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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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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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North Dakota’s Deaf Children’s Bill of Rights Went Into Effect This Year

Deaf Niche — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 06:32:02 +0000

After several proposals from Deaf educators, parents of deaf children, and advocates in 2015, North Dakota’s Legislature passed the House Bill 1366: Deaf and HOH Children’s Bill of Rights. HB 1366 went into effect this year, requiring all hearing schools to provide accommodations for deaf children who attend their schools. If they cannot do so, […]

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Remembering: The Deaf Little Mermaid

Deaf Niche — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 15:03:37 +0000

Remember who else was on the show? Walt Disney Studios’ The Little Mermaid was a box office hit when it was released in theaters in 1989. This launched a television series in 1993 with more adventures of Ariel’s and her friends before the movie. The usual gang headlined the show: Ariel, Flounder, Sebastian, and Scuttle […]

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Remembering: And Your Name Is Jonah

Deaf Niche — Sun, 22 May 2016 06:50:14 +0000

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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New Sign Language Created in Arab Village

Deaf Niche — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 08:14:12 +0000

A Sign Language was created out of necessity in this Arab village It was discovered in a remote Arab village that deafness was a high occurrence in the population (4% of the village’s population are born deaf.) As a result, a complete sign language was developed in one generation! To best understand how amazing this […]

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Dying Hawaiian Sign Language is Preserved by Few

Deaf Niche — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 06:17:15 +0000

Hawai’i’s Sign Language is dying as ASL takes over For captions, turn on the captions feature on the video. Hawaii has a slowly diminishing Deaf population that still uses Sign Language that is different from ASL. Only the seniors using it are few now. None of the younger generations are learning it along with ASL, […]

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