Activities to mark the 15th anniversary of the Cameroon Deaf Empowerment Organisation took place in Yaounde last week. A one-week Deaf Arts Exhibition and ... [...] more »

A DEAF man from Doncaster who has overcome many challenges has set himself an even bigger one. Sanjay Topiwala wants to climb one of the world's highest ... [...] more »

She and Lilly Crisman, a teaching specialist at Pasadena City College who is deaf, are "sensory disabled," Griesmer said. For her, the issue isn't so much ... [...] more »

In town for appearances associated with the World Deaf Expo, Matlin had just finished taping an interview with Alicia Jacobs, entertainment reporter for NBC ... [...] 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 »

Helga Gross, a deaf child, was sterilized 1939 when she was 16. "They explained to the deaf children that they didn't want deaf children -- that they had to ... and more » [...] more »

OPINION: Earmuffs, blindfolds and purpose Newsday (subscription) When I asked to become a volunteer at the Helen Keller National Center for the Deaf/Blind in Sands Point, I was placed in a room by myself and sat in a ... and more » [...] more »

Steps To Success enables deaf and hard-of-hearing African-American, Latino American and Native American students entering 7th, 8th or 9th grade to explore ... [...] more »

The Egyptian deaf and mute dance company: Dancing without borders Al-Masry Al-Youm Their deafness becomes incidental, not defining. “In the past, my daughter was lonely and depressed. She didn't even socialize with her brothers and sisters ... [...] more »

Deaf and hearing impaired people will ask MPs to lend them an ear on a day in September they have dubbed "Be Heard Day". National Foundation for the Deaf ... Senior Power: “He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. [...] more »

Comic superhero Echo fights stereotypes of deaf people The Guardian (blog) But, he added, "For some deaf kids, having deafness as the central theme is inspiring." On her influential blog Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature, ... [...] more »

The barriers should not be seen as linked to their 'deafness' but the failure of society to accommodate their differences. [...] more »

Milan 1880 No Longer in Effect! About.com: Health On my way home today I saw on Twitter the news the deaf and hard of hearing community has been waiting for, for only over a hundred years: Today the ... [...] more »

"[Deaf students] would get at me for being so oral, like, 'What's wrong with you, why do you speak sometimes?' It was tough, and I got in a few fights ... and more » [...] more »

"They have the opportunity to learn about deaf culture, use of technical devices in a "hearing" world and acquire basic knowledge of American Sign Language. ... [...] more »