development Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/development/ Everything about the Deaf Community! Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:46:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://deafniche.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-logo_gigantic_png-32x32.png development Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/development/ 32 32 Cool Facts about American Sign Language https://deafniche.com/cool-facts-asl/ https://deafniche.com/cool-facts-asl/#comments Fri, 01 Sep 2017 07:14:24 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=10117 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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]]> https://deafniche.com/cool-facts-asl/feed/ 1 70 to 280: How 11 Deaf Employees Helped Manila’s Street Safety https://deafniche.com/70-280-11-deaf-employees-helped-manilas-street-safety/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 11:58:40 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=9584 Manila is the capital of the island country, the Philippines and it is a large metropolitan hub–which means heavy traffic in the streets are the norm. Motorists and cars sharing the roads cause congestion, ranking the city in 12th place in the world for the worst traffic (List by Country on Numbeo.) Because of this, […]

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]]> Remembering: And Your Name Is Jonah https://deafniche.com/remembering-name-jonah/ Sun, 22 May 2016 06:50:14 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9064 This movie came out shortly after American Sign Language was recognized as an official language in the United States And Your Name Is Jonah is a movie made in 1979 about a deaf boy who was mistakenly diagnosed as mentally challenged. He grew up in a hospital until his mother figured out that he was […]

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