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Oct 01, 2020

Meet The ASL Interpreter Who Turns Into A ‘Hype Man’ At D.C. Protests

ASL interpreting changed Billy Sanders’ life. Now he’s providing language accessibility at D.C. demonstrations.

May 08, 2013

Lawsuit Claims D.C. Housing Authority Did Not Provide Interpreters to Hearing-Impaired Residents

Two hearing-impaired women are suing the D.C. Housing Authority, claiming the agency continuously denied them access to an interpreter.

Mar 21, 2012

Obama Uses Sign Language to Thank Deaf College Student for Support at Maryland Rally

After a speech last week in Maryland, President Obama showed off his sign language skills in a rope-line conversation with a deaf college student.

Jul 22, 2011

Out of Frame: Project Nim

What were they thinking? That question may come up in your own mind multiple times during the first half-hour of Project Nim, as the team of scientists and caretakers involved in trying to teach a chimpanzee named Nim to use sign language in a human fashion, describe their research design.

 
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