Yahoo

How does a deaf sign-language interpreter communicate hurricane briefings? It's a team effort

If you watched one of Jacksonville’s Hurricane Milton briefings, you saw Mayor Donna Deegan standing at a lectern, a row of officials behind her, a deaf interpreter beside her. If you’re like me, ...
The Progress-Index

For sign-language interpreters, it's all about guaranteeing equal access for the hard-of-hearing: Newsmakers

PETERSBURG — Heather Kubitski's life changed because of an adoption that never happened. "My parents wanted to adopt a deaf child, so I wanted to learn to sign, and that was just ingrained in me ...
Democrat and Chronicle

Job Opportunity: How to become a sign language interpreter

Interpreters convert information from one language to another — or, in the case of sign language interpreters, between spoken language and sign language. For the latter, they interpret ...
The Connecticut Mirror

Deaf patients in Connecticut struggle to access interpreter services

Kim Silva (right) recounts the story of how she "thought she was going to die" from complications during a hospital visit during which a sign language interpreter was not available. John (left), ...
WLKY

Deaf community remembers beloved sign language interpreter for Gov. Beshear

A BIG SMILE AND BRIGHT PERSONALITY. THAT’S HOW THOSE CLOSEST TO VIRGINIA MOORE DESCRIBE THE BELOVED SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER. SHE’D BEEN AT GRADUATION. SHE’D BEEN AT WEDDINGS. SHE’S BEEN AT ...