A Texas elementary school installed an ASL playground sign to honor a deaf student lost to cancer
Nearly two years ago, 11-year-old Caleb Devereaux, affectionately called “Junior,” died from leukemia. Junior was deaf from an early age, quickly mastering sign language, which opened “a world of communication and connection with those around him.”
Junior’s former elementary school just installed an ASL playground sign in his honor, inspired by his playful and outgoing attitude.
It has the alphabet in ASL, as well as the hand signs for phrases like “friend,” “play,” “tag,” “share,” and more. Since its installation, hearing students have been able to play with their deaf classmates more freely.
Why is this good news?Junior’s former teacher, Letabeth Machogu, said hearing students can now “communicate with each other directly with our students who use sign language, and then they can play together without having to have an interpreter there to facilitate all the communication. They can have a direct friendship without having a third party … that is so important.”
Scientists discovered more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species in the Coral Sea
A team of scientists recently returned from a 35-day expedition with evidence of more than 110 new species of fish and invertebrates. The species were found in the Coral Sea marine park, Australia’s largest marine protected area, which is nearly twice the size of Spain and lies east of the Great Barrier Reef.
The team collected many different types of animals, including fish like sharks, rays, and a “ghost shark,” as well as invertebrates such as crabs, sea anemones, sponges, and brittlestars. As more samples are studied through genetic testing, researchers believe the total number of new species could rise above 200.
Since the voyage’s return, many of the species samples have been shared around the country at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and the Australian Museum.
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