Speaker of the House Matt Ritter speaks through an interpreter to reporters and advocates for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community at the Legislative
American Sign Language (ASL), used by half a million Americans, is the fourth most studied foreign language at colleges and universities. Despite its critical role for those who can't use spoken language, its acceptance in fulfilling foreign language requirements is questioned.
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A grant-funded program unveiled at a press conference at the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford on Tuesday will seek to create greater understanding in the health care and education fields about communication with the deaf, hard of hearing, and DeafBlind community.
A man lying on a gurney stares up at the faces of a team of concerned medical doctors and nurses running down a hospital hallway. The man desperately tries communicating with them, but they seem confused by his hand gestures. The man’s face grows more desperate and terrified as they approach the end of a hallway into an operating room. The emotional video is part of a new public service .