Allisonbeth has posted a link on the forum to a survey of deaf gay, lesbian, and bi college students being conducted by the University of Hartford. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Did you know that getting a cochlear implant is only the beginning? Rehabilitation therapy is necessary in order to get the most benefit from your or your child's implant. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Irene Taylor Brodsky's documentary "Hear and Now" about her parents, who had been deaf all their lives, getting cochlear implants, has won the U.S. audience award at the Sundance film ... Read More

What are the most popular sign language articles at About Deafness? Here they are, all in one place. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

I have not seen the movie so I don't know how deserving she is of an Oscar, but Rinko Kikuchi, a hearing Japanese actress, is an Academy Award nominee for ... Read More

The American Library Association has announced this year's children's book award winners -- and one of them is a book about a young deaf boy. "The Deaf Musicians," by Pete ... Read More

Nutriants1 asks on the forum: I recently saw a movie on bbc america called "soundproof." It's about the journey of a guy who' s deaf, accused of murder who gets involved ... Read More

For people with newly diagnosed hearing losses and parents of newly identified babies, there is a lot to learn about hearing aids. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

EllenPurton asks on the forum: We have been trying for a year to find out why my 3 year old is completely deaf in one ear. All his tests have ... Read More

If you are lucky enough to live in Maine, you may want to check out the works of deaf artist John Brewster, on exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art ... Read More

A Cuban newspaper has reported on the creation of a digital sign language dictionary online of Cuban Sign Language. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

The last time I checked, it was 2007, not 1964. The defense lawyers [Death penalty argued before trial, Execution of deaf woman would be cruel, lawyers say. Source: Argus Leader, ... Read More

I received an e-mail from an About visitor that was difficult to understand. Below are the facts as I gleaned them from the e-mail: About visitor is deaf Lives in a ... Read More

The 53 page neutral report on the HMB incident during the now historic Gallaudet protest of Fall 2006 makes it clear that there is plenty of blame to go around ... Read More

Doing some leisure web reading, I came across this gem: an article about a KFC restaurant in Pakistan run entirely by deaf people. Too bad the article didn't say exactly ... Read More

The About Deafness classic, "Publications," has been updated with new information. (Welcome back, Deaf Life). So much is available to read online free that it feels like an embarrassment of ... Read More

HHIssues asks on the forum: I have some questions. Anyone know what's the history of the film, "Children of Lesser God". What was it before it became a film ? ... Read More

StarryEyedBat asks on the forum: I am going to be getting new HA's soon and I was hoping someone could recommend a brand, type, etc. I don't know if this ... Read More

After observing how quickly the deaf community embraced the term solitaire this past week, I decided it merited a permanent entry in the About Deafness/HOH Glossary. It is especially being ... Read More

Robert writes on the forum (in part), describing an inexpensive two-way deaf-hearing communications setup: "When I assisted someone in an interview at home, I used an older laptop, an external keyboard, ... Read More

I just had a hearing test on Friday so this article is based on a mix of personal experience and research. It is really meant for hearing people, particularly parents, ... Read More

Another new poem on deafness, this time by Melina Nugent. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Enjoy this new poem by Sheri Birnbaum Dennis, about nature and reading lips. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Kathi_sampson writes on the forum: I am an adult and have been profoundly deaf since I was about 2 years old. I have always worn a hearing aid in my ... Read More

Guyster7148 writes on the forum: Happy New Year to ALL !!! I was wondering if there is a class or group that is in the Sacramento/Carmichael area. I would ... Read More

The article on rubella and deafness been updated. (It isn't mentioned in the article, but in recent years there has been some concern about the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine ... Read More

Dear readers, Now it is 2007. I have been your guide to deafness and hard of hearing for ten years. Although this site went live in April 1997, I actually started ... Read More