International Deaf News
Sign Language Translator glove looks out of this world
Date: 16 May 2012Some folks just have the gift of language, picking up the new language with ease, navigating through all the mazes that quaint grammatical rules throw at them with flying colors. Well, sign language is a totally different ballgame, and a trio of engineering students from Cornell ...
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UCC sets deadline for TV on sign language broadcasts (Uganda)
Date: 15 May 2012Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has set June 30, 2012 as the deadline for compliance by all television stations to carry signers or sign language interpreters in at least one of their news broadcasts each day. A recent statement issued by the commission says, non compli...
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www.deafreview.com
Date: 15 May 2012A new review website has been launched in the US: deafREVIEW.com. The website is similar to the popular websites tripadvisor, yelp and others. However, it is aimed at people who are Deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing. Visitors to the site can read and write reviews about the de...
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Church of Christ celebrates Deaf Awareness Day in Ghana
Date: 15 May 2012Mr. Ebenezer A. Asamoah, National Administrator of Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD), has called on the government and benevolent institutions to establish more specialized educational institutions for the deaf.“In addition to the establishment of more specialized ins...
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Lotto cash award for Aberdeenshire deaf charity
Date: 14 May 2012Deaf Action, Scotland’s largest deaf charity, is celebrating a lotto win that is set to benefit deaf people in Aberdeenshire. IT Training, Sound Advice, First Aid and Health and Safety are just some of the courses soon to be delivered in Aberdeenshire. With funding from Awards...
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Deaf users campaign for US-style video relay service
Date: 14 May 2012After a decade of having their needs neglected by telecoms providers, leaders of the UK's deaf community have written an open letter published in today's Times newspaper. They are campaigning for a universally-accessible video relay service of the sort that the Americans have ope...
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Thai Sign Language App
Date: 14 May 2012A Thai sign language application created by Rajanagarindra Institute of Linguistics and Cultural Studies of Kasetsart University's Faculty of Humanities is now available for download from Apple App Store or iTune and website of the institute at http://rilc.ku.ac.th. The applicat...
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Ghana: Association of the Deaf Calls for Promotion of Sign Language
Date: 14 May 2012Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD) wants government to encourage more people to learn sign language and employ more sign language translators in order to promote equal participation in the country's educational system. The Association laments that currently, the use o...
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State settles deaf Missourians' claims of flawed mental health care
Date: 11 May 2012JEFFERSON CITY • Missouri and representatives of the more than 1,000 deaf Missouri adults and children won approval of the settlement of a two-year-old lawsuit Thursday that had alleged that the state provided inadequate mental health services to the deaf. In the s...
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Inspiration to deaf children
Date: 09 May 2012BEING born deaf has never stood in the way of Ipswich woman Ceilidh O'Sullivan's ambition.The Peak Crossing 22-year-old, who completely lost her hearing as a teenager - was a successful BMX rider before she embarked on a mission to help deaf kids in Africa.After receiving a life ...
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