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Lydia Callis, Bloomberg sign language interpreter, a Hurricane Sandy star

Posted on October 30, 2012 By Global Post Entertainment

Lydia Callis is becoming an Internet sensation.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s sign language interpreter Lydia Callis is becoming an Internet sensation. (Courtesy of Facebook)

She’s a Hurricane Sandy sensation, and she hasn’t said a word.

Sign language interpreter Lydia Callis is giving New York City’s beleaguered residents a reason to smile with her emotive, animated translations of the latest news on the super-storm from Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York magazine reported.

Her whirling, lightning-fast hands have been described as “mesmerizing” and “hypnotic” by a growing fan base on Twitter.

Even stone-faced Fox News Channel’s Brit Hume is fascinated, tweeting “On Weather Channel, woman signing for Mayor Bloomberg during his hurricane press conference is stealing the show.”

Another user tweeted, “No making fun of Bloomberg’s sign-language translator. Seriously. Only love. She’s doing her job both very well, and with STYLE.”

There’s now even a collage of images of Callis mid-message. And demands for a fan page are growing.

According to NPR, Callis graduated in 2010 from the sign language interpretation program at The Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf—one of the best in the country.

What the Twitterverse is saying about Lydia Callis

One person New Yorkers will miss when #Sandy is over: Bloomberg’s superstar sign language translator.

— HuffPost Media (@HuffPostMedia) October 30, 2012

 

Mayor Bloomberg’s ASL translator being absolutely awesome. ow.ly/eThHS — Joda Thongnopnua (@JodaThongnopnua) October 30, 2012

 

I love that the sign language translator stopped when Bloomberg started his Spanglish. Like “even I can’t help with that”. — Karen Young (@HammocksHighTea) October 30, 2012

This translator standing next to Mayor Bloomberg is about to break out the Gangnam Style — Peyton’s Head (@PeytonsHead) October 30, 2012

I absolutely adore Lydia Callis. She is a bright spot in the midst of #Sandy

— Beatrice Peterson (@MissBeaE) October 30, 2012

 

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Hurricane Sandy, New York City

Source: Sarah Wolfe
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  • http://www.facebook.com/Darkslim2122 Michael Santana

    Cool! I made the collage used in this article. I am glad that others enjoy the expressiveness captured in the images of the lovely Lydia Callas. A bright spot in an otherwise dreadful time for so many fellow New Yorkers.

  • Compassion81

    I loved the American Sign Language Interpreter, as a matter of fact, I was very impressed and was wondering why the guy to her left didn’t move over to give her the much needed room she needed to deliever the language to the Deaf Community. ASL is not an easy interpretation because it is a different language and needs the use of many muscular expresionisms. ASL is not just based on signs but on body language too. It is also quite hard to sign when voice is faster than signs. I took 1 ASL course and fell in love with the culture and the linguistics. Kudos Lydia Callis.

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