This article originally appeared at www.deafprofessional.net. When you see Gabe Leung’s business card, chances are you’ll do a double-take. At first glance, you read the company information for Ooqboo. Then you see that there is more information on the other end of the card so you turn it upside down. That’s when you realize that[.....]

This article originally appeared at i711.com. I was watching television the other night, and my husband said as he pointed at the screen, “You know, I’m gonna vote for that guy.” I looked at him in puzzlement. He was pointing to a renowned politician who typically didn’t work with the deaf community (or many other[.....]

This article originally appeared at deafprofessional.net. Swimming with sharks and turtles in the sea in between hours of relaxation is something many people only dream of. For Naomi Hayim, it’s simply another day on the job. Hayim, 28, works as an open water scuba instructor and logistics coordinator for Worldwide Dive and Sail, a company[.....]

This article originally appeared at i711.com. As I sat in a hotel room a few weeks ago, I saw a commercial for Aleve, which is used primarily to ease arthritis pain. Interpreter Andrea Heisler of Tempe, Ariz., signed and spoke onscreen. The written transcript for this commercial on Aleve’s Web site reads: “Andrea Heisler: I[.....]

This article originally appeared at i711.com. On the first day of my American Sign Language (ASL) class a few years ago, I found it puzzling that many of the students signed with their mouths shut in a tight, horizontal line, with not one natural movement. This was a level two class, so these students weren’t[.....]

This article originally appeared at i711.com. The buzz those days is about how many people around the nation are moving to Indianapolis in order for their children to attend the Indiana School for the Deaf. Numbers being churned through the rumor mill range from 25 new students to over 100 for the 2006-2007 school year.[.....]

This article originally appeared at deafprofessional.net. If you’re in Milwaukee and see a deaf guy trying to get money out of a pay phone, don’t feel sorry for him. It’s only John Fletcher making a living. Fletcher, 37, is the owner and president of Northlink of Wisconsin. “We basically monitor, repair, collect and maintain pay[.....]

This article originally appeared at i711.com. Recently, I was at a chapter meeting for an organization. When the floor opened to nominations for president, nearly every person in the room was nominated – and every person declined. Everyone kept saying, “Me? Oh, no, not me!” As I watched each person shake his or her head,[.....]

This article originally appeared at i711.com. I’ve got lots on my mind, so bear with me as I go into a million tangents. Why can’t manufacturers or companies create an attractive alert and alarm system ideal for the home? All the alarm systems and signal systems on the market specifically designed for people who are[.....]

This article originally appeared at i711.com. There’s been a string of lawsuits at hospitals across the nation for the lack of qualified and/or certified sign language interpreters, including one here in Minnesota that resulted in over 20 hospitals coming together for better accessibility. Mind you, these lawsuits aren’t about simple cases like having the flu[.....]