DawnSignPress - News And Events

Joe Dannis Retires as DawnSignPress Welcomes Ryan Maliszewski as CEO to Lead Company into the Digital Age

San Diego, CA – October 22, 2024 – After 45 years of visionary leadership, Joe Dannis, founder of DawnSignPress, a leading publisher in American Sign Language (ASL) education and Deaf culture resources, has retired. Renowned for his commitment to advancing ASL education and Deaf culture, Joe established the business with...

22 October 2024

Paddy Ladd's "Seeing Through New Eyes, Deaf Culture and Deaf Pedagogies: The Unrecognized Curriculum" winning streak continues!

May 18, 2023 (San Diego, CA) - Nautilus Book Awards 2023 is third honor for Paddy Ladd's "Seeing Through New Eyes, Deaf Culture and Deaf Pedagogies: The Unrecognized Curriculum." The Nautilus Book Awards announced their 2023 contest winners, and Paddy Ladd's "Seeing Through New Eyes, Deaf Culture and Deaf Pedagogies:...

18 May 2023

Seeing Through New Eyes, Deaf Culture and Deaf Pedagogies: The Unrecognized Curriculum awarded the Bronze for the Informational category in the Feathered Quill Book Awards!

March 1, 2023 (San Diego, CA) - DawnSignPress is pleased to announce that “Seeing Through New Eyes, Deaf Culture and Deaf Pedagogies: The Unrecognized Curriculum” by Paddy Ladd has been awarded the Bronze award for the Informational category in the Feathered Quill Book Awards! This highly anticipated book written by...

01 March 2023

DawnSignPress to Publish Renowned Author and Activist, Paddy Ladd’s Groundbreaking Book

April 25, 2022 (San Diego, CA) - Seeing Through New Eyes, Deaf Culture and Deaf Pedagogies: The Unrecognized Curriculum releases this week from publisher DawnSignPress. Renowned author and activist, Paddy Ladd’s highly anticipated book on Deaf Education focuses on the contributions of Deaf educators. This tour-de-force examines the history of...

25 April 2022

DawnSignPress Announces New President

March 30, 2022 (San Diego, CA) After serving from the wings, Tina Jo Breindel steps front and center to serve as President of DawnSignPress, the nationally recognized media and publishing house for quality Deaf educational materials in American Sign Language (ASL). A tireless advocate of literacy for Deaf children, Breindel...

30 March 2022

DawnSignPress Release New Spanish Booklet

January 20, 2022 (San Diego, CA) American Sign Language (ASL) Media and Publishing House, DawnSignPress, is releasing the 40-page Spanish booklet: Aprenda La Lengua de Señas Americana para Usuarios de Español. The booklet is intended for Spanish speakers who want to learn basic signs in ASL. Tina Jo Breindel, Head...

20 January 2022

DawnSignPress Makes a Statement

October 29, 2020, San Diego, CA DawnSignPress President, Joe Dannis shares the company's goals to stand with BLM and all oppressed groups, and to work towards equity and peace. The company also commits to making its products more inclusive. ASL Version of Declaration (Clicking on the image will take you...

29 October 2020

DawnSignPress Launches "Lives of Deaf Mexicans" Free Rental to Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month

October 8, 2020 San Diego, CA - American Sign Language (ASL) Media and Publishing House, DawnSignPress, is offering free rentals of The Lives of Deaf Mexicans: Struggle and Success on Vimeo in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month until October 15, 2020. The video features real life stories from the...

08 October 2020

DawnSignPress Steps Up Student and Teacher Support for Remote Learning

June 2nd, 2020, San Diego, CA: Having to adjust quickly to online remote learning, and with many campuses closed, DawnSignPress is being proactive in offering solutions that help teachers and students move forward smoothly in today’s ASL learning environment. For those who require Signing Naturally and Effective Interpreting Series student...

