Deaf Interpreter Services, Inc. (DIS) provides professional, State/Nationally-Certified Sign Language and Oral Interpreters, virtually or in-person nationwide.
A new museum exhibit at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., honors 11 deaf volunteers who participated in experiments in the 1950s aimed at preparing early astronauts for the stomach-turning experience of spaceflight. Their hearing loss made them uniquely...
By Robb Star Marilyn Weber’s path to being the president and CEO of Deaf Interpreter Services, Inc. (DIS) in San Antonio, Texas, has a personal side. She began learning American Sign Language when her daughter was diagnosed with profound hearing loss at the age of...
The Gallaudet Bison football team is highlighted in a lengthy profile this month in The Atlantic, the prominent literary magazine founded in 1857. The piece covers a lot of territory – it discusses deaf history, trends in Deaf Culture, disability law, medical...
Episode Description What's it like to run a business with your spouse? Marilyn and John Weber have been married for more than 35 years and have been working together (and even sharing an office!) at Deaf Interpreter Services for the last 12 years. In this episode,...
By Marilyn Weber Owning a business is a difficult task in itself, but imagine having the additional challenge of being deaf. Today, there are more than 1,000 deaf-owned businesses thriving in this noisy world. With technological advancements, and less restrictions on...
National Deaf History Month, which began on March 13th and runs through April 15th, is a celebration of contributions of the hard-of-hearing and the Deaf community to American society. It’s a great time to recognize deaf champions, and increase awareness of the deaf...
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. —George Bernard Shaw We mentioned a few months ago that we were introducing A Matter of Balance, a set of eight weekly, two-hour workshops in our San Antonio headquarters that help older,...
By Karen Dybis Largely enabled by the advances in technology and resources, deaf entrepreneurs interested in taking on the challenge of starting a new company have more options than ever. With technology, deaf entrepreneurs can start their own business, whether it’s...
By Marilyn Weber Today more than 50 percent of the deaf work full-time, and there are more job opportunities than ever. That’s quite a big change from a century ago when deaf people were banned from employment. As recently as 30 years ago, it was still very tough for...
It shocked the nation. At the beginning of this year, a disabled 18-year-old, suffering from schizophrenia and attention deficit disorder, was held and tortured by people who chose to broadcast the violence to the world via Facebook Live. But the most unusual thing...