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ASL Takes Center Stage
For nearly a decade, CFA’s School of Theatre and the Disability Services office, have collaborated on two ASL-interpreted productions each year. Their goal is to teach theater students how to produce shows accessible to the deaf community and [...]to mentor a new crop of ASL interpreters for the Boston theater scene.
View the story on BU Today: /today/node/12917
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Tory’s Story
Tory Sampson (CAS’15) is learning Arabic, and as a deaf student she faces unique communication challenges throughout the process.
Read the full story on BU Today: /today/2012/torys-story/
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En Garde! Fencing Club’s David Guardino
David Guardino coaches the BU Fencing Club, and along with his ASL interpreter and a fencer, discusses the challenges and benefits of being Deaf in the sport.
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/today/node/11913
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Gillette Stadium: Accessible to All
Kevin McGuire (CAS’83), an attorney and an ADA consultant, leads a tour of Gillette Stadium, pointing out features that make it accessible for all patrons with mobility, sight, and hearing impairments.
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[...]/today/2011/making-america-accessible/
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Citizen Science in :60
Biotechnology is morphing so fast, cures for once seemingly intractable conditions such as deafness or blindness may be just around the corner. Great news, right? Not so fast, says Ruha Benjamin.
Read the story on the Annual Report:
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A Sign Of The Times For ASL
For the hearing-impaired and their families, learning American Sign Language can be a kind of Catch-22. There are ASL dictionaries in print, but because the language lacks a written form the signs are often organized according to their nearest [...]English translation. "You can only look up a sign in the dictionary if you already know what it means," says Carol Neidle, a College of Arts and Sciences professor of linguistics and coordinator of the Undergraduate Linguistics Program at BU.
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/today/science-tech/2008/02/28/sign-times-asl
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