Baby Fingers: Unlocking The Benefits Of Teaching American Sign Language To Hearing Children

Baby Fingers, founded by Lora Heller in 2000, takes a unique approach to teaching communication skills: rather than relying on spoken words, Baby Fingers has developed a method of using American Sign Language to build language skills in hearing children. Though American Sign Language is typically taught only to deaf children, Baby Fingers has built […]

Learning Sign Language – Learning to Lip Read – A Day in the Life of a Deaf American

Many deaf people have been forced to learn to lip read, or were marginalised because they were unable to function as well as hearers. Those lucky enough to be raised with or learn a sign language find a whole new world opened to them; they are able to express their thoughts as easily as a […]

New bank and charge card offers need careful review

New bank and charge card offers need careful review Congress passed new legislation in May 2009 that dealt with banks and credit cards (Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure – CARD – Act of 2009). Like most new pieces of legislation, the implementation is staggered over a period of time. In February, new rules went […]

SCENARIOS – Taiwan in the years after the China trade pact

SCENARIOS – Taiwan in the years after the China trade pact TAIPEI (Reuters) – China and Taiwan signed a historic deal this week to boost $100 billion in two-way trade after decades of hostility, easing political ties while securing a place for the export-led island in the world economy. Read more on The Star .