02 June 2020

DawnSignPress Offers Free Video Product During National Emergency

April 21, 2020, San Diego, CA- Media and Publishing House, DawnSignPress is offering free three-month access to all Student Workbook video libraries on their website and a majority of the company’s Vimeo on Demand titles. The effort comes to support teachers and students finish the school year. There has been...

21 April 2020

ASL High School Teacher Wins $200 Shopping Spree from DawnSignPress

One lucky ASL High School Teacher, Joanna Witulski received a $200 shopping spree courtesy of DawnSignPress to help stock her classroom for the new school year. According to Josef Harrison, part of the DawnSignPress marketing team, “DawnSignPress wants to give back to teachers and classroom supplies are a way to...

25 February 2020

DawnSignPress Makes Deal with Silent Network to Stream Content

Publishing House and Media Magnate, DawnSignPress has closed a deal with Silent Network to provide content for the OTT (Over-The-Top) television network that caters to America’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals. A sampling of DawnSign’s titles that will be airing on Silent Network include a recent feature segment on...

19 December 2019

DSP Teams Up With GoReact

November 18, 2019, San Diego, CA- Media and Publishing House DawnSignPress has teamed with popular video feedback platform GoReact. Interpreter education programs nationwide who use both The Effective Interpreting Series (EIS) and GoReact can now use the EIS videos inside the GoReact platform. Starting November 4th, EIS videos from DawnSignPress...

18 November 2019

Thrive Global Selects DawnSignPress Founder Joe Dannis as Thought Leader

Joe Dannis, Founder of esteemed publishing and media house, DawnSignPress is part of Thrive Global magazine’s new Thought Leader series. In a full feature article, 5 Things You Should Do To Become a Thought Leader in Your Industry, Dannis suggests to readers that they: Identify their passion Trust their gut...

07 November 2019

DawnSignPress Founder, Joe Dannis, Chats With Paralympic Hero in New Series

Joe Dannis, Founder of DawnSignPress, chatted about inaccurate stereotypes and stigmas with Paralympian, Lacey Henderson in her Picked Last at Gym Class series. The podcast focuses on the setbacks, struggles and tough moments we all have. In the series, influencers, entrepreneurs, athletes, activists and creatives converse about powering through life’s...

01 November 2019

Valli's ASL Poetry added to DawnSignPress Vimeo Releases

DawnSignPress added to the growing list of quality on-demand streaming ASL with Clayton Valli's ASL Poetry available through Vimeo. Valli(1951-2003) was one of his generation's recognized innovators of ASL Poetics. A professor of Linguistics and Interpreting at Gallaudet University, Valli's seminal research detailed his vision of ASL poetry.Joe Dannis, head...

23 October 2019

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” part of the DawnSignPress "Once Upon a Sign Series" Nominated at Festival Clin d’Oeil

Over 16,000 people attended the 9th bi-annual Clin d'Oeil festival which took place in Reims, France, July 4, 2019 - July 7, 2019. According to the Festival’s official website, the Clin d’Oeil is organized biannually by the CinéSourds Association "whose vocation is the discovery of Sign Language in all its...

02 August 2019

DawnSignPress interviews ASL Teacher Lisa Hermatz

1. How did you first become interested in teaching American Sign Language? At first, it was mostly a social habit that I had. When I saw hearing people around (in a signing community), looking lost, I would assist them with a few signs. Later, when I was working for Deaf...

01 August 2019

DawnSignPress Intern Selected as Undergraduate Speaker for Commencement of Gallaudet Class of 2019

Washington D.C. - Yunhe Bai, class of 2019, Gallaudet University was born deaf and raised in a small town in China. He began his educational endeavors at a school for hearing and speech in a city far away from his family. When Yunhe was nine, his parents transferred him to...

29 May 2019

DawnSignPress Announces The Lawrence Fleischer Scholarship Winner for CSUN's Deaf Studies Majors

April 2, 2019, San Diego, CA- Media and Publishing House, DawnSignPress launched a new scholarship opportunity, The Lawrence Fleischer Scholarship, for Deaf Studies major students attending California State University, Northridge. The new scholarship opportunity is named after Lawrence “Larry” Fleischer to honor his contributions to California State University, Northridge’s Deaf...

