Category Archives: culture

Cute Kids Signing

Posted on May 8, 2012 by orangejack

Watching these just seem so sweet to me.

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Probably Inaccurate, But…

Posted on March 29, 2012 by orangejack
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Gallaudet Gets New Logo

Posted on December 7, 2011 by orangejack

New Logo Represents Gallaudet University’s Bilingual Mission Gallaudet University ushered in a new era today with the unveiling of a new university logo. The symbolic design of the logo represents the university’s bilingual mission by portraying “Gallaudet University” in American … Continue reading →

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Whoa! Amazing Video

Posted on September 30, 2011 by orangejack

A Natural Selection

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Quiet Signs Of Love – Australia’s National Relay Service

Posted on August 8, 2011 by orangejack

A reader of this blog, John Nikolakopoulos, sent me this video and I really liked it. Thought I’d share it. John wrote: …I am the writer Director of Quiet Signs of Love, a short film about a deaf woman and … Continue reading →

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How to Speak to the Deaf

Posted on June 8, 2011 by orangejack

Make sure you have eye contact with the person before speaking If there is an interpreter, speak to and look at the deaf person not the interpreter Face the person to whom you are speaking that helps with lip-reading Stand … Continue reading →

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Tornado Disaster Deaf Story

Posted on May 19, 2011 by orangejack

Remember the tornadoes that ripped through the South a few weeks ago? With the power out, how would a Deaf couple know what’s going on? Thanks to Deaf News Today for the video.

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Sign Language Mistaken For Gang Signs Lead To Stabbing

Posted on May 2, 2011 by orangejack

Two hearing-impaired men are recovering after, according to police, their means of communication was mistaken for gang signs. Thirty-one-year-old Alfred Stewart of Miramar went to the lounge to celebrate a friend’s birthday. For Stewart, who is deaf and mute, sign … Continue reading →

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NPR Interview with Keith Wann

Posted on April 17, 2011 by orangejack

ASL comedian Keith Wann was interviewed on NPR about his comedy and life growing up as a Child Of Deaf Adults (CODA). The first video below is just the audio from the interview. The second video is Keith interpreting the … Continue reading →

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Dial 9-1-1 in an Emergency?

Posted on April 7, 2011 by orangejack

If you have the ability to speak and hear and you are in the middle of an emergency in the US, what do you do? Call 9-1-1 of course. But what if you are Deaf and/or have trouble speaking? Currently your … Continue reading →

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