Glasgow Life and the Glasgow Deaf Golf Club have teamed up to provide golf tuition to deaf children from the city. The drive was launched at Ruchill Golf ... [...] 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 »

"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 »

“Through Sophie's Eyes” is a story about a deaf girl who wants to take dancing lessons with hearing children. Initially, the girls in Sophie's class are not ... [...] more »

On June 28, the opening ceremony of the Project for the Rehabilitation of the Kindergarten for Deaf Children in Tbilisi, which has been ... [...] more »

EVERY school in Wales will this week receive a special poster created by deaf children to raise awareness of the classroom difficulties they face. ... [...] more »

A book about a large monkey called Olli who uses British Sign Language to teach children about nature was launched at Twycross Zoo on Monday. A group of 28 pupils, parents and teachers from Church Hill School in Thurmaston, Leicester, attended the launch event of Learn to Sign About Nature With Olli, as part of Deaf Awareness Week (June 28 to July 4). [...] more »

A deaf Hawaiian teenager has won the title of "Miss Hawaii Outstanding Teen," and now she is going to go on to compete for "Miss America's Outstanding Teen. [...] more »

Dubbed the “Deaf American,” Cooney has introduced sign language to more than 1 million hearing children, and this week added 72 more to the list, after working with children during Thursday’s Keller Kids program and then again Saturday when the students performed the song, “Miracle of Love” on the main stage at Spring Park. The song, penned by Lenny LeBlanc and Ava Aldridge in the mid-1990s, has become a festival anthem of sorts. [...] more »

Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf has announced the winners of the annual national Digital Arts, Film and Animation Competition for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students. [...] more »

Students at the Rochester Institute of Technology created an open, free video chat program for deaf students to use with their One Laptop Per Child ... [...] more »

Shepparton News Sign of musical enjoyment Shepparton News Deaf children sometimes miss out on the joy of musicals, but next week they'll get to see childhood favourite Wombat Stew on the big stage thanks to Auslan ... [...] more »

History is in the process of being made within the Deaf Community. iStorytime, the iPhone App Developer for Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon, recently signed on to turn the Award-Winning Children’s Picture Book Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy into a Children’s Book App with Sign Language Interpretation, a major advancement for the Deaf Community. [...] more »

The first ever cartoon for deaf children has been created by the activists of an NGO in the Russian city of Kazan. The cartoon's characters – different dogs - speak in sign language. [...] more »

A profoundly deaf teenager is taking steps towards West End stardom after overcoming adversity to win a place at a top dance school. Natasha Julien, 18, from Openshaw, beat off competition from hundreds of other hopefuls to gain entry to the Hammond School – a specialist performing arts centre. [...] more »