An About visitor wrote: My deaf husband does not use his voice and uses ASL. I am deaf too, but can talk and sign. We have been married a couple of ... Read More

Just happened to catch a segment on tonight's (12/28) NBC Nightly News about the relay scams. They had two former relay operators appear on camera complaining that most calls they ... Read More

Some people have indicated to me that they did not understand, or were unable to, see the captions on the CNN news clips. Here is a step-by-step explanation of how ... Read More

I am closing out 2006 with this About visitor-requested article on deafness in Germany. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

On Christmas Day, the New York Times ran an article, "Where Sign Language is Far from Foreign," putting the spotlight on Rochester. Rochester has had economic hard times of late. ... Read More

Chrisbahrain writes on the forum (in part): I am the Principal at a Special Needs Inst in the Middle East. We always have at least two students that are profoundly ... Read More

This week in the news, there have been several articles about the use of embryo screening to create children with disabilities such as deafness. This is not new...a few years ... Read More

This is holiday week, so I'm posting something light and fluffy - common hand gestures, and a yes/no chart of whether or not they can be found in sign language. ... Read More

An About visitor wrote: I was reading the story about Parenting, Stages of Acceptance. Bobbys story made me feel so much better. I Just found out, 2 weeks ago, that my ... Read More

Uganda Uganda's government has recognized the need for more schools for the deaf. There are a few, but they are too expensive for many potential students. Starting or supporting a deaf school ... Read More

When you go to the theater, what is your preference? Interpreted performances or captioned performances? Interpreted performances are fairly widespread, but captioned performances are catching on. I just discovered a ... Read More

Gimpp99 asks on the forum, "What about those persons who can hear but have no voice? Why do you never hear about them? I have a best friend who is ... Read More

Being a SODA does not mean that you are a glass of coke or pepsi. It means that you grew up with a deaf brother or sister. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

That is the question that the new Center for Education Research Partnerships is looking for answers for. Are deaf kids just hearing kids trapped in deaf bodies? The answer, hopefully ... Read More

Santas.Elf has posted an announcement on the forum that this year, Santa Claus is sending video e-mail in sign language. Are the days of sitting on the laps of a ... Read More

Many people still don't know that you can see captioned news on the web, courtesy of CNN and AOL. Here is the code for linking to the captioned news on the ... Read More

Marissa18 asks on the forum, "I would love to hear some experiences on what took place in the classroom if any of you were taught orally. Was it a one ... Read More

It is official now; the Washington Post reports that Davila has been named the interim president of Gallaudet University. In the live webcast introducing Davila, the first words he said ... Read More

It may have been a (positive) freudian slip when he referred to his wife as "profoundly dear," instead of profoundly deaf but in his forum post PsychicSnail1 describes a loving ... Read More

Word is spreading (via blogs and the media) that the three finalists for the ultimate deaf temporary position, President of Gallaudet University, are: Robert Davila William Marshall Stephen Weiner Two (Marshall and Weiner) ... Read More

A profile of the deaf painter Granville Redmond has been added to the People in Deaf History section. One thing I don't understand is why if his artwork is so ... Read More

The actual title of the forum post by rmurphy762 is "Angry," but I didn't want to use that for the title of this blog post or readers might think that ... Read More

An About visitor wrote: We are making educational posters in many languages, mainly for children. If possible we would like to include the international hand alphabet in this poster to motivate ... Read More

Yes, it can. The blog post "The Birth of a Language" examines the natural development of a sign language by deaf children in Nicaragua. At the bottom of the blog ... Read More

Gil Eastman, whom I remember as one of the hosts of Deaf Mosaic, has passed away. Details and photographs are on these blogsites: RidorLive - photograph and a bio of Gil ... Read More

Only a few more weeks until Christmas! Once again, here are the Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa articles on About Deafness. Signs of ChristmasChristmas Spirit in ASL Religious Sign Language Songs and Pledges in ... Read More

Usually when I have met a hearing dog, the "owner" is a deaf adult. An About visitor asked if a deaf kid could have a hearing dog. I wasn't sure ... Read More