Times Union

‘This is where it starts’: ASL interpreters, teachers making school shows accessible

Through the hands of Christine McDonald and Amanda Poulin, the budding romance between the dreamer Orpheus and pragmatic Eurydice blossoms. McDonald’s kitchen table transforms into a stage, a snippet ...
The State Journal-Register

Student interest 'very strong' as District 186 adds American Sign Language

In addition to American Sign Language, School District 186 offers Spanish, French, German and Latin. Around one million people use ASL as their main way to communicate, according to Communication ...
KHQ

Ferris High School students embrace American Sign Language

SPOKANE, Wash. – At Ferris High School, students are enthusiastically learning American Sign Language (ASL) in a classroom unlike any other. Junior Grace Oakley, who is now the president of the Ferris ...

Schools bridge communication gap by teaching American Sign Language

Lewis Central High School students are learning American Sign Language at the Iowa School for the Deaf, fostering communication and understanding between hearing and deaf communities ...