CSZoe asks on the forum: Hello everyone!. I'm new here & would like to know if smoking has any correlation to hearing loss. I have heard it does, but would like ... Read More

Today at the ENT, the doctor asked me when I had lost my hearing. I explained I was deaf from birth. He didn't bother to check my ears but examined ... Read More

What are the top ten things you can do with sign language? Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

LoopyLes writes on the forum: Yesterday I made enquiries regarding the learning lip reading aka speech reading. To my utter surprise, I was told that classes in lipreading are no ... Read More

KTBS reports that a man who made verbal statements to the police without an interpreter present, now insists that his statements be thrown out. The suspect did not indicate that ... Read More

The first and only time that I ever experienced C-Print was when it was still being developed, in the early '80s at NTID. I was writing about it for the ... Read More

Tphins04 writes on the forum: My name is Pat and I am a student at New Hampshire Community Techinical College. In my Deaf Culture II class I have to ... Read More

Are deafblind people fully integrated into society today? Yes. No. Current Results Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Tphins04 writes on the forum: Do you understand the American Disabilities Act? Have you or anyone you know use this act to seek employment, housing , medical or any other right that ... Read More

An About visitor from the United Kingdom writes: "I wasn't discriminated against during the application process, where my condition was discussed with the interviewer and they were happy that it wasn't ... Read More

I wasn't going to do this because it may upset some readers of About.com, but this week the deaf blog community (Mike, Ridor, and Joseph)are upset about a radio station ... Read More

Did you miss the show at Gallaudet tonight given by Angela Petrone Stratiy to benefit Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services? You can watch an earlier performance streamed online, from the ... Read More

What means, both technical and human, are there of making things accessible to deaf and hard of hearing people? Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Looking for a deaf dog or cat to adopt? Check out the blog of the Rolling Dog Ranch Animal Sanctuary for animals with disabilities. What's that? You didn't know dogs ... Read More

Had my hearing tested today. The audiologist checked the ears for cleanness, and tested my hearing with headphones and a beeper. I had a hard time knowing if I was ... Read More

Right now I have two cats, so a hearing dog is not an option for me. But maybe someday in the future, I will get a hearing dog to help ... Read More

I'm too deaf to benefit from these things, but for hard of hearing or deaf people with enough hearing ability, there are many assistive listening devices available to help with ... Read More

A cute little dog wearing a graduation cap has been added to the Hearing Dog Photo Gallery. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Long ago, I thought that there wasn't any harm in turning my hearing aid up to its highest volume. Boy, was I wrong. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Have you created any deaf art that you would like to share with the world? You can send me pictures of your artwork and I will publish them in a ... Read More

It isn't often that I get the chance to interview an author as well known as Connie Briscoe, who is deaf and African American. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

It has come to this. The toothlessless of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has finally driven a group of deaf people to acts of civil disobedience, as reported in ... Read More

A variety of text communication options are available to deaf and hard of hearing people, including the old-fashioned but still around, TTY. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

The deaf community, and the hearing world too, has been abuzz with the news on the death of Miss Deaf Texas, Tara McAvoy, who was struck by a train and ... Read More

The cochlear implant community loves to share CI moments, and I enjoy reading about them. Do you have a "CI Moment" to share? —abdeafness on the forum Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Wireless services are available for deaf and hard of hearing people, from both mainstream providers and deaf-specialty companies. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

A hotly debated topic on the forum recently was whether deaf kids should go to deaf schools or mainstream programs. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Relay services have been around for years, yet there are still many hearing people who don't know about them. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

I recently attended a trade show in Washington, DC. One of the interpreters there happened to be from Louisville, Kentucky, the same place my boyfriend comes from. The intepreter told ... Read More

Ivan and Mandy's Hear Again blog reports that Advanced Bionics has issued a recall letter for their implants. It is unclear to me from reading the article, if the parts ... Read More

Have you experienced pre-employment discrimination?

Although the vast majority of implantees have positive experiences with their cochlear implants (According to the House Ear Institute, cochlear implants have a high success rate and a very low ... Read More

I use CART at work all the time now. It has really made a difference for me, as my receptiveness of sign language is not the best. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

An About visitor wrote: Ive been partially deaf since I was 8 years old. As a child, my mother would refuse to take me to doctors, had refused surgery on my inner ... Read More

Have you heard of ABC stories in sign language? They can be fascinating to watch when someone tells one in front of you. I've never learned how to do it, ... Read More

Februaryfish writes on the forum: My name is Jennifer and I am studying to become an ASL interpreter. One of my classes this semester is Deaf culture. I have ... Read More

Before I became an About guide for deafness/hard of hearing, I was known for my advocacy for captioning. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

So far, at least two deaf bloggers have posted on this news story, "Disabled man loses beloved service dog over weight dispute." So far, Judy of DeafBiz.com and Mike of ... Read More

Jen8226 writes on the forum: My colleague and I are completing research regarding information given to parents at initial visits with an audiologist or speech pathologist. We are asking ... Read More

The technology for cochlear implants has improved to the point where even I am considering one. I see more deaf people in my age group choosing to get them, and ... Read More

Although many insurance plans cover cochlear implants, parents of deaf children that work for self-insured companies or who are self-employed, are often left out in the cold. They may not ... Read More

Yes, you can, although not in the way you might expect. Read about SignWriting. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum