More than ten million Americans are deaf or have significant trouble hearing, according to the 2018 disability compendium report, yet there has never been a sign language interpreter for a live ...

Some theaters and performing arts centers offer the local deaf and hard-of-hearing community opportunities to better enjoy performances. American Sign Language interpreters Ben Jackson, left, Katie ...

Michael A. Schwartz, of Syracuse, is supervising attorney and director of the Disability Rights Clinic at the Syracuse University College of Law. I’m a lawyer, and I’m Deaf. I write to compliment ...

PETERSBURG — Heather Kubitski's life changed because of an adoption that never happened. "My parents wanted to adopt a deaf child, so I wanted to learn to sign, and that was just ingrained in me since ...

Branton Stewart is a Certified Deaf Interpreter who's signing at Coachella this year. Stewart's job isn't just to translate the lyrics — it's to communicate the culture and emotion behind the show.

Interpreters convert information from one language to another — or, in the case of sign language interpreters, between spoken language and sign language. For the latter, they interpret both spoken ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Since the pandemic began, local officials have been holding important news conferences -- sometimes on a daily basis. That includes Amy Lankheit. You may not know her name, ...

A BIG SMILE AND BRIGHT PERSONALITY. THAT’S HOW THOSE CLOSEST TO VIRGINIA MOORE DESCRIBE THE BELOVED SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER. SHE’D BEEN AT GRADUATION. SHE’D BEEN AT WEDDINGS. SHE’S BEEN AT BIRTH.

The Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing communities depend on Video Relay Service, an essential platform that ensures equal access to telecommunications services. Every American with a phone bill pays ...