Members of Nottingham's deaf community were drawing attention to proposed cuts in the city council's budget. The council is today due to agree proposals ... [...] more »

Rwanda: Kagame Donates to School of the Deaf AllAfrica.com Kigali — President Paul Kagame, last Friday donated 12 hand knitting machines to the Butare centre of the deaf that is run by the Brothers of St Gabriel. ... [...] more »

The pages at the Mississippi Capitol must be quick on their feet and stay alert to the needs of legislators. 19-year-old Derek Schmitz of Florence jumped right in, despite the fact that he's 100 percent deaf. [...] more »

Deafness should be regarded as a permanent disability and such issue should be taken into consideration when registering Deaf people. ... [...] more »

The bill is aimed at making it easier for deaf people to watch programs in bars and restaurants. Though committee members all said they liked the bill in ... [...] more »

However, if the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) does not grow its membership and boost its finances, its future could very well be in question. [...] more »

According to Wong U-Wen of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Federation (DHHF), many Singaporeans have little knowledge of deaf issues. In the USA, the deaf are allowed to drive cars but they are not allowed to drive cars in Singapore. For some reason, the public appears to be more sympathetic to the transport needs of the blind than that of the deaf. [...] more »

Deaf people will be staging a silent demonstration against the closure of the Advance Centre, which helps deaf students access tertiary education. ... [...] more »

The Columbus Sertoma Club will hold its annual Christmas party for speech and hearing impaired children from Muscogee County Schools at noon on Monday, Dec. 7. [...] more »

The demonstration was led by the National Association for the Deaf. It pointed out that as a signatory to the UN Convention on Rights of People with ... and more » [...] more »

Expressing concern that people with disabilities may face rising exclusion from the world of work due to the global economic crisis, Academy Award winning actress, television star and activist Marlee Matlin urged that they be "counted in" efforts to stimulate and support economic recovery. [...] more »

As part of the Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry into Hearing Health in Australia, the Australian Race and Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, today urged the Australian Government to increase action against the disproportionately high incidence of hearing impairment and deafness among Indigenous peoples. [...] more »

An EU-wide research group has launched an appeal to help it find a cure for deafness. The eurohear project, comprising leading scientists from all over ... [...] more »

As President Barack Obama takes the stage to deliver the keynote speech, members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities will be able to follow along, ... and more » [...] more »

African governments have been called upon to pay more attention to the needs of the deaf and the blind. The President of the World Federation of the Deaf, ... [...] more »