The Daily Telegraph is carrying an article on Hairs grown from stem cells could restore hearing to the deaf. Researchers at the University of Sheffield have created the complex hair cells and the neurons needed for hearing from human stem... [...] more »

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers did some research on ferrets. They discovered that deaf ferrets re-routed the sense of touch into parts of the brain usually intended for hearing. This study is published in the Early Edition of... [...] more »

Am 10. Dezember 2007 erhielt der UN-Weltklimarat IPCC zusammen mit Al Gore, dem ehemaligen US-Vizepräsidenten, den Friedensnobelpreis. Der gehörlose Klimaforscher Dr. Andrew Manning aus Neuseeland ist als IPCC-Mitglied somit Mitträger dieses höchsten wissenschaftlichen Preises! [...] more »

David F. Armstrong and Sherman E. Wilcox ISBN-10: 0195163486 ISBN-13: 978-0195163483 In The Gestural Origin of Language , Sherman Wilcox and David Armstrong use evidence from and about sign languages to explore the origins of language as we know it today. [...] more »

I have attended a conference in Berlin last week, before heading to another conference in Trieste. I am not usually doing that, but out of coincidence both conferences happened to take place with only a one day break in between. I did not want to miss them, however, because usually I have to work as an interpreter at conferences, but this time I only had to give a lecture and then could lean back and enjoy being a participant. [...] more »

At our University a new Centre for Disability Studies has been established. It is still very small and seeking for sponsoring, but it also is very active. Members of our own institute were happy to notice that the logo is featuring not only Braille, but also the finger alphabet. [...] more »

Some of you will be familiar with Koko, at The Gorilla Foundation, who was taught ASL along with Michael (who has now passed away). Koko's participation began in the early 1970s, and now knows more than over 1000 signs, and... [...] more »