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ASL In California’s Courts: A Study’s Recent Findings

Deaf Niche — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 01:08:56 +0000

American Sign Language is currently the third most requested language in courts with concentrations in Inland Empire and Los Angeles County. Currently fifty-five interpreters and three Certified Deaf Interpreters are registered for legal service in California. A Unique Case For California With over 200 languages in California alone, the courts depend on interpreters for equal […]

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2018’s Academy Awards Marks First Time Two Sign Language Films Won

Deaf Niche — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 06:20:11 +0000

This year the first time that three films with sign language were nominated at the Academy Awards and two of them won- The Shape of Water and The Silent Child. Best Live Action Short Film – The Silent Child The Silent Child won Best Live Action Short Film and the Oscar was given to director […]

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List of Academy Award Films With Sign Language In History of Oscars

Deaf Niche — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 21:19:28 +0000

At this year’s Academy Awards, the dreamy film The Shape of Water with its 13 nominations has the highest number of nominations that any film with sign language has had in the history of the Academy! There have been winners and nominations with deaf characters and sign language since the Academy was established in 1928, only […]

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7 High Quality Superhero T-shirts In ASL Coming Soon!

Katie Dicus — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 04:41:34 +0000

Ever dream about wearing a superhero shirt but in your language? That’s what the creator of the Hero Shirts did. Now there are seven designs to choose from in ASL: Superman, Superboy, Wonder Woman, Batman, Spiderman, Captain America, and Hulk. The designs are developed to show off the hand signs for each hero’s name and […]

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Hollywood’s Latest Love Story Is About Sign Language Users

Deaf Niche — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 01:16:02 +0000

December 7, 2017—Guillermo Del Toro’s latest fairy tale love story The Shape of Water will be released in theaters across the nation. The film takes place in Baltimore, Maryland during the 1960s Cold War and centers around a mute janitor who works at a high-security laboratory within the government. She uses sign language for communication […]

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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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Cool Facts about American Sign Language

Deaf Niche — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 07:14:24 +0000

Who benefits from ASL? Necessity is the mother of invention; sign language is used by many people and even creatures! 1. It’s another process than spoken languages due to its visual and spatial nature and exercises a different part of the brain. 2. ASL was originally invented for deaf communication-80% of deaf babies are born […]

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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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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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Google’s Home Picture Picture Has “I Love You” ASL Sign

Deaf Niche — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:42:07 +0000

March 31, 2017— Today Google announced the winner of their annual contest, Doodle 4 Google: Sarah Harrison from Connecticut with her drawing “A Peaceful Future.” This year’s theme was “what I see for the future:” ? Let’s hear it for Sarah Harrison, whose vision of “a peaceful future” is our #Doodle4Google contest winner! https://t.co/UGJRsUnrbX pic.twitter.com/WCyVKTEpFp […]

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