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Children who live in a different world than most had a very special opportunity to tell Santa what they want for Christmas on Tuesday. What made their conversations with Saint Nick so special was the fact that he was able to speak to them in their own language -- American Sign Language.
Osborne Ink (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
I caught this pic over at HuffPo, provenance unknown, and immediately wondered if Sarah was signaling a confederate about how many mooseburgers to serve for lunch. Is she waving with fingertips? Are those "spirit fingers"? Does she have full command of American Sign Language, or is Sarah secretly implanting hypnotic suggestions with gangsign? I don't know, and actually don't care. But the...
Thomas Paine's Corner (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Koko is one of the world's most renowned gorillas - reared from birth, she learned her first sign within two weeks, and after 25 years can now use 1,000 different signs in American Sign Language. By Ari Solomon 10/28/09 In a recent interview with Larry King, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain quipped that it was OK for humans to kill and eat animals because we've been designed to chase down "smaller...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
REDWOOD CITY, CA (MARKET WIRE) Consumers wanting to "give green" this year can look to The Gorilla Foundation, a conservation organization that is making a difference every day. The Foundation, home of Koko, the lowland gorilla who can speak to us through the use of American Sign Language (ASL), is busy helping holiday wishes come true for gorilla lovers worldwide.
Byzigenous Buddhapalian (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The ASL (American Sign Language) gesture for "thank you" is featured here. It is one sign I remember from my few ASL classes years ago. But I actually try to say "thank you" out loud when I see men and women in the uniform of country. It's almost always awkward but it is so easy and it means so much. h/t to Ellie --the BB
Baby Blue Spider (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
NaBloPoMo Topic #14: "5 Ways to Lose a Fight " I can't stop at five! Besides, when it comes to losing fights, I'm an expert. Ask everyone I've beaten--ha harrrrr arrrrrrr! Let's see. There are different kinds of fights. There are physical punch-duck-jab fights; there are arguments; there are fights against impossible odds; fights to kick a habit.... Ah, screw it. Let me just get to the point....
SWAC Girl (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The Christmas commercials are rolling out and every year, just like the Super Bowl, there are some that stand out. I've written previously about the Wal-Mart Christmas commercial for our troops ... and now I'm seeing another one that is heart-warming at this heart-warming time of year. Kay Jewelers has a Christmas commercial featuring a young man who is learning American sign language and a young lady...
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
There were some perks to dating a cyborg. My ex-boyfriend Josh was born mostly deaf, but had some hearing in one ear thanks to a cochlear implant —a spiral of electrodes threaded into his cochlea to stimulate the auditory nerve, bypassing damaged parts of the ear. The surgery, which is irreversible, wipes out any residual hearing in the operated ear. (It's a major invasive procedure—fortunately...
LG15 Today (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Q & A with Sara Fletcher Do you have a favorite "Bond girl". If so why? And, if you were to land the role of a "Bond girl" who do you think would make the perfect James Bond? Ohhh a favorite? I think Pussy Galore is pretty amazingI mean she does fly a plane. But at the end of the day they are all amazingly sexy, devilish and intelligent. However, a perfect James Bond would be...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Wednesday, November 11th, thousands are expected to congregate at Arlington National Cemetery for the 56th Annual National Veterans Day Observance. As President Barack Obama takes the stage to deliver the keynote speech, members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities will be able to follow along, thanks to an ongoing initiative by the United States Department...
Super Tech News / Published News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Remember how we just finished talking about the Tele Scouter, which interprets every language and translates automatically? Well, it’s a bit of a misnomer because there’s one language it won’t interpret–American Sign Language.That’s right, folks–Ameslan is completely out of the Tele Scouter’s bailiwick. But now, we may have the answer for that one–...
Gadget Review (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Remember how we just finished talking about the Tele Scouter, which interprets every language and translates automatically? Well, it’s a bit of a misnomer because there’s one language it won’t interpret–American Sign Language. That’s right, folks–Ameslan is completely out of the Tele Scouter’s bailiwick. But now, we may have the answer for that one–the...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
TAYLORSVILLE » Thirty years ago, it was futuristic to think a deaf or hearing impaired person could communicate by standard telephone. With Video Relay Service, or VRS, that space-age fantasy is reality.
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
American sign language (ASL) is the third most used language in the United States, behind English and Spanish. It is growing rapidly in its popularity as a foreign language course in public schools and is accepted as foreign language credits in colleges and universities across the country.
Grasping For The Wind (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
This is cool. I’ve always wanted to learn American Sign Language. See the lyrics here. Related posts:Video: Hodgman and CoultonBook Review: The Somnambulist by Jonathan BarnesBook Review: Eclipse Two edited by Jonathan Strahan Related posts: Video: Hodgman and Coulton Book Review: The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes Book Review: Eclipse Two edited by Jonathan Strahan
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