Newsday

Babylon answers call to help connect deaf residents with others via phone

The Town of Babylon has unveiled a free service for deaf residents and nonresidents who know sign language that gives them a new communication option they can use 24 hours a day. Officials installed ...
Business Wire

Comcast Launches Customer Service Program for the Deaf Community in American Sign Language

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast and Connect Direct, a subsidiary of Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD), today launched customer service support via American Sign Language (ASL) for ...
Business Wire

New Video Interpreting Service Launched by Language Line Services for Hospitals to Better Serve Patients that Need to Communicate in American Sign Language (ASL) and Spanish

MONTEREY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 1, 2005--Doctors and their deaf and hard-of-hearing patients who need to speak using ASL, as well as Spanish-speaking patients, can now easily communicate ...
NPR

Starbucks To Open First 'Signing Store' In The U.S. To Serve Deaf Customers

Ordering a "grande four-pump, nonfat, no-whip, extra-hot mocha" is a mouthful for any hot beverage nerd, but for deaf people, it can be hard to order just a simple cup of black coffee. Global coffee ...