 04, 2019 by paul
ASLdeafined Weekly Newsletter – 1/4/2019 HAPPY NEW YEAR! First Lady of Brazil Signs During Inauguration President Bolsonaro was sworn in two days ago in Brazil, but his wife Michele really stood out. She used Sign Language to communicate a message to the Deaf community within Brazil, and to show the country she cares. “I would […]
Read MorePosted on Dec 28, 2018 by paul
ASLdeafined Weekly Newsletter – 12/28/2018 Harlem Globetrotters Visit Deaf School The Harlem Globetrotters, a famous basketball team known for their impressive skills and charity, visited the Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf in New York last week. One of the basketball players identifies as a CODA, a child of a deaf adult, and was […]
Read MorePosted on Dec 21, 2018 by paul
ASLdeafined Weekly Newsletter – 12/21/2018 Lou Ferrigno Hospitalized Lou Ferrigno, known best as the original Incredible Hulk and weightlifting star, was admitted to the hospital after a pneumonia shot left fluid in his bicep. Ferrigno tweeted, “Went in for a pneumonia shot and landed up here with fluid in my bicep. I’ll be ok […]
Read MorePosted on Dec 14, 2018 by paul
ASLdeafined Weekly Newsletter – 12/14/2018 Tis The Season For American Sign Language Last week we talked about Deaf Santas and how they help deaf children everywhere tell ol’ St. Nick what they’d like under the tree, so this week let’s talk gifts! If you love learning Sign Language with us and would love to […]
Read MorePosted on Dec 07, 2018 by paul
ASLdeafined Weekly Newsletter – 12/7/2018 Deaf Santas Help Kids Celebrate Christmas It’s Christmas time! Those songs are on the radio, our relatives are out shopping for the best deals, and the malls are filled to the brim with children waiting in line to tell Santa exactly what they hope to see under the tree that […]
Read MorePosted on Nov 30, 2018 by paul
ASLdeafined Weekly Newsletter – 11/30/2018 Derrick Coleman Visits Deaf School in Arizona The Phoenix Day School of the Deaf was paid a visit by famed deaf NFL football player Derrick Coleman on Tuesday. Derrick talked about his life, his struggles to be taken seriously in football, and what motivates him to do his best […]
Read MorePosted on Nov 23, 2018 by paul
ASLdeafined Weekly Newsletter – 11/23/2018 Congresswoman Captions Her Instagram Story Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Congresswoman in the U.S. House of Representatives, recently started caption her story on Instagram. “Advocates for the deaf community hit me up to connect me with tools (i.e. Clipomatic) to better serve all of us. I now caption all my […]
Read MorePosted on Nov 16, 2018 by paul
ASLdeafined Weekly Newsletter – 11/16/2018 LEAD-K Announces Partnership with AG Bell Association On Future Bills The LEAD-K campaign, which aims to eliminate language deprivation for deaf children under the age of six, is now working with the Alexander Graham Bell Association in future bills- and not many people are happy, it seems. The […]
Read MorePosted on Nov 09, 2018 by paul
ASLdeafined Weekly Newsletter – 11/9/2018 Two Deaf Candidates Win Offices in D.C. Politics is quite the topic as of late but a few candidates are determined to make changes- and they’re deaf! First, Robb Dooling won a Commissioner seat in the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) in Washington D.C.. This area includes Gallaudet University. Dooling […]
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