Sign Language Interpreters – ASL Interpreters

  Just in case you don’t follow motocross, meet the fastest woman racer in the U.S. Ashley Fiolek … young, fearless, and Deaf since birth. “I don’t think the casual fan appreciates Ashley as much as someone who has ridden a motorcycle,” says Fiolek’s teammate Andrew Short, who finished third in the 2009 AMA Supercross series. […]

  ……….according to The Supreme Court in 1982.  Amy Rowley’s parents hired a deaf lawyer to argue their case in front of the US Supreme Court. There are quite a few “firsts” in this landmark case setting the foundation for the system we see today.   FIRST DEAF LAWYER GOES BEFORE SUPREME COURT By DENA […]

    He’s 26 years old and he is apparently more than just arm candy. Nyle DiMarco is making a name for himself and people are “listening” to what he has to say. Gallaudet Graduate , America’s Next Top Model, Dancing With The Stars, Amazing blue eyes… Who wants to be the first to call […]

Just think…..you could go to the mall and drink coffee and meet friends for lunch and take naps in the afternoon ALL while other people are working for you! So how hard could it be? Ahhhhh……sit back and relax while we reminisce over the past 4 hours….. The following names have been changed to protect…….well…….us. […]

U.S. News and World Report recently asked this question. What is it really like to work as a Sign Language Interpreter? What does it take to succeed? What are the work prospects for the future? Sign-language interpreters rely on a set of quick hands to relay a speaker’s words to a hearing-impaired audience. “To be […]

Wow…..really?  A Deaf Musical on Broadway?  Who would have thought this possible not too long ago?  Marlee Matlin was approached to become a part of this production and she had to consider her choices carefully. Marlee has established herself as an actor at the top of her game in movies and television. But Broadway?  And […]

  Who is credited with introducing American Deaf culture to the practice of “hand waving” for applause? a. Laurent Clerc b. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet c. Gerald “Bummy” Burstein d. Frederick Schreiber   Not sure? Answer: “c” – Gerald “Bummy” Burstein The modern American Deaf culture practice of twisting the hands in the air evidently came […]

  This list was actually compiled by an up and coming Sign Language Interpreter. “Caseykins” took sign language as a foreign language class and was amazed to learn so much about Deaf Culture and her own misconceptions. As she is hearing, she acknowledges that she has no idea what it is actually like to be […]

Recently,  I was asked this question.  “Why are so many hearing people choosing to learn sign language ?”   As a SODA, watching a sibling grow up with limited family interactions, diminished communications with ‘non-signing’ family members and relatives, the answer to this question seems obvious. But for those who recently find themselves growing curious, […]

  Recently, an Amarillo school district has stirred up some controversy regarding the sign language system  taught to deaf students in their district. The district is not teaching ASL, but instead is teaching the Morphemic Sign System (MSS).  This system is only used in Amarillo and has many in the Deaf community ‘up in arms’ […]