03 April 2019

DawnSignPress Confirmed to Exhibit at 2019 CAL-ED Conference

DawnSignPress Confirmed to Exhibit at 2019 CAL-ED Conference March 29, 2019, San Diego, CA - Media and Publishing House, DawnSignPress will exhibit at the 2019 California Educators of the Deaf (CAL-ED) Conference April 5-7 in Riverside, CA. CAL-ED caters to teachers, parents, and professionals dedicated to the pursuit of educational...

27 March 2019

Students Open Doors to American Sign Language

San Diego, CA – Bellport, NY - The popularity of American Sign Language has become an American groundswell. According to Disability Studies Quarterly, ASL course offerings have surged in both secondary and post-secondary environments. ASL is now the third most-taught language in the United States. State by state, legislatures are...

21 February 2019

FREE Valentine's Day Cards!

Hey everyone, get your cards ready for Valentine's Day! We got 3 different designs so you can pick your favorite or choose them all! Download, print and let your creativity run wild! Available in either JPG or PDF format! *We highly suggest you download on a computer with access to...

07 February 2019

DawnSignPress Interviews Standout Educator, Amy Andersen

In 2018, ASL teacher Amy Andersen was nominated for National Teacher of the Year, click here to read about it. Prior to that, she was selected as NJ Teacher of the Year, click here to read about it. DawnSignPress wanted to learn more about Amy so we reached out with...

06 February 2019

DawnSignPress Celebrates 40th Anniversary

January 25, 2019, San Diego, CA - Media and Publishing House, DawnSignPress is marking their 40th year in media and publishing. In the last 40 years, DawnSignPress has created, developed, produced, published, and distributed quality American Sign Language (ASL) and deaf culture-related educational materials including the most known resource- Signing...

25 January 2019

DawnSignPress Publishes New Baby Board Books Adding to American Sign Language Babies Series

November 13, 2018, San Diego, CA- American Sign Language (ASL) Media and Publishing House, DawnSignPress has published their newest baby board books, What Color? and Playtime, adding to their renowned ASL Babies Series. Co-author and mom, Tina Jo Breindel, visually demonstrates how to sign with your baby in the free...

13 November 2018

Simply Real Moms Holiday Gift Guide for Kids 2018

We are featured on the 2018 Holiday Gift Guide for Kids with Simply Real Moms! Visit here to read all about it!

09 November 2018

DawnSignPress Announces Scholarship with CSUN

DawnSignPress Launches The Lawrence Fleischer Scholarship for CSUN’s Deaf Studies Majors Tweet it: #DawnSignPress launches the Lawrence Flesicher Scholarship for CSUN’s Deaf Majors! The scholarship honors the memory of Lawrence Flesicher. November 8, 2018, San Diego, CA- Media and Publishing House, DawnSignPress launches a new scholarship opportunity, The Lawrence Fleischer...

08 November 2018

The FINAL piece of the puzzle is now here!

The Effective Intepreting Series: Simultaneous Interpreting from ASL is now here! Combine a workbook filled with research-based exercises, and almost 3 hours of ASL video material, and you have a WINNING combination! Developing linguistic flexibility in both English AND ASL is the key to effective interpreting! EIS gives you the...

05 November 2018

DawnSignPress & National Preparedness Month

DawnSignPress Provides Handy Pamphlet with 100 Signs for Emergencies SAN DIEGO, Calif., September 5, 2018 - In honor of National Preparedness Month, media and publishing house DawnSignPress offers free samples of their American Sign Language (ASL) publication 100 Signs for Emergencies to every Emergency Service Unit in the country through...

