Laurent, S.D. is a signing town that is in the making. An entire new town where deaf and signing people will be in the majority. I probably won't be moving ... Read More

Jean Massieu Academy is a Fort Worth, Texas area deaf and hearing charter school that just bought an old church to become its permanent home after years of changing locations ... Read More

grad school with hearing loss - My spouse developed spinal meningitis as a toddler and as a result, developed deafness to his left ear. He is able to hear well ... Read More

Complicated Friendship - I can hear and this is the first year that I have met deaf people. At my school there are deaf people and 1 of them became ... Read More

Want to know more about sign language and to talk about it with others? Try a sign language discussion list (new subject page). Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Cochlear Implants and Deaf Stories - I am a Deaf Studies student at Bristol Community College in Fall River, Ma. Stephanie M. Clark is my instructor. For my class, I ... Read More

Just published, new article on Total Communication, a method that combines sign language with speech. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

...Anyway, my job as a customer service phone rep is not going to work anymore. I'm single, with no other support and on a low-income lifestyle. I find I have ... Read More

Heard some good news recently...IP-relay.com is going to be available on wireless devices. At the same time, it was brought to my attention that Fuse Wireless offers a TTY relay. ... Read More

I remember a while back I was working in this art store, putting art supplies away onto a shelf. All of a sudden I heard someone yelling from behind me. ... Read More

Are any of you mentoring a new teacher this year? Are any of you mentees? I am mentoring a new teacher this year and it is rough! ... Read More

Pidgin Sign(ed) English - Just published, new article on Pidgin Signed English, a form of sign language communication. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

What is the opposite of writer's block? That's what I've got! There is so much out there to be researched and written about related to deafness/hearing loss that it is ... Read More

Just Diagnosed with AIED - After seeing this message on the forum today, I just had to post this..lately I have gotten quite a few e-mails from people with AIED ... Read More

Congratulations to T. Alan Hurwitz, just named vice president for RIT and CEO/Dean of NTID (National Technical Institute for the Deaf). When I met you in the 1980s, I knew ... Read More

New to sign language (or maybe more experienced?)? Just updated, the Sign Language 101 page, an organized guide to sign language information here at About Deafness/HOH. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Hi I am a Sign language student that would like to find some one who would be willing to help me practice sign language. I do not have any ... Read More

I'm doing a project for one of my classes at school on alternative/holistic therapies and how they can be used for the Deaf/HOH. I came up with the topic idea ... Read More

Just updated - Article on Dr. Andrew Foster, a deaf African American man, with new material added. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum