gears76 writes on the forum: I'm new to the group and I was wondering anyone hear of TruHearing? BlueCross covers this brand. I need 2 aids. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Jrzgirl17 writes on the forum: My name is Jane and I am a special education teacher in New Jersey. My class is learning sign language as we have some hard of ... Read More

Skylan writes on the forum: My mother was infected with Rubella while pregnant with me.I have several birth defects.Some hearing loss,blind in one eye and heart issues. I am trying to find ... Read More

SensibleK writes on the forum: I have a 3 yr old daughter who was born with auditory neuropathy. We want to open all door possible for her and let her ... Read More

aikifrodogrr writes on the forum: I am a HOH person with progressive hearing loss in both ears. I started losing my hearing at about the age five, but it wasn't ... Read More

An About visitor who had seen the FAQ page "Are there any commercials with sign language," alerted me that he had seen an Aleve commercial with a sign language ... Read More

This thread just hit a milestone - 100 messages. In one of the more interesting discussions going on in the forum, JoFire04 asks: Do you consider yourself Deaf and Disabled or ... Read More

HHIssues has posted an update on hair cell regeneration studies. Rather scientific, but worth the read. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

"Looking back in the past and to the future, the Gallaudet presidency issue encompasses one issue which is communications. How we were raised when we were younger can determine how ... Read More

A blind woman in Baltimore has sued a school for the deaf and blind for not hiring her for an early intervention position. According to the article, she could do ... Read More

I don't usually profile such young organizations, but when I learned about the existence of the Cochlear Implant Awareness Foundation I knew this was an organization poised to grow. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Need a break from all the news about Gallaudet? How about a laugh? Check out SignupComics.com. Some of these cartoons had me howling with laughter. More are on Dan McClintock's ... Read More

From the deaf culture mini-quiz: Name the deaf boy who had the title role in the late seventies tv movie, "And Your Name is Jonah." Greg Hlibok Jeff Bravin Irvin Jordan Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

From an About Deafness/HOH visitor: There was orphanage on the same block as my church when I was little. Some of the children attended Sunday School with us. I quickly ... Read More

A new FAQ page has been added to the Sign Language FAQ to address the sign language question I am asked most frequently: How Do I Find a Sign Language ... Read More

I am frequently asked by About Visitors how they can contact famous deaf actors such as Marlee Matlin, Terrylene, C.J. Jones, et cetera. Fortunately many of these actors have websites ... Read More

An About Visitor wrote: I have a 7yo daughter that was diagnosed with ADHD toward the end of the first semester of school last year. She has been treating with ... Read More

"I am an audiologist in Iran and employed in a research institute in special children. I want to make a lip/speech reading test in persian language please tell me what is the ... Read More

An About visitor wrote: I am a nurse working with women who are interested in getting information about family planning, sexuality and sexual health. I am working on a research ... Read More

At the time the article "Helping Foreign Deaf Students" was written there were few or no other scholarship programs for international deaf students attending Gallaudet University. Now there are quite ... Read More

An About visitor wrote: I am from Kosovo(there was a war in my country in 1999). I got in the US as a refugee but my family is still there and most importantly ... Read More

After reading the article on Earmold Allergies, an About visitor wrote: I have read the article on problems with the ear molds having silicone in them. I, too, am allergic ... Read More

An About visitor wrote: I am sitting in Germany and just came here by chance, using searching machines. It took me 24 years before I was ready to wear hearing-aids. But ... Read More

Who was Elizabeth Zinser ? Does anyone remember? Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Implantable hearing aids are clearly the wave of the future (and are already available) if what Ileneraku said on the forum is any indication. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

An About visitor wrote: I have a 9-yr old son with severe hearing loss in both ears. He is very intelligent, very friendly, very outgoing and very sweet. But we are ... Read More

Lately, more people are asking me if they or their children can qualify for a cochlear implant. A new FAQ page has been created to answer this question. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Just found out that there is a new site set up for the Gallaudet community involved in this battle: GuFSSA.com. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

In Australia, they lack a national standard for deafblind interpreters, according to this LiveJournal poster. Related: Helen Keller Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

If you are deaf and talk, does your speech sound "normal" or is it a monotone? My own voice is a monotone. When I was growing up, my family complained ... Read More

Did you ever have to make a presentation on deafness to a group of schoolchildren? How did you communicate the concepts of deafness and deaf culture to a young audience? abdeafness ... Read More

Having lived with a progressively hearing impaired man for the past 25 years I was not prepared to be on the other end of the hearing aid. My husband ... Read More

Over at About's Special Education site, the guide was asked this question: "My child is deaf and low functioning. Her IEP Team wants to use an interpreter as her teacher..." Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

An About visitor wrote this question, posted on the forum: My son is in college, he wears 2 digital hearing aids (about 1 yr old)and has had no problems with them...big improvement ... Read More