Lack of sign language interpreters in North Dakota a major barrier

The video sign language service the Bismarck hospital was using was not working properly, and Tammy Derrick wanted to know ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Deaf patients don't always have access to an interpreter. A UWM program works to change that.

Jenny Buechner sat on an examination table describing symptoms of dizziness, nausea and shoulder pain. Across from her was a student interpreter, wearing all black to make hand signs more visible and ...
The Washington Post

What sign-language interpreters make of the likes of Lady Gaga and Bon Jovi

The first question that interpreters get asked is, “But why would a deaf person go to a concert?” They think it’s a silly question, but everyone asks it. Going to a concert is partly about hearing the ...
Iowa City Press-Citizen

Sign language interpreters are scarce in Iowa; so are training options. Here's who's affected by that.

Jennifer Upah-Kyes remembers watching, letter by letter, as an unlicensed American Sign Language interpreter fingerspelled what her teachers were saying during her junior and senior years of high ...