Francis was recently elected senator (College student president) at Ohlone College in Fremont California becoming the first ever black deaf student to achieve that feat. [...] more »

The first-ever higher education institute for students with hearing disabilities, offering recognized university degree courses, ... [...] more »

For 23 hearing-impaired Timorese students, having Mr Alvan Yap (picture) volunteer at their school means they can attend class five days a week, instead of only three days a week before he began teaching them in January. It also means that they can learn a standardised sign language, which will help them communicate better with fellow Timorese. [...] more »

Deaf people are still underprovided for by media, he said, but new technology, including user-generated apps, is facilitating the development of content for ... [...] more »

A tradition of viewing deafness as a divine punishment is giving way in Nepal to greater ... [...] more »

Rabat - HM King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, Princess Lalla Khadija and Princess Lalla Asmaa, laid, on Wednesday in Rabat, the foundation stone for building the Princess Lalla Asmaa centre for deaf children and youths, worth 11.14 million dirhams ($ 1.3 million). [...] more »

The university is receiving increased recognition for its unique range of academic programs, including science and technology, business, and design and the arts, combined with the outstanding programs of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. RIT is progressing to a position of even greater prominence in international higher education. [...] more »

Blogger Shannon Rosa handed an iPad won in a raffle to her 9-year old autistic son and was amazed to watch him interact with the device with little training. He immediately became one with the iPad and spent lots of time with educational programs — spelling, counting and other learning tools. [...] more »

Stephanie Boat uses sign language as interchangeably as most bilingual Americans switch spoken languages. A junior at Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technology of the Deaf, and pursuing a BS In American Sign Language & Interpreting, Stephanie lives in dorm with deaf students and interprets as part of her college studies. [...] more »

Resolutions passed 130 years ago that banned the use of sign language in schools for the deaf have officially been rejected, and the signature of a South Surrey man is scrawled on the document that proves it. [...] more »

Lindsey Werner, a former student at the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind, wants to be a high school math teacher to help kids who struggled with the ... [...] more »

CHOPS and Fatso the sheep can look forward to some less appetising names now they are residents at the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, at Floraville. The animals, who arrived yesterday, will help language development among the children. [...] more »

On July 19, 2010, the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED) made important history by rejecting their resolutions from 1880 that banned ... [...] more »

Thunderous applause and tears greeted presenters at the 21st International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED 2010), which was held in Vancouver ... Historic Announcement Rejecting the Exclusion of Sign Language in Deaf EducationEarthtimes (press release) all 2 news articles » [...] more »

What many people don't realize is that the deaf in nearly every culture, and most countries, have their own unique language of signing. ... [...] more »