Deaf woman uses TikTok videos to teach Black ASL

 Nakia Smith, 22, is using TikTok videos to teach Black American Sign Language to viewers and attracting millions of views. Smith, whose family has deaf people across several generations, is part of a movement that has attracted interest in how Black deaf people communicate and the differences between BASL and American Sign Language.  Full Story: Blavity

Communication with Deaf or Hearing Impaired Individuals

Technology has developed to the point that there is a device that can translate sign language to speech and speech to sign language.   http://ndipat.org/blog/motionsavvy-uni-changing-the-way-those-who-are-deaf-and-those-who-hear-communicate/

Tablet case could serve as virtual interpreter

California startup company MotionSavvy is working on a tablet case that can translate sign language into speech and text. The UNI program, which is currently seeking beta testers, is expected to cost $799 for the device plus a $20 monthly subscription when it's released next year. Wired.com (10/21) http://www.wired.com/2014/10/motionsavvy/

Sign-language teaching app features actress Marlee Matlin

MEDL Mobile has teamed with Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin on a new application that teaches American Sign Language. The app, called Marlee Signs, features Matlin delivering lessons on vocabulary and everyday expressions, and it is being sold in lesson packs. "There are a lot of books out there teaching sign language, but it's hard to learn because they aren't visual; they aren't in three dimensions. [In] an app, you can see it move, see it work, see it sign," Matlin said. KCAL-TV (Los Angeles) (10/24)  http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/10/24/new-app-features-oscar-winner-marlee-matlin-teaching-sign-language/