Dr. James J. DeCaro passed away
Dr. Gerard J. Buckley President of NTID and Vice President and Dean of RIT recently informed the NTID community that Dr. James J DeCaro passed away yesterday on October 23, … Read More
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Harlan Lane, an American psychologist and Deaf Spokesman, passed away yesterday.
Today we learned that Harlan Lane passed away yesterday on July 13, 2019. Here are some tweets that remembers how Harlan made an impact on society in general and in … Read More
DCARA Board makes a public apology to DCARA Staff
DCARA Board today publicly apologies to the DCARA Staff after 84 days. During this time, the DCARA Staff has been unwilling to cooperate with the DCARA Board until they get … Read More
Sign Language Phrases for Beginners: How to Sign 5 Common ASL Phrases
The soft brush of right palm against left. The mixture of shapes and signals that somehow fit together to form words. It’s the silent beauty of sign language. It’s a … Read More
Who is Anna Darden?
Kathleen Brockway went on a recent trip to visit Anna Darden’s burying grounds. She wanted to do research to find out why her family wanted to emphasize she is deaf … Read More
Tension rising between DCARA and DCARA Board
Tension is starting to rise with the latest response from Deaf Counseling and Referral Agency (DCARA) toward the DCARA Board with the staff listing demands for the entire DCARA Board … Read More
Nyle DiMarco heading to Solano Community College
Solano Community College (SCC) is introducing their new American Sign Language Interpreter Training program and they have asked Nyle DiMarco to make an appearance. SCC is planning the event on … Read More
Why is Toyota with lyrics of “Deaf Dumb and Blind Kid” commercial still running?
After numerous complaints about Toyota “Deaf Dumb and Blind Kid” in Supra lyrics after the Super Bowl commercial, Toyota issued a formal apology. But many in the deaf and blind … Read More
Rising Deaf Reporter discriminated by Delta
Yesterday, via Twitter, a well-known rising reporter in the Deaf Community, Melissa Elmira Yingst, was discriminated by a Delta employee while trying to communicate via paper that her and her … Read More
Bernard Bragg: In Memory of Visual Vernacular
Bernard Bragg lived a long, wonderful life filled with happiness, imagination and a zest to change how we understand American Sign Language as the language that we understand it today. … Read More
Bernard Bragg passes away
READ: Bernard Bragg: In Memory of Visual Vernacular Today we learned of a great actor that recently passed away. Bernard Bragg has recently passed away. Marlee Matlin announced the news via … Read More
Starbucks just established an “Signing Starbucks” location in Washington DC, is it sustainable?
While people all over the United States showed support and enthusiasm for Starbucks newest stores in Washington DC that featured an “Signing Starbucks” staff that communicate via computers and American … Read More
I took a BIRD to Portland Deaf Film Festival and it was fun!
Earlier in the year, Oregon Association for the Deaf announced on their website that Portland will be hosting the Portland Deaf Film Festival this year. And then, a month ago, … Read More
Joel Barish announces on LinkedIn that DeafNation will be coming back in 2019.
In a stunning announcement, Joel Barish announces on LinkedIn that DeafNation will be coming back in 2019. While some the details of what he plans is limited, he did share … Read More
Deaf Women United calls for the Denunciation of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
On July 3, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) posted a vlog called, “NAD Demand Letter to RID” and we posted that vlog on Silent Grapevine. The NAD wrote … Read More
Jordan Bell of Warriors finger-spells “Video” at NBA Championships and the internet going wild.
Jordan Bell of the Golden State Warriors finger-spells “video” during their celebration and the Deaf Community is impressed that he used ASL to communicate to someone that “video” is needed. … Read More
Hearing ASL Instructors vs Teaching ASL to Deaf Children in Other Countries
Tonight, there has been a heated live discussion on two deeply sensitive topics on-going on Twitter right now. The first, Nyle DiMarco, posted that “Those that argue: Deaf people are … Read More
What you should know about Education and Reform Act of 2017 (HR 620)
Last September, National Association of the Deaf announced that the Education and Reform Act of 2017 is an “alarming bill that would weaken the protection we have under the ADA”. … Read More
What has President Trump done for the Deaf Community?
It has been one year and 12 days and this is what we have learned how much President Trump supports the Deaf Community. Nothing. President Trump had his State of … Read More
Exclusive Interview with Thomas Moy aka Crow_Se7en
My name is Thomas Moy aka Crow_Se7en. You can call me, Tommy. I’m a deaf YouTuber who plays video games and uses ASL at the same time. I’m 100% deaf. I … Read More
How to Integrate Technology into your ASL Instruction
David Davenport will be providing an workshop called “How to Integrate Technology into your ASL Instruction” on Saturday, December 2, 2017 from 8am to 12pm. See the attached flyer for … Read More
Keri Brooks of ASLTA resigns
In an shocking announcement, David Martin announced on his YouTube channel that Keri Brooks resigned as ASLTA Board President and the interim ASLTA President will be Arlene Gunderson whom was … Read More
Op-Ed: What should airlines do to ensure that people who are deaf/hard of hearing understand what’s going on in a real-life emergency?
