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The annual ASL Ball. The Deaf Studies Club organized the ball to promote a positive space for the Deaf community and people learning American Sign Language. DIEGO CAZORLA-GARCIA/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

ASL Ball highlights unity between Deaf Studies faculty, students

Diego Cazorla-Garcia November 6, 2023
Students and faculty gathered together for the Deaf Studies Club's ASL ball, an annual event in which almost everyone speaks exclusively American Sign Language.
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Make theater more accessible for the deaf and hard of hearing community | All Things Theater

Maia Penzer April 10, 2023
Captioning technology, as well as interpreters, should be available for every single performance on Broadway and in theaters around the world. There is no excuse as to why translators should not be hired for all performances. It is completely unfair to deny show dates and shows to attend. 
brain-shaped wires

BU event showcases SoundSpaces: a system adding audio-visual navigation to artificial intelligence

Connor Allen April 15, 2021
Researcher Kristen Grauman presented a new audio-centered AI platform to the BU community Monday.
empty classroom in the college of arts and sciences

Online learning poses new challenges, advantages for faculty with disabilities, those in the Deaf community

Emily Stevenson March 22, 2021
Those with disabilities and in the Deaf community had more flexibility, restraints with pandemic.
East to West: Oct. 12, 2020

East to West: Oct. 12, 2020

Justin Tang October 12, 2020

On Today’s East to West, we cover the impact on a socially-distant semester on new students, how deaf and hard of hearing students are acclimating to Learn from Anywhere, the virtual Head of the...

A pre-recorded Zoom lecture with an auto-scrolling audio transcript. Boston University is doing what it can to provide accommodations to deaf and hard-of-hearing students learning remotely this semester. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Deaf, hard-of-hearing students acclimate to learning through screens

Charlotte Howard October 7, 2020
As students across the country navigate the learning curve that comes with adapting to remote learning, those who are deaf or hard of hearing must cross additional hurdles. Meanwhile, BU is doing what it can to support these students.
Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher on their new Netflix special “Honeymoon.” In the special, the newlywed comedians talk about their relationship and give couples from the audience relationship advice. PHOTO COURTESY NETFLIX

REVIEW: ‘Endless Honeymoon’ special abundantly raunchy, not nearly as funny

Allegra Peelor April 19, 2018

Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher do not shy away from taboo topics in their raunchy comedy sets. The then-newlywed couple launched their “Honeymoon Tour” two years ago to perform stand up and give...

Researchers develop an improved cochlear implant that conveys pitch

Daily Free Press Admin October 21, 2013

Those of us that can hear often take our fantastically complex and precise ears for granted. Current cochlear implants help people with severe and profound hearing loss to communicate more efficiently...

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