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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

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. 
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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.
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