ClareB1970 writes on the forum: Hi everyone, this is my first post and it is for a specific reason. I need your help please..... I have done BSL Stage 1 ... Read More

Tomora Pace has written another poem, "I Know Silence," for the Literary Corner at About Deafness/HOH. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

It is with great pleasure that I am publishing the follow-up to Tammy Beaulieu's experience in getting a cochlear implant. Her guest article very clearly describes both what a cochlear ... Read More

I followed blogger Sonny James as he tried to get an interpreter for a doctor's appointment. In the beginning, things did not look promising. Among other things, the doctor's office ... Read More

BeausMomma writes on the forum: ...if the coach hollers out "choke up on the bat" or "take a step back", Beau doesn't do anything because he didn't hear a word ... Read More

An About visitor wrote: I am an US Army physician deployed to Iraq and I am looking for a nonprofit organization that might being will to sponsor a 3 yr old ... Read More

What technologies are available to help deafblind people access information and communicate? That's the question answered by this FAQ page. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Believe it or not, this blog posting is actually a dream that I had last night. When deaf children are small, they often do not have enough English to read ... Read More

For years deaf people have complained about paying full price for DVDs and getting to enjoy only the movie and not the "extras" that have become more important over time. ... Read More

Deafbiz blog has a thought-provoking blog posting, "CI vs. SSI/SSD." The gist of it is that she has been hearing tales of deaf people who received CIs, being cut off ... Read More

Now that it is summer, the movies are attracting more people. What type of captions do you prefer in the movie theater? Open captions (captions printed directly on the screen, ... Read More

An About visitor wrote: I am currently in an Interpreter Program, and I'm completing a short paper on Medical Interpreting. I'd like to know what additional training and certification is ... Read More

June 25 to July 1 is Helen Keller Deafblind Awareness Week. These articles and blog postings on About Deafness/HOH are about either Helen Keller or Deafblindness: Helen Keller Usher Syndrome Laura Bridgman and ... Read More

Halipilias writes on the forum: I'm a writer of comedy romance. One of my characters is an fiesty, eighty-year-old grandmother who is partially deaf. She uses her deafness to her advantage. I would ... Read More

Today was my deaf child's sixth grade graduation. I truly enjoyed the experience, and it was cathartic for me because of what happened to me at my own sixth grade ... Read More

TheLastOnePicked writes on the forum: ...Well, Heather GOT a CI when she was 9. The article describes how she has intelligible speech, and has lots of hearing friends, attends a mainstreamed ... Read More

LoopyLes writes on the forum: If by some miracle of scientific genius, somebody developed a process whereby deafness or hoh became a thing of the past, would you embrace it? I ... Read More

The Deafness Around the Globe e-course has been updated to add South Africa and India. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Ridor writes about his latest encounter with a deaf peddler. What makes this peddler more sympathetic though, is the fact he is a former convict. Deafness has nothing to do ... Read More

A deaf professional in Canada submitted as a guest article, an academic paper for publication on About Deafness/HOH. The paper addresses sign language interpreters (history, roles, responsibilities, and relationships). Although ... Read More

An About visitor wrote: Can you tell me the law/rule that applies to advertisers on network television. Are they required to caption their advertisments. i noticed some do, but ... Read More

An About visitor wrote: hello. i am an adult female, 44 years old and hard of hearing in one ear ( my left). my hard of hearing was not detected until ... Read More

Cookie415 writes on the forum: Does anyone know if loss of hearing is necessary for AIED diagnosis? I have just been diagnosed TODAY and am still numb. I do ... Read More

Presbycusis is another cause of hearing loss, according to this FAQ page. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

I just read this article about a deaf student graduating college: Deaf student overcomes obstacles to graduate from CWU The article contains the following paragraph: "Next year she will attend Gallaudet University in ... Read More

It is a cause of hearing loss, according to this FAQ page. Related forum posts on Mondini syndrome Mondini Syndrome Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Katie399 writes on the forum: I have a friend who is a 26 year old single deaf woman. She lost her hearing at age 3. She is very ... Read More

What's that giant sucking sound? It is the sound of the video relay services, taking in most of a community's available interpreters. It is no wonder interpreters are flocking to ... Read More

Knowing that the majority of deaf people in developing countries are uneducated and unemployed or even treated cruelly (hat tip to Meryl Evans), I am pleased whenever I come across ... Read More

Bearjul writes on the forum: I watch a lot of closed captioned tv with a deaf friend, and often see things mispelled, etc., but we were watching World's Most Amazing Videos ... Read More

I am frequently asked by sign language students, and also interpreting students, how they can find employment as interpreters. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Most deaf parents have hearing children. Those hearing children have a unique experience growing up, and a sub-culture has developed for them within the deaf community. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Sometimes I'm simply stumped by the questions I receive. Here is one: I remember reading a long time ago about a deaf army squad in the U.S. Army. I can't remember ... Read More

An About visitor wrote: I am curently a student in an introductory course in sign language. I am in need of the star spangled banner done with signs. I am ... Read More

I'm a regular reader of the comic strip Madam & Eve, published in South Africa. So, it seemed only natural that my next choice for a deafness around the world ... Read More

Sadwkh writes on the forum: I'm based in the UK. I have a ski-slope audiogram with sensorineural loss and upto 50% loss at the higher frequencies. I have been wearing CIC ... Read More