Five deaf and speech-impaired orphan girls were allegedly raped and beaten by staff at a residential school run by an NGO in Kanota area here. Four persons, including the director of the NGO "Awaaz Foundation" have been arrested after the ... [...] more »

Josh is the first deaf doctor ever to graduate from the University of Wisconsin. "It gives other people hope and hopefully inspiration," says Josh. [...] more »

Smith has finally found a way for his deaf son Ryan to be able to go to the movies. Next month, the 6,000 Regal theaters across the country will offer new closed-captioning glasses to deaf and hard-of-hearing moviegoers. [...] more »

“The public… they don't have as much awareness of sign language so we thought it was a great way to spread awareness of sign language and the use of ASL because deaf children need to acquire sign language to acquire literacy and therefore be ... [...] more »

Leam Tucker, 13, Caitlin Dando, 14, and Ryan Payne, 12, who all attend St Cyres school in Penarth, also appear as some of the experts in the video, which was created by the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) Cymru. Presented in the Senedd of May 7, it highlights that many deaf pupils in Wales are facing barriers preventing them from reaching their full potential. [...] more »

Because of my hearing aids, I was never quite deaf enough to join the deaf community, but my severe hearing loss also meant I wasn't a member of the hearing community, either. Friends referred to me as a "hearfie," both hearing and deaf. [...] more »

The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act allowed the Federal Communications Commission to establish the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program to provide support for local distribution of accessible communications ... [...] more »

One of the interpreters, Kelly Hodgins, says it is harder than regular signing. "Deaf humour and hearing humour is very different, because with hearing humour it's a pun, plays on words, it's very much about voice intonation, and not a lot about what ... [...] more »

KPN and some partners are developing a service that will allow the deaf, hearing impaired, and people with hearing and speech impediments to call and speak to each other using image, text and sound. KPN is developing the service at the order of the ... [...] more »

Cuts at the Centre for Deaf Studies mean the educational base for many British Sign Language interpreters has been closed off [...] more »

Regal Entertainment Group has introduced glasses developed by Sony for the deaf and hearing impaired with closed captioning at the bottom that sync to the sound of the movie you're watching. Lois Diamond and Linda Cook are two of 38 million deaf or ... and more » [...] more »

Ruth S. Liberman has learned that communication never should be taken for granted. When “Children of a Lesser God” first opened on Broadway in 1980, it brought attention to some of the issues deaf people encounter in a world that emphasizes spoken language. Liberman directed a successful production of the drama at SUNY Adirondack (then Adirondack Community College) in 1983. Thirty years later, she has revived the show. “This is a play that is about all of us — about communicating with everyone — and how important that is,” said Liberman, a theater professor at the college. [...] more »

Doug Bahl, a deaf St. Paul man, said what happened to him at the hands of St. Paul police in 2006 was an "unnecessary tragedy," but he also hopes it "becomes a learning experience." Bahl, 62, spoke Thursday, May 9, the day after the city council approved a $93,450 settlement of his federal lawsuit. As part of the settlement, St. Paul police "agreed to make some very significant changes in how it's going to ensure effective communication with deaf people in the future," said Rick Macpherson, an attorney with the Minnesota Disability Law Center who represented Bahl. [...] more »

The first deaf yachtsman to circumnavigate the world singlehanded has been presented with a special award from the Ocean Cruising Club (OCC). Gerry Hughes was awarded the OCC's Special Recognition Award shortly after crossing the finishing line at Troon Harbour, South Ayrshire, Scotland [...] more »

"TIDFAF will screen a record-breaking 20+ films from across the globe and we are proud to be recognized as the largest Deaf film festival in North America," says Catherine MacKinnon, festival founder & director. [...] more »