The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the United States is suing Wilson Logistics for allegedly refusing to hire a Deaf truck driver, Jerrell McCrary, claiming the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The lawsuit, filed on July 31, 2023, in North Carolina, accuses Wilson Logistics of turning McCrary away without properly considering his qualifications or making reasonable accommodations. Despite having a medical waiver from federal regulations and a commercial driver’s license, McCrary was reportedly told by a company representative that Wilson could not accept someone who relies on sign language to communicate.

Discussing marine life can be difficult for Deaf people in the United Kingdom (UK) because many ocean-related terms don’t have British Sign Language (BSL) signs. Instead, Deaf people often have to spell out each word, which can be time-consuming and make discussions about ocean conservation difficult. To solve this, a team from five European countries is working together on a 3-year project called “Muffin”, which stands for Marine, Underwater, Fish For Inclusion. Muffin aims to create 100 new BSL signs for various sea creatures and ocean concepts. 

movies are often inaccessible to Deaf and hard of hearing viewers due to the lack of closed captions. This issue affects 7.85 percent of the Nepali population who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Nepali films and digital content generally do not offer the translated spoken dialogue-to-text feature. A 23-year-old Deaf Nepali, Rahil Kumar, shared that he often feels excluded from the full cinematic experience as he has to rely on others for summaries and misses out on crucial details. . Efforts by organizations like Deaf Rocks aim to promote captioning in media, but progress has been slow. Advocates stress that providing closed captions is essential not just for enjoyment but for equal access to information and entertainment. Unlike Nepal, neighboring countries like China and India have made more progress in providing accessible movies and digital content for Deaf and hard of hearing people. 

In an ordinary session, the Plenary Session of the LXV local Legislature gave recognition to the participants of the Mexican Sign Language workshop, which was organized by the Political Coordination Board (JUCOPO) in conjunction with the Directorate of Social Communication of the Congress of Oaxaca. This workshop was held with the purpose that the workers of the Legislative Branch are prepared to provide inclusive attention to Deaf people who visit the Congress of Oaxaca, also the course was aimed at citizens to help the population have better communication with this sector of society.

A Nova Scotia woman is working to preserve and revitalize Maritime Sign Language before it's lost. As a Deaf child of Deaf parents in Halifax in the 1960s, Bev Buchanan learned MSL at home. MSL is a descendant of British Sign Language, which was used in the Atlantic region during the 1800s. But as American Sign Language became the dominant sign language — the one taught in schools for the Deaf community across the continent — MSL was slowly lost. "Sign languages are some of the fastest-disappearing languages," Buchanan told CBC News through an interpreter. "If we don't preserve them and document them, they will disappear faster."