Raven is the first ASL performer contestant on Netflix’s “The Circle” and she’s unapologetically “deaf AF.” You will fall in love with Raven and her best friend and interpreter Paris in the fifth season of the popular reality show.
The Biden administration will have an American Sign Language interpreter at every White House briefing, press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. “As a part of this administration’s accessibility and inclusion efforts, starting today we will have an ASL, an American Sign Language interpreter for our daily press briefings,” Psaki said at Monday’s briefing. “The President is […]
I love “Sound of Metal.” Besides the excellent performance by Riz Ahmed, the story about a heavy metal drummer losing his hearing and on the verge of losing everything speaks volumes about redemption. I spoke with writer/director Darius Marder and actor Paul Raci about the making of the movie. “Sound of Metal” streams on Amazon […]
An elementary school custodian was given a special birthday gift from one of the school’s classes to mark a milestone birthday. Kindergartners at Hickerson Elementary in Tullahoma, Tennessee, surprised Mr. James, who is deaf, by signing the “Happy Birthday” song for him. Mr. James, as he is known by the students, turned 60. He is […]