05 September 2018

DawnSignPress Hosts Interns From Gallaudet

DawnSignPress Hosts Gallaudet University Students for Internship Program San Diego, CA ? Media and Publishing House, DawnSignPress recently hosted two Gallaudet University Students for a summer internship program. Students Yunhe Bai and Mel Bowman landed the highly competitive summer internships in the Business Operations and Marketing Departments of DawnSignPress respectively....

12 July 2018

Innovations TV/DawnSignPress

Innovations TV Series with Ed Begley Jr. Highlights Advances in American Sign Language Research and the Benefits of Children Signing from Birth with local San Diego Media and Publishing House DawnSignPress. Discovery series explores the latest research regarding American Sign Language and brain development in infants, and follows one local...

11 May 2018

DawnSignPress Celebrates National Children's Book Week!

DawnSignPress Celebrates Children’s Book Week by Giving Away American Sign Language Books at Local Library 26 April, 2018, San Diego, CA - Media and Publishing House, DawnSignPress will introduce American Sign Language through their popular baby board books at the Rancho San Diego Library during the toddler and preschool story...

26 April 2018

DawnSignPress Offers 100 Signs for Emergencies to Nation's Emergency Service Units

DawnSignPress Offers 100 Signs for Emergencies to Nation’s Emergency Service Units February 20, 2018, San Diego, CA - Media and Publishing House, DawnSignPress will offer for free their American Sign Language publication, 100 Signs for Emergencies to every Emergency Service Unit in the country through the end of March 2018....

20 February 2018

Local San Diego Executive Shares Spotlight with Oscar Winner and Receives Service Honor

DawnSignPress executive, Tina Jo Breindel, receives honor at New York School for the Deaf 200th Anniversary celebration. San Diego, CA - Local San Diego Media and Publishing House, DawnSignPress, announced that Tina Jo Breindel, executive in charge of community relations, shared the spotlight with Oscar winner, Marlee Matlin, to receive...

11 October 2017

Scribblitt and DawnSignPress work together in celebration of International Week of the Deaf!

For Immediate Release Media Contacts: Andrea Bergstein, Scribblitt Josef Harrison, DawnSignPress andrea@scribblitt.com josefh@dawnsign.com http://www.scribblitt.com http://www.dawnsign.com SCRIBBLITTTM AND DAWNSIGNPRESS BRING HEARING AND DEAF CHILDREN TOGETHER IN CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF THE DEAF Charlotte, VT and San Diego, CA - September 19, 2016 -- Scribblitt and DawnSignPress are joining together to...

19 September 2016

Learning American Sign Language

American Sign Language (ASL) is one of the fastest growing languages of study in the United States for a variety of reasons. What could be some of the reasons why people want and decide to learn ASL? The reasons vary widely from personal to professional. Most of the ASL students...

21 August 2016

Once Upon a Sign Wins Again!

The "Once Upon a Sign" series has a new award to it's lineup! Recently, Play on Words gave it's PAL award to "The New Three Little Pigs." To read their review, visit here!

20 July 2016

DawnSignPress's Once Upon a Sign wins Best of 2015 award!

December 1, 2015 - San Diego, CA -- DawnSignPress's Once Upon a Sign series won the Best Series of the Year Award from the Family Review Center. Once Upon a Sign stories are American Sign Language (ASL) recreations of the following classic stories: The Stone Soup, Jack and the Beanstalk,...

07 December 2015

Joe Dannis Retires as DawnSignPress Welcomes Ryan Maliszewski as CEO to Lead Company into the Digital Age

22 October 2024

Paddy Ladd's "Seeing Through New Eyes, Deaf Culture and Deaf Pedagogies: The Unrecognized Curriculum" winning streak continues!

18 May 2023

Seeing Through New Eyes, Deaf Culture and Deaf Pedagogies: The Unrecognized Curriculum awarded the Bronze for the Informational category in the Feathered Quill Book Awards!

01 March 2023

DawnSignPress to Publish Renowned Author and Activist, Paddy Ladd’s Groundbreaking Book

25 April 2022