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By Rebecca Sun Senior Editor, Diversity & Inclusion “How many of you remember ASL Barbie?” Deaf West Theatre artistic director DJ Kurs signed from the stage at Westwood’s Regency Village ...
Leila Hanaumi is Barbie. And Ken. And, well, every character in the ASL version of the Golden Globe-award-winning "Barbie" movie. The sign language performer signs for every cast member who speaks ...
Leila Hanaumi, a deaf performer and writer, interpreted sign language for the ASL version of Barbie, now streaming on Max. (Warner Bros.) ...
In a lawsuit filed May 28, the National Association of the Deaf argued that the Trump White House's removal of ASL interpreters at press conferences and briefings violates federal law. The same ...
Exclusive: Following the success of "Barbie" in ASL, Durant and director Leila Hanaumi tell IndieWire why the HBO series needed to be made accessible to Deaf audiences. The “clickers” in the ...
Justina Miles, a Philadelphia native, took the internet by storm on Sunday night with her ASL interpretation of Rihanna's medley of hit songs. "Rihanna was incredible but omg the ASL interpreter ...
It takes an average of 8 or more years to become fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). The proficiency chart below (created by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) shows levels of ...
NEW YORK – The National Hockey League (NHL) and P-X-P announced today that NHL in ASL, an alternate telecast dedicated completely to the Deaf community using American Sign Language (ASL), will ...
The NAD says the White House abruptly stopped providing ASL interpreters during press briefings and other public events when President Trump returned to office for a second term. The lawsuit ...
The Los Angeles Unified School District board passed a controversial resolution in May that places deaf and hard of hearing children in a bilingual American Sign Language and English program.