Mother Jones

ASL Interpreters Are Unionizing—And They Say They’re Getting Fired For It

Members of Congress have stepped in to back workers at the two firms that monopolize remote interpretation services for Deaf people.
Cartoon Brew

Disney Animation Has Re-Animated Three Hit Songs In Sign Language

We Don’t Talk About Bruno," “The Next Right Thing," and “Beyond” will get new ASL-animated versions on Disney+ on April 27.
IEEE

Toward Real-Time Recognition of Continuous Indian Sign Language: A Multi-Modal Approach Using RGB and Pose

Abstract: Sign language recognition (SLR) involves translating visual gestures into meaningful text or speech, bridging the communication gap between signers and non-signers. However, real-time ...
IEEE

Transfer Learning and Custom Loss Applied to Transformer-Based Text Translation for Sign Language Animated Subtitles

Abstract: Online learning’s rise presents unique challenges for the deaf community, particularly in understanding educational videos. This research addresses the problem by proposing a solution to ...

The deaf blacksmith who married in 1576 – and the history of sign as a legal language

The medieval church’s acknowledgement that signs were equivalent to a spoken language was transformative for deaf people.
Nation

KCSE sign language exams strictly for hearing-impaired learners—Knec

Learners with special needs, including the visually, mentally or physically impaired are administered different examinations from their counterparts. In the 2025 KCSE examinations, 3,493 candidates ...