Patty Sakal, an American Sign Language interpreter who translated updates about the coronavirus for deaf Hawaiians, died on Friday of complications from Covid-19, The New York Times reports. She was 62. Ms. Sakal worked as an A.S.L. interpreter for nearly four decades in a variety of settings, and...
The documentary “Signing Black in America” describes how a distinctive black signing system, or Black ASL, has evolved, The Washington Post reports. The film describes the historic isolation of members of the black deaf community and their contemporary sense of solidarity. The signs are often...
Hearing actor Henry Zaga plays deaf character in CBS show. Members of Hollywood’s deaf community are boycotting CBS’s new mini-series. More than 70 people have signed a letter saying it was not acceptable that the CBS All Access series The Stand cast hearing actor Henry Zaga as deaf...
A composer with hearing loss thinks so. Gabriela Lena Frank, a composer and pianist and the founder of the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, was born with high-moderate/near-profound hearing loss. In an interview with Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim in The New York Times, she described...
“It’s the best feeling ever.” The Texas School for the Deaf is celebrating a historic win by their football team, Fox 7 Austin reports. The team took home its first state title Friday night after winning 63-32 against Veritas Academy of Austin. “I’d have to say, it’s the best feeling ever....
Lack of access to important COVID-19 information has led to stress and isolation. The deaf and hard of hearing community continues to face barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Fox News Atlanta reports.. The president of the Georgia Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing told Fox News that a lack...
‘Sound of Metal’ follows a drummer whose life is thrown into free fall when he begins to go deaf. In the Amazon Studios’ new film, Ruben (Riz Ahmed) is a former heroin addict and the drummer in a punk-metal band. The movie, which begins streaming tomorrow, tells Ruben’s...
San Francisco’s Mozzeria will be missed. San Francisco’s first and only Deaf-owned-and-operated restaurant is the latest casualty of the pandemic, KQED Radio reports. The 49-seat pizza restaurant in the Mission closed November 12, almost nine years after Melody and Russ Stein opened the spot...
“It has given my parents so much comfort in allowing me to grow independently knowing Alvin is there by my side to protect me.’’ A deaf equine degree student in the UK is thriving in her work, thanks to her “superhero” hearing dog, Horse & Hound magazine reports. Alvin the cocker...
Tips for employers The Center on Employment at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf is offering tips for employers who need to conduct virtual interviews with deaf and hard-of-hearing job candidates. “In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we recognize that the...
Lip-reading doesn’t work well over video. Writing for Fast Company, product designer Quinn Keast recently shared his frustrations with the now-mandatory ritual of the Zoom call. “Video calls have always been a challenge for me,” Keast writes. “Lip-reading doesn’t work well...
There has never been a sign language interpreter for a US presidential debate. Erin Rosenfeld was one of the millions of Americans who tuned in to watch the first presidential debate last month but quickly turned it off after struggling to keep up with the closed captions, Fox News reports. “I...
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