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Did You Know This About the Upcoming Movie “The Rampage” With Dwayne Johnson?

Deaf Niche — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 23:31:39 +0000

Remember that arcade classic from 1986 The Rampage? The game allows up to 3 players to play at the same time as the classic monsters: King Kong, Godzilla, and Werewolf. Together the three go on rampage and destroy the city to advance levels. It’s been made into a movie with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson! But […]

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Amazing Things to Know About Interpreters

Deaf Niche — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 06:31:39 +0000

images from Flickr.com Interpreters are an integral part of each deaf person’s life, there is no argument about it. Doctor’s appointments, scheduling the kids’ playtime, calling a co-worker, taking courses to finish that BA degree, everything—interpreters are there with the deaf client through it all. But did you know these facts about interpreters? Even the […]

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Did you know this about Deaf Soldiers?

Deaf Niche — Tue, 30 May 2017 03:11:34 +0000

Today is Memorial Day, the day out of each year that United States citizens take a pause and remember all the lives sacrificed for their country. Today is also a great day to learn some interesting bits of long-forgotten history about deaf citizens! Did you know that the US Civil War was the last recorded […]

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Pasadena’s ASL Program Declared To Continue

Katie Dicus — Sat, 27 May 2017 17:23:30 +0000

Pasadena, California, the Board of Education’s meeting room overflowed with ASL speakers and supporters. A total of 48 speaking cards were submitted before the meeting began, more cards were filled during the meeting, creating an overflow of intended speakers. Because of this, each speaker was allowed only two minutes to make time for everyone to […]

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Students Petition to Save School’s ASL Program After Cuts

Katie Dicus — Sat, 20 May 2017 04:27:02 +0000

Pasadena, California is a city of incredible diversity–not only does it have some of the nation’s top schools and humbly boasts of one of the oldest Old Towns in Los Angeles, there is also a multitude of languages spoken here. All things considering, it’s contradictory that one of Pasadena’s largest secondary schools cut out American […]

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Meet Egypt’s Only Dentist and How She Beat All Odds

Deaf Niche — Sat, 15 Apr 2017 05:21:56 +0000

Meet Esraa, currently Egypt’s only deaf dentist. Esraa has one strong goal: to prove to her country and the rest of the world that a deaf person can become a dentist. She has already accomplished her goal repeatedly with every patient who enters her dental office! In Egypt, Esraa was labeled as “unfit” upon discovering […]

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Eat Gourmet Hamburgers at this Inclusive Restaurant in Chile

Deaf Niche — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 18:07:23 +0000

La Inclusiva is the name of Juan Muñoz’s restaurant in Santiago, Chile where gourmet burgers are served. Muñoz himself was born deaf in both ears and has a degree in gastronomy, however he had challenges finding work in restaurants. He was rejected from 17 restaurants due to the persisting discrimination against people with disabilities in […]

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Introduction to Kenya’s First Deaf Professional Rapper

Deaf Niche — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 22:27:10 +0000

Before he became Lal Daggy, Douglas Munyendo was listening and dancing to various musicians who came on the radio and televisions as a child in Nairobi, Kenya. It was when he was five years old that he became very sick and lost his hearing. A childhood of music quickly silenced After becoming deaf, he was […]

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Jackie Chan’s Big Sign Language Hit At Chinese New Year Festival

Deaf Niche — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 21:53:51 +0000

Jackie Chan, the actor, sang in Chinese Sign Language this year on China’s largest broadcasting network, CCTV’s Gala special celebrating the Chinese New Year. The song is nationalistic, Chan sings about his love for China and pride in being a citizen. This was not the only song sung at the gala; there were several famous […]

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