The tsunami disaster in Asia has us stunned, shocked, wondering how to help. At least some of the victims are probably deaf. CNN.com has a listing of legitimate charities that ... Read More

I wonder if I should send Warner Home Video a bill for about $20. That would cover a third of the total cost of the Tarzan video series that I ... Read More

It is well known that noise can cause hearing loss, but there are ways to protect your hearing (or avoid losing more hearing if you already have a hearing loss). Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

As 2004 comes to a close, something new is being tried at About Deafness/HOH. For the first time, I would like to have a "About Deafness/HOH Deaf/HOH (or Hearing) Person ... Read More

The Mercury News reports on the case of a deaf man who is fighting deportation proceedings. He works as an interpreter for deafblind students at Ohlone College. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Any experienced parents out there with advice for this clearly frustrated parent? Dolly4036 writes that she has a 10 year old deaf child who is willfully misbehaving, to the point ... Read More

Forum member Lnanaa has posted a newspaper article about the arrest of a deaf woman who was allegedly trying to communicate in a store. In the article, an executive director ... Read More

If deaf Americans have difficulty finding employment, it apparently is even harder for deaf immigrants, as described on the forum by etselec: I am hearing but a friend of mine is ... Read More

Although the current Doonesbury and For Better or For Worse comic strips are not featuring deaf characters, they are running disability themes at the moment. For Better or for Worse ... Read More

Tomorrow morning, the British Broadcasting Corporation's long-running See Hear program for the deaf/hoh will have a segment that includes my boyfriend Robert Goodwin. If you miss it it repeats on ... Read More

As if the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa were not bad enough already, along comes an article by a representative of Uganda's national association of the deaf warning that due to ... Read More

For Spanish-speaking families and teachers of Spanish-speaking deaf and hard of hearing children, there are Spanish-language translations available of deafness and hearing loss resources. Almost every topic has a Spanish ... Read More

HHIssues has posted a long message on the forum from a profoundly deaf athlete who is upset about not being permitted to use hearing aids or cochlear implants in deaf ... Read More

To encourage holiday shoppers, Amazon.com has launched "Amazon Theater," offering free downloadable short films in a variety of formats (flash, quicktime, windows media player, realplayer). Some friends and I verified ... Read More

Why is it so important to recognize sign language as a legitimate language or means of communication? The situation in South Africa, where 95% of deaf people are unable to ... Read More

"I'm deaf, not disabled." How many times have we heard that from people in the deaf community? A forum member begs to differ, as the question of deafness as a ... Read More

But their hearing spouses too, as this message on the forum in the Finding Work and Working folder will attest: I'm deaf and my husband is hearing. He has been ... Read More

Today I had an interesting conversation with my interpreter while waiting for a doctor's appointment. She told me that the historically high demand for interpreting services is actually now being ... Read More

I am in the midst of exploring and discovering blogs by folks in the deaf community. If I come across one that is of particular interest, I plan to mention ... Read More

If you have been hearing your entire life, and suddenly find you can not hear certain things anymore, it can be hard to accept. A common reaction is denial. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

As I write this I am sitting waiting for my kids to finish their ice cream so we can head home on the Metro. We just saw an open captioned ... Read More

A new and unwelcome trend: VR agencies making deaf clients wait a long time for assistance. Read about it on the forum. VR Waiting Policies Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Some shopping malls have signing santa clauses. Is there one near you? Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Newsday reports that in Ukraine, deaf viewers watching the political news got an entirely different message than they were supposed to receive... Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Wanted: Deaf Christmas or Chanukah stories. Are you a creative writer? Do you like to write stories? I would be delighted to publish your Christmas or Chanukah story that has ... Read More