December 17, 2012 • 9:38 AM 0
What happens to children who witness violent crime? That question was on everyone’s mind following the awful shooting in Newtown, Conn. The bad news is that children are exposed to trauma far more frequently than most people assume. The good news is they usually get better
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Filed under: 2012, Childhood Trauma, Newtown
December 3, 2012 • 9:27 AM 0
Like all languages, sign language evolves organically. There is no central office inventing or approving new signs. While there’s something beautiful about that, it’s also a huge pain in the ass to hearing-impaired science students, because there is a lack of agreed-upon signs for complicated terms like “photosynthesis” — or even simple ones like “mass.” This leads to a lot of improvisation and finger spelling, which only adds to the frustration deaf students already feel in the classroom. Now, with the rise of the Internet and particularly Web video, hearing-impaired scientists are creating online forums and even wikis to try to agree on some useful signs. The story is here, but be sure to check out the gorgeous multimedia page that goes with it, starring N.Y.C.’s favorite interpreter, Lydia Callis.
Filed under: 2012, Douglas Quenqua, New York Times, Lydia Callis
November 19, 2012 • 9:55 AM 0
The unattainable body image: It’s not just for girls anymore. This article, which appeared on Page 1 of the NYTimes, resulted in my first appearance on the Today show, which includes a nice tutorial on how not to pronounce my name. (I mean, I was right there in the studio. You could have just asked.)
Filed under: 2012, Douglas Quenqua, New York Times
