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The Stanley Cup Final in American Sign Language is a welcome addition for Deaf community

Jun. 13, 2024 10:28 AM EDT

GENOA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Bob Madden's eyes darted from right to left, watching Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final from a couch with his son, Jonathan, at his side and the family dog, Ruby, at their feet. Madden, who is deaf, was enjoying the view with access to the commentary...

NHL to broadcast Stanley Cup Final games in American Sign Language, a 1st for a major sports league

Jun. 05, 2024 13:41 PM EDT

While interpreting the annual pre-Stanley Cup Final state of the NHL address into American Sign Language for the first time in 2022, Brice Christianson worried that it was a one-time thing, his only chance to open the door to hockey for the Deaf community. Two years later, it is...

As Zambia schools take on climate change, one teen is spreading the word in sign language

May. 15, 2024 22:09 PM EDT

KASAMA, Zambia (AP) — Every morning, Bridget Chanda places her prosthetic legs beside her bed, pulls on her stockings and pushes the remains of her limbs into the prosthetics as best she can. After six years they no longer fit, and it's painful to stand or walk for too long, but it doesn't faze...