Tonight, during family reading time, I picked up and began reading the book "Shall I Say a Kiss?" (compare prices) the story of how two deaf people courted each other ... Read More

JMPettyWed writes on the forum: I was looking for a home study course that could teach me American Sign Language, but I do not know which would be the best one. ... Read More

For struggling deaf college students attending either deaf or hearing colleges, tutoring services are available. Guest article by Reba Orton. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Are you looking for another social option? Try an ASL meetup. At an ASL meetup you can socialize (coffee, restaurant, etc) with other deaf or hearing people who want to ... Read More

Received from an About Deafness/HOH visitor: I just wanted to say thank you so much for your section on Deafness in India! I'm a college student attempting to write a paper ... Read More

There is an interesting discussion on LiveJournal ASLTerps about what happens when a deaf person requests a different interpreter and why, and ways to avoid that happening. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Soadrocks asks on the forum: What makes a person a "NATIVE" signer? What are the prerequisites to being a "NATIVE" signer? Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Just found out that a deaf student has been selected as the new RIT Student Government President. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Sorkin won by a landslide. That's something I could not have ... Read More

Janeeta asks on the forum: I was curious to know if anyone in the state of Va collect SSDI because they are deaf and how hard it was to get it. ... Read More

This article, about publications for the deaf and hard of hearing community, was actually the very first article I had done for About. Since then, it has had to be ... Read More

It is a good time to be deaf and living in India. Two films featuring deaf characters are being released in Bollywood this month: "Pyare Mohan," and "Tom, Dick and ... Read More

I am seeing a bit of a disturbing trend with regard to cochlear implants. Audiologists and doctors are increasingly pushing parents of *very* young infants with hearing loss towards getting ... Read More

On the forum, from an About Deafness visitor: I have employment issues as well. I have worked my way up the ladder in medical field with training and certified. ... Read More

On the forum: An About visitor asked an interesting question: What should a hearing person be aware of not doing so as not to offend a Deaf person. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Meryl's efforts to turn in a journalism assignment on time, has been repeatedly stymied by the relay services, as recounted in her blog posting. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

An About Deafness/HOH visitor wrote: I guess this subject could be called "The Third Person In The Room". I am a pastor to the deaf and I am hard of hearing, ... Read More

What legal rights do deaf and hard of hearing people have? Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Cntryluv32 writes on the forum: I am doing a paper on Cochlear Implants and I am trying to find some people who have chosen to get an implant either for themselves ... Read More

It has been in the news for awhile, but it just made the New York Times: Deaf Theater Troupes Reel From Federal Cuts. The Federal government cut funding for deaf ... Read More

As immigrants (legal and illegal) march and demand rights and legalization, I was thinking of an imaginary, analogous situation. Imagine if there was a country full of hearing people. But ... Read More

As a parent of a deaf teenager trying to get a driver's license, I could identify with this news item in the Grand Forks Herald newspaper about a group of ... Read More

Many people in the deaf/hoh community come to it later in life, after a lifetime, or a substantial part of their lives, being lived as hearing people. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

The ability to add comments to the About Deafness/HOH blog postings is new. If you browse through the archives and post a comment on a previous blog posting, I will ... Read More

The Deaf Art gallery is now open at About Deafness/HOH. The first four artworks are posted. Three are by students at a school for the deaf, and they chose interesting ... Read More

Reba writes on the forum: I am a deaf tutor and I would like to know if there are any other deaf tutors out there. It would be cool to ... Read More

If you get an e-mail forwarded to you about a deaf woman named Judy Slomovic Gunter being arrested, it is most likely a fake. The title is "Rochester Woman Arrested ... Read More

Janessa514 writes on the forum: ...I need advice from people who know anything about getting a tympanoplasty or have had one done themselves. Like I've said in the past, I had numerous ... Read More

What are the top causes of deafness in children? The answers came from a study. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

I feel fortunate. I live in an area where if I have to go to the emergency room, they will summon a professional interpreter immediately. However, this is not yet ... Read More

Sexual abuse of deaf students in schools and programs historically has been a problem, both in the United States and in other countries. The news periodically carries reports of this. Even ... Read More

Patricia1969 writes on the forum: I am trying to contact anyone who has taken the Content Specialty Test in ASL for the NY State teacher certification. There are many of ... Read More

Does your hearing (or your child's) seem to go up and down? It may be a fluctuating hearing loss. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

MomsBakery writes on the forum: My 11-year-old daughter is very HOH. We use ASL at home and she is in a Deaf Education Program at school. The school district ... Read More