Opinion: Interpreter from hell
Alexis Borochoff’s first experience with communication support nearly put her off for life but then she found out that, for all her unprofessionalism, Louisa...
Gene Simmons of Kiss tries to trademark the sign language gesture for ‘love’
Extracted from The Washington Post - 15 June 2017 - By Travis M. Andrews
Numerous historians long ago agreed that rock-and-roll emerged from Ike Turner’s “Rocket...
Opening the door to new horizons
When Nicolas Hall asked his friend Richard Clowes to help him find a voluntary work trip suitable for deaf people they realised there was...
Swiss deaf protest against emergency sirens
The Swiss Federation for the Deaf staged protests in four cities in Switzerland this week as their government carried out the annual testing of...
A giant stride towards sign language recognition in Malta
A big step towards official recognition of sign language in Malta was taken in March when the Maltese Sign Language Recognition Bill was presented...
Deaf advances in North Korea
WFD North Korea Committee Chair, Terry Riley, visits one of the world’s last communist societies, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or North Korea...
Obituary: Dr Yerker Andersson
World Federation for the Deaf Honorary President Dr Yerker Andersson passed away in Frederick, Maryland, USA on 18 July 2016.
Dr Andersson served two terms...
In search of justice
A mock trial by jury involving Deaf jurors was held in Sydney last year – the first of its kind – to assess whether...
‘Wonderstruck,’ with deaf newcomer Simmonds, lands at Cannes
Extracted from Mail Online - 18 May 2017 - By Jake Coyle of Associated Press
CANNES, France (AP) - The cacophony of the Cannes Film Festival...
Which is more efficient: talking or signing?
Until the 1960s, this question was very hard to answer. Video recording equipment was not advanced enough for studying Sign. The question would not...
