by Marilyn | Apr 20, 2016 | News & Press
Show #369 Marilyn L. Weber, president and CEO of Deaf Interpreter Services (DIS), is a certified sign language interpreter and has an adult daughter who is deaf. Marilyn has been working for more than 25 years promoting accessible communication, and advocating for the...
by Marilyn | Apr 8, 2016 | Articles and Publications
The University of California, San Diego’s (UCSD) Moores Cancer Center has created of a set of nine streaming DVDs all in ASL (captioned and with voiceover). Six of the DVDs outline various forms of cancer and cancer prevention and three focus on how to live a healthy...
by Marilyn | Mar 25, 2016 | News & Press
Hillary Ferguson March 25th On Recruiter Today, we’ve written often about remote work, strong company cultures, and how those two things intersect – but now it’s time to take a step back and look at the benefits and logistics of integrating remote workers. A recent...
by Marilyn | Mar 15, 2016 | Articles and Publications
The 2016 Texas State Independent Living Conference will be held April 3 – 5, 2016 in San Antonio at the Hilton San Antonio Airport Hotel. This year’s theme is “Innovate,” and the conference is devoted to discussing the issues, technologies and services that...
by Marilyn | Feb 25, 2016 | Articles and Publications, Technology
Just last month a deaf woman in Alpharetta, Georgia, saw two children alone in a car. Concerned for their well-being, she texted 911. It turned out that a babysitter had left the kids alone for a bit, and luckily no one was hurt: The sitter got off with a warning. The...