Proposed “Quick Fix” Bill in California Legislature Upsets Parents and Deaf Community

Proposed “Quick Fix” Bill in California Legislature Upsets Parents and Deaf Community A bill which is now being considered by the California State Senate (AB 2072) threatens to harm the well being of deaf children by allowing vested interests to dominate the process of creating and distributing information provided to parents of newborn deaf children. […]

How to Learn French – the Quick and Painless Way!

Did you take a foreign language class in high school? I did too. And did you think, in your teenage ignorance, that this class fully prepared you for whatever foreign language challenges may come your way? So did I! And like me, I’m sure you were proved grievously wrong – maybe even embarrassingly. […]

A Quick History of Sign Language

The history of sign language is littered with shocking events. At several points in history, some not long ago, deaf people were strongly oppressed. At one point, they were even denied their basic rights. How their language, sign language, was treated during these oppressive times is directly related to why the deaf place such […]