Yahoo

How this music buff is using hip-hop and ASL to 'break barriers between music and sign language'

Despite being born with severe hearing loss, Matt Maxey, who has used hearing aids since age 2, wasn't introduced to American Sign Language (ASL) until his teens. Fittingly, given the Georgia native's ...
Uproxx

Method Man Was Visibly In Awe Of A Sign Language Interpreter At The New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival

Method Man‘s music has stood the test of time. Whether it be as a solo act or as a member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Method Man has a catalog of songs that are universally loved. Yesterday (April 28) at the ...
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A Deep Dive Into Sign Language Interpreters in Hip-Hop and How It All Works

Throughout the past decade, sign language interpretation has infiltrated hip-hop in a major way. Talented masters of American Sign Language have transformed their abilities to interpret rappers' ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah music duo shares music, sign language and deaf culture together in new classes

Six students come into a classroom at the Sorenson Multi-Cultural Center in Salt Lake City. There’s a yellow sign on the door: “Deaf and Musician at play.” The students greet each other and their ...
The New York Times

This K-Pop Band Is Making Waves With Sign Language

Big Ocean, a boy band whose members are deaf or hard of hearing, has found success with a mix of singing and signing. By Ephrat Livni Like other K-pop sensations, Big Ocean sings, raps, dances and ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

New wearable device controls individual fingers for sign language, music

Humans use their fingers for some of their most delicate communication. Typing on a keyboard or phone, conversing through sign language, or performing on a guitar or piano require finely-tuned ...