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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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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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“Mother of Music in ASL” Passed Away-Remembering Shirley Childress

Deaf Niche — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 01:25:09 +0000

March 6, 2017-Shirley Childress passed away at the age of 69. Childress is best known for being the first black certified ASL interpreter and as one of the members in the band Sweet Honey in The Rock. Over the course of her career, she interpreted for famous people such as Maya Angelou (writer of I Know […]

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ZVRS Buys Out Purple Communications

Jack Huang — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 22:22:34 +0000

February 14, 2017–Purple Communications, one of the original video relay systems for deaf communications, has been acquired by ZVRS. Both companies have agreed to work together to improve relay services for the deaf community and feel that they can achieve more if they shared technology and information together. What does this mean for Purple customers? […]

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Florida Senate Pass Bill for Deaf Symbol on Driver Licenses

Deaf Niche — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 06:46:33 +0000

Starting July 1, 2016, all deaf residents of Florida will be able to get the international symbol for “deaf” on their driver licenses. The Florida Senate passed the bill CS/HB 487 “Persons Who Are Deaf” with the identical bill SB 740. Both proposed the use of the international deaf symbol for driver licenses to assist […]

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Chinese Airline Has Sign Language

Deaf Niche — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 07:25:43 +0000

Air China was one of the first airlines to provide Sign Language to their Deaf customers Sign Language on a Chinese Plane. Posted by Deaf Civilization on Friday, November 21, 2014 Chinese airlines have provided safety videos in their national Sign Language for many years; they are one of the first countries to do so. The […]

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