Sign language interpreters say job can be 'emotional whiplash'

A new MA Interpreting course at Queen's University is preparing students for the increasing demand for interpreters.
ZME Science

AI Helps Catch Thousands of Cases of Domestic Violence That Hospital Paperwork Classed as “Accidents”

Credit: Unsplash/Sydney Latham. Violence sometimes hides in plain sight, especially in a busy emergency room. Between the ...

Sign language Masses ‘rooted in compassion,’ build relationships with deaf community

It’s not always easy for Christians who are deaf or hard of hearing to find services and Masses, but some churches are ...

How two Oscar contenders led to one killer role for Troy Kotsur

Winning an Academy Award is understood to create opportunities for any actor climbing the stage, but in the case of Troy ...

Disability advocates push back as White House limits ASL access

Advocates argue that removing ASL interpreters denies deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans the ability to fully participate in civic life. Federal disability law requires reasonable accommodations to ...
9NEWS

When a deaf resident moved in, the staff and residents at a memory care community stepped up to learn ASL

LITTLETON, Colo. — As we get older, staying active and engaged with friends and neighbors is important. At a memory care community in Littleton, the residents and staff are stepping up to help a ...
PBS

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore [ASL]

Learn about Marlee Matlin, Oscar-winning actress and champion of the Deaf community. This version contains on-screen ASL interpretation. Learn about the life and career of 4-time Emmy nominee Marlee ...
New York Post

Federal judge orders White House to restore sign language interpreters at press briefings

A federal judge ordered the White House Tuesday to immediately provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation at all press briefings conducted by President Trump or press secretary Karoline ...
Morningstar

'Sometimes the only winning move is not to play,' says Michael Burry in bubble warning

Concerns about stock market exuberance build as AI tech spending sees shift to debt Michael Burry was quoting the famous line from the movie Wargames, presumably about his willingness to participate ...
CNN

App that translates speech to sign language in real-time wins top innovation prize

A Kenyan entrepreneur who designed an app that translates speech into sign language using AI-powered 3D avatars has won a major award for African innovation. “Think of it as Google Translate for sign ...
siliconera

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Volume 2 Teaches a Valuable Lesson

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian can be a fun tsundere sort of love story, and the first volume of the manga showed how well handled that adaptation is. Now that the second is here, it ...
The Hill

Liberals more likely to say political violence sometimes justified: Poll

Americans largely agree political violence is never justified, but a new poll shows liberals are more likely than conservatives to say violence can be warranted in order to achieve political goals. In ...