NTID has a 35th anniversary reunion soon, so I decided to focus on Rochester's large deaf community for this article. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Forum members discuss gaining acceptance by the deaf community when you are a new signer, late deafened, or an oral deaf person. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Just updated one of my favorite pages on the site, the "How Say Deaf" page that lists the translation of the word "deaf" into multiple languages. I will be adding ... Read More

If you're new to sign language and have a mobile device, you may be able to download a wireless fingerspelling application from Mobile-Mind. This will be a big boon to ... Read More

It isn't talked about that much in the deaf community socially, but abuse of deaf kids and teenagers in schools has been, and continues to be, a problem. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

I've always wanted to visit this country - but the next best thing was researching Australia's deaf community. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Some people believe you can use ASL to teach English to deaf children. It is not for all deaf kids, but for some, it works. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

So you have learned sign language and are thinking about becoming an interpreter. Here's how... Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Often, deaf people also have cerebral palsy, or vice versa. A neighbor of mine is deaf and also has some cerebral palsy. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Not all hearing losses are created equal..there are different types and levels of hearing loss. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

What is it that could help many people with hearing loss, but that many go without due to the cost? Hearing aids. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

In the 19th century, an event took place that changed deaf education permanently - Milan 1880. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

He became the first deaf - President of Gallaudet University. Of course, everyone knew him as "King" and not Irving. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

She was an actress on Guiding Light for years, and also got a cochlear implant - Amy Ecklund. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

My own experience with music is limited..but deaf people can learn and enjoy music, and it can even be used as an educational tool. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

No matter what your interests are in the deaf and hard of hearing community - from adoption to cochlear implants - there are discussion lists within the deaf community for ... Read More

The last week of June is devoted to recognizing a subset of the deaf and hard of hearing community: deafblind people. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Today's Supreme Court decision on race as a factor in college admissions (and by extension, hiring) got me to wondering about the possible impact on deaf and hard of hearing ... Read More

The NAD has posted an Action Alert -- IDEA June 2003 concerning the risks of lost funds for the Captioned Media Program and local captioning. If only producers and broadcasters ... Read More

Today I had to make an internet relay call to get something fixed at my house. The person I talked to complained that the relay call was "taking too long." ... Read More

A new Hulk movie is out. I haven't seen it yet.. of course, I have to wait until the captioned (rear window or open captioned) version is available in a ... Read More