In the most unusual situation several days ago, I was approached by a flight attendant with the following question written on a napkin, “In the event of an emergency, how should … Read More
Penn State hosts state’s first Deaf and Hard of Hearing Summer Academy
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State recently hosted Pennsylvania’s first Deaf and Hard of Hearing Summer Academy, which is designed to prepare high school students for their transition to higher … Read More
NBA App now offers closed captioning for NBA Highlights
NBA finally updated their NBA app to make sure that all highlights videos offered closed captioning. However, not all videos will have closed captioning available. Most of the videos have … Read More
New Jersey Assembly Introduced Deaf Student’s Bill of Rights.
Assemblywoman Elizabeth Muoio introduced the “Deaf Student’s Bill of Rights” on June 29th, 2017, otherwise known as A5073. As far as the bill shows, it is quite similar to NAD … Read More
Governor Bruce Rauner Vetos SB1839
In a letter dated on June 30, 2017, Governor Brunce Rauner announced that he cannot sign SB1839 because lawmakers inserted a major tax hike into the bill. Unfortunately, those lawmakers … Read More
John Maucere apologizes for his “inappropriate” performance to ASLTA 2017 attendees.
On the morning of July 1, 2017, newly elected President Keri Brooks issued an public apology to ASLTA members for John Maucere’s performance at ASLTA 2017 Closing Ceremony. What contents … Read More
ASLTA 2017 = Elevate.
With the #ASLTA2017 (American Sign Language Teacher’s Conference) event underway it has been well twenty minutes pass six and it looks like the event will start off in the most … Read More
National Park with Deaf Programs
Introduction Hearing disability comes with challenges; enjoying and learning about the natural wonders of our nation’s national parks doesn’t have to be challenging. Imagine walking through the thick redwood forests … Read More
ADWAS announces new changes for National Deaf Hotline Services.
Announcement from National Deaf Hotline Services ADWAS is excited to announce that the National Deaf Hotline Services has been expanded to 24/7. Our hours are no longer limited to Monday … Read More
NorCal Exciting 40th Anniversary Lost in Translations
With the event underway, NorCal Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing gathered quite an group of people together to celebrate their 40th Anniversary as an organization. The event … Read More
Kriston Lee Pumphrey selected to perform National Anthem in ASL at Super Bowl LI
FOX and NFL has announced today that Country Superstar Luke Bryan will sing the National Anthem as part of the Super Bowl Li pregame festivities and Kriston Lee Pumphrey will … Read More
“Somebody Loves You” in ASL
Produced by Jules Dameron & Michael Vanderbilt Directed by Jules Dameron Story by Michael Vanderbilt Screenplay by Jules Dameron CAST Michael Vanderbilt Amelia Hensley Sandra Mae Frank Gabriel J. silentgrapevine … Read More
Please Help Me Go To VidCon! (Another Closed Captioning Workshop!)
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10 Movies I Love!
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Deaf couple missing confirmed to be alive.
In a recent update, according to their missing person facebook page, Stacey and Jason are confirmed to be alive and stuck at Crater Lake. We reported yesterday that they went … Read More
How I Organize My Life And Projects (Bullet Journal)
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Deaf couple missing since January 6th, 2017
UPDATED: THEY HAVE BEEN FOUND. Lieurene Tran is asking for your help in finding Stacey Marlene Valle and Jason Hoang who have gone missing during their recent trip to Oregon … Read More
Good Mythical Morning Will Continue Captioning Their Videos!
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Good Mythical Morning Stops Closed Captioning (The Reality Of Fighting For YouTubers To Caption)
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My Goals and Plans For 2017 (And The Rest Of My Life)!
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Things I Like: Mortal Instruments, Pokemon, Makeup, Vegan Food, Leuchtturm1917 + Bullet Journals
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When You’re The Only Deaf Person At Holiday Parties | ASL
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Shoshannah Stern is returning as Eileen Leahy on CW Supernatural
Shoshannah Stern confirmed today on Instagram that she will be returning as Eileen Leahy on CW Supernatural. Not much information is out there about her upcoming role, but it appears … Read More
Vegan Food Review: Follow Your Heart
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LeAnn Rimes’ “Santa Baby” in ASL (Ft. Josh Castille)
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Coffee Chat with Ray – Dec 2016
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Learn 50 Things About Me!
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When People Don’t Believe That You’re Disabled
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