At first glance, it's a religion class like any other. The teacher projects an electronic slide on the wall with an ... [...] more »

Beth David Deaf-Blind Center holds annual Purim fest in conjunction with Jerusalem's Association of the Deaf in Israel. ... [...] more »

Our Way, the OU's program for the Jewish deaf and hard of hearing, will have its annual shabbaton for deaf and hearing-impaired young professionals, ... [...] more »

There are 1.3 million deaf Catholics in the world, he said, and the church has much to do to improve the kind of pastoral care it offers them. Deafness is ... [...] more »

HONOLULU — Some 112 public school children who are deaf or hard of hearing got to tell "Deaf Santa" what they want for Christmas yesterday at Pearlridge Center. But absent were about 20 of their Neighbor Island buddies, whose school districts couldn't afford the flights to Oahu this year. [...] more »

More than 470 delegates from the deaf community in Ghana on Sunday, defied the scorching sun to participate in the international four-day convention of the ... [...] more »

MUMBAI: Spiritual vision and love can overcome all hurdles, especially that of communication. At India's first International Deaf Conference for Twitter Facebook Share Email Print Save Comment Spiritual Life and Vision, Universal Sanatana Dharma for the Deaf (USDDeaf) showed that how the message of the metaphysical could unite hearing-impaired people belonging to different religions. Held over the weekend at Iskcon at Juhu, USDDeaf concentrated on spreading spiritualism to encourage the challenged people to inspire themselves spiritually. [...] more »

The Church's ministry to the deaf in Cambodia faces significant challenges. For deaf Cambodians, there is no “God” and no “heaven,” as we know them. ... [...] more »

King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has this year paid for the Haj of 50 deaf people from 10 countries around the ... [...] more »

Laura Siegel, who went on a trip for the hearing-impaired two summers ago, said that the experience was transformative. "I feel that this trip would leave a long-lasting impression for every deaf Jewish young adult out there in the United States, as it did for me," Siegel wrote in an e-mail. "We started out as strangers and ended up almost feeling like a family, and all it took was 10 days up close and personal sharing this amazing journey," she added. [...] more »

A Maltese delegation including two Maltese deaf persons, a Maltese Sign Language Interpertor, two University lecturers and three priests, attended the XXIV International Conference organised by the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers at the New Synod Hall in the Vatican from the 19th to 21st November 2009 on the theme: ‘Ephphatha! [...] more »

The 90 deaf people who gathered last week in the Vatican have helped the Church to rediscover the profundity of sign language, said the Vatican spokesman. ... [...] more »

Alan Hurwitz, who made his mark as a trailblazer of sorts years ago in his own family, has carved out yet another new path, this one at Gallaudet University. The 67-year-old native of Sioux City, Iowa, was named the new president of the university for the deaf in Washington, D.C., making him the first Jew to head the institution in its 145-year history. He starts Jan. 1. [...] more »

It is estimated that there are 1.3 million deaf Catholics, and the Vatican is intent on ensuring that they can fully participate in the Church. This was an affirmation made by Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry, when he presented the dicastery's 24th international conference, to be held in the Vatican on Thursday. The event will have the theme "Ephphata: the Deaf Person in the Life of the Church." [...] more »

The Dharma for the Deaf Society is pleased to launch the first ever Dhamma VCD for the hearing impaired community with the support of the Buddhist Maha ... [...] more »