We would like to set up videoconferenced discussions with Deaf school-aged students in other countries to compare cultures and sign languages. If you are interested in doing this during our ... Read More

Before writing this article, I already knew about the American School for the Deaf and the famous Gallaudet statue on its grounds. What I did not know about was about ... Read More

New Jersey's attorney general Peter Harvey has filed a complaint against Regal Entertainment Group for not installing captioning technology, i.e., rear window captioning, in its New Jersey theaters. He calls ... Read More

Odyssey magazine (published by the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center) had a special issue on Bullying last spring. It can be downloaded online. An excellent resource for parents, teachers, ... Read More

I already knew about there being a Gallaudet stamp before I went to the presentation by Gary Viall, but other people I told about it afterwards, had never heard of ... Read More

The "I Love You" sign is so well-known, even by people who don't know or use sign language, that I am wondering...has it become a symbol of American culture instead ... Read More

i have a question that i hope someone can help me with. ive recently appplied for my disablility ins. , for im severely hearing impaired. and it has limited my ... Read More

I live in Europe, and the Med-El is the only CI available in my country. We would however consider going abroad for our daughter's operation (if we decide to go ... Read More

I have tinnitus and I'm wondering if anyone knows if ear candling or coning can make a difference. Is candling safe? —Cecropia3 Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Right now I'm in the Freer Gallery of Art in DC waiting for a foreign film to start. This foreign film has english subtitles, of course. Not to mention that ... Read More

Are the days of the traditional hearing aid numbered? Possibly, and if what I learned while researching and writing this article is any indication, definitely headed for a decline as ... Read More

I am personally thankful to an interpreter for breaking the rules when the situation demanded it. My child went to the hospital for a broken arm last Friday and in ... Read More

DeannaTroi0113 writes on the forum that she has a hearing loss that is making it difficult for her to keep up with the choir she is an active member of. ... Read More

...That's what the UC Berkeley found would be the average increase in health insurance premiums in California if limited coverage for hearing aids for children were added. The bill, SB ... Read More

Are you deaf and do you drive a forklift? If you do, I'd like to hear from you because an About visitor e-mailed me to say that he was not ... Read More

People often say sign language is "beautiful," and one of the most beautiful forms of sign language expression is ASL Poetry. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Has anyone ever heard of an ototoxic reaction to toothpastes with the sensitivity agent, potassium nitrate, in them after prolonged use? I was using this product x6 months, 2-3x per ... Read More

Yes, hearing aids are expensive. No, it is not impossible to get hearing aids affordably. Here's how. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

New e-mail information course on cochlear implants. Topics covered range from the basics to support groups. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum