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Glide – the mainstream video messaging app the deaf are signing up to

Posted on September 15, 2015

Film director Jules Dameron is deaf and uses the Israeli video messaging app Glide to communicate using American Sign Language both on and off the set. Glide has really caught on amongst the deaf community, as the youtube videos in … Continue reading →

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Signing the National Anthem

Posted on October 20, 2013

All the volunteer IDF soldiers with disabilities who performed in the closing ceremony for their special basic training used the deaf sign language to accompany the Israeli National Anthem – “Hatikvah”. The sign-language tutor and conductor is Yahala Lachmish, daughter … Continue reading →

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Jiu-Jitsu team European gold & silver

Posted on June 2, 2024

At the 2024 Jiu-Jitsu European Championships, Israel topped the medals table. In the Team Competition, the Israeli B team won, and the A team were runners up. Sara Kovaliov, who is deaf, won the para gold and sang Hatikva in … Continue reading →

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Tower of David tours for the deaf

Posted on September 21, 2023

The Tower of David Museum has conducted its first tour via sign language. It previously has run tours for the blind and sight impaired and created an enrichment course to train guides to work with people with low cognitive function. … Continue reading →

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MassChallenge Israel winners

Posted on August 20, 2023

The 7 Israeli startups (out of 49) that won the 4-month 2023 MassChallenge Israel accelerator program are: H2OLL; McFly (heavy lifting drone); Origametria (teaching geometry); PregnanTech; RealizeMD (anonymizing faces in medical data); TextRe; and Coda (speech to sign language). https://nocamels.com/2023/07/drone-sustainability-startups-among-israel-accelerator-winners/ … Continue reading →

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Bringing World Cup soccer to the deaf

Posted on August 7, 2022

Israel’s Sign Now is to make the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar accessible to the deaf community. Its app provides live video translation services in sign language. It will also help when talking to doctors, banks, or customer services. … Continue reading →

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NIS 2 billion for the disabled

Posted on May 29, 2022

The Israeli government is allocating 2 billion shekels to help integrate the disabled into the wider community. It will finance a range of new services including assistance from social workers, guidance in running a household, stenographic and translation services into … Continue reading →

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Deaf MK’s unites Knesset

Posted on July 18, 2021

Shirly Pinto, Israel’s first deaf Member of Knesset, delivered a speech entirely in sign language from the Knesset plenum. At the end of her address, the entire Knesset stood up and applauded, both by clapping and in sign-language. Prime Minister … Continue reading →

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Israel’s first deaf MK

Posted on June 20, 2021

Shirley Pinto (Yamina) is Israel’s first deaf member of Knesset (Parliament). The daughter of deaf parents, Pinto lectured at Bar-Ilan University’s Sign Language Interpreting program. She joins Energy Minister Karin Elharrar – the first Israeli minister with disabilities. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/first-deaf-mk-sworn-in-to-knesset-13-new-legislators-join-parliament-671158 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/308188 … Continue reading →

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Hear O Israel

Posted on March 8, 2021

Yehoshua Soudakoff, Israel’s only deaf rabbi, is bringing the entire Torah to life for Israel’s 15,000 hearing impaired. He and his team are translating the Tanach (Five Books of Moses, the Prophets, and the Writings) into visual format using Israeli … Continue reading →

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