The first deaf contestant in the pageant's history, Nehal aspires to be a role model for the deaf and disabled, according to a media statement issued by its organiser Dharmatma Saran of IFC. During the beauty pageant held in Kuala Lumpur last week ... [...] more »

Those working with the differently abled say that one of the major problems faced by the deaf and dumb is that they lack of avenues for higher education. There are very few colleges who admit such students. Even where they are admitted, they are ... [...] more »

Gerry Hughes, 53, who was born profoundly deaf and uses British Sign Language to communicate, is set to cover the incredible 31,000 mile journey when he returns to home shores this month. The school teacher left the Firth of Clyde on 1 September and ... [...] more »

FILMS showcasing the talents of deaf actors and producers will be screened in Newcastle tomorrow. The event will feature films and a TV programme made or acted by deaf people from the North East. Life Out There is a drama made by a deaf production ... [...] more »

A deaf Web user who unsuccessfully attempted to sell used books on eBay is asking a federal appellate court to revive her discrimination lawsuit against the online auction site. Missouri resident Melissa Earll argues that eBay's policy of requiring ... and more » [...] more »

The parents of a 5-month-old girl found bruised and battered Sunday at the family’s Richardson home have been charged in her death. Police say Hector Rene Cupich-Quinones, 35, has been charged with capital murder, and Maria Guadalupe Zuniga, 37, faces a charge of injury to a child. Both are being held in the city jail after their arrests over the weekend. [...] more »

Campaigning MP Rosie Winterton is urging the government to give better support for sign language users. The Doncaster Central MP (centre) has written to ministers asking for research into problems faced daily by the deaf. [...] more »

This week is Arab Deaf Awareness Week, said Musicians without Borders in a press release. In one of the programs from Musicians without Borders, music is used to empower deaf people and build solidarity between the hearing and deaf communities of the ... [...] more »

Judy Khuu is getting ready for her first public speaking competition. But she won’t utter a word. Khuu’s hands will do the talking for her. She is one of five students from the BC Provincial School for the Deaf at Burnaby South secondary who will be competing at the 19th annual Pacific Northwest Optimist Communication Contest for the deaf and hard of hearing, to be held at Michael J. Fox Theatre on Monday. The competition, the largest of its kind in North America, brings together 30 deaf students from around the province to speak about a common topic. [...] more »

A piece of rib and a bone conduction implant have been used in a pioneering operation to treat an Edinburgh man's hereditary deafness. [...] more »

The meeting, which was attended by Sheikha Jamila Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Director General of Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services (SCHS), explored mechanisms of boosting joint cooperation for improving services provided to deaf students. and more » [...] more »

TOULOUSE – In France alone, there are 500,000 deaf people, and that doesn't even include those who are partially deaf or have hearing problems. About half of deaf people in France are unemployed. Launched in 2001, French start-up Websourd is a cooperative that publishes videos in sign language on the Internet, which can also help integrate more into the world of work. [...] more »

Robbie Wilde is a deaf DJ. He has been working on his craft for nearly 10 years, and mostly plays 'open format' which is an eclectic, difficult combination of different genres. He lost hearing at the age of 7 due to ear infections and is completely ... [...] more »

Members of the public have been asked to come to the rescue of the education of a four-year-old hearing-impaired girl – Phatsimo Ntlhane – who is on the brink of missing out on classes and a chance to speak, if her mother fails to raise R21000 to pay part of her tuition fees. [...] more »

Researchers from the University of Hawaii shared their knowledge of Hawaii Sign Language, which recently became the first new language discovered in the United State since the 1930s. One of the researchers is Linda Lambrecht, an American Sign Language instructor at Kapiolani Community College who used the language as a child. [...] more »