The NHL Stanley Cup Final in ASL and How It All Came To Be

The NHL Stanley Cup Final in ASL and How It All Came To Be. The National Hockey League (NHL) and P-X-P are producing the first-ever alternate broadcast of the Stanley Cup final in American Sign Language (ASL) for deaf and hard-of-hearing fans. Brice Christianson, the founder and CEO of P-X-P, discusses the origins of the company and the importance of accessibility and inclusion in professional sports. The NHL has been receptive to incorporating ASL into their broadcasts and has received overwhelmingly positive feedback. While the focus is currently on the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, P-X-P hopes to inspire other sports teams to be more innovative and inclusive. The conversation also touches on the potential for the described video for blind viewers and the importance of ASL being included by default in future games and other sports.

Chapters
00:00 The NHL and PXP: Making the Stanley Cup Final Accessible in ASL
02:17 PXP: Providing Accessibility and Inclusion in Professional Sports
04:42 The NHL’s Receptive Approach to ASL and Inclusion
06:36 Inspiring Innovation and Inclusion in Sports
09:46 The Potential for Described Video and ASL in Sports Broadcasting

Takeaways
The NHL and PXP are producing the first-ever alternate broadcast of the Stanley Cup final in American Sign Language (ASL) for deaf and hard of hearing fans.
PXP was founded with the goal of providing more accessibility, inclusion, and representation in professional sports.
The NHL has been receptive to incorporating ASL into their broadcasts and has received overwhelmingly positive feedback.
PXP hopes to inspire other sports teams to be more innovative and inclusive.
There is potential for described video to be included in NHL coverage and for ASL to be included by default in future games and other sports.

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