Before she contacted me to ask if I could profile her, I was unaware of the existence of LaRonda Zupp's blog. What I found was amazing..and I am still reading ... Read More

Every week, it seems that a certain issue is the main topic of discussion in the deaf blogosphere. This week, it is the makeup of the jury pool for the ... Read More

Asked on the forum: Does anyone know of a deaf-friendly driver's education school in the metro Washington, DC area? Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Hearing senior citizens outnumber deaf senior citizens at a "deaf" retirement community in California. What happened is that by law, they could not deny admission to hearing seniors because the ... Read More

An About visitor alerted me that this month is the 25th anniversary of the landmark Amy Rowley case. That was the case in which deaf parents went to court to ... Read More

Do you want to use baby sign language with your baby? Are you looking for books on baby sign? Classes on baby sign? Here in one place is information for ... Read More

Did you miss seeing Through Deaf Eyes? PBS has provided a page that you can use to find the next showing in your area. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

I received this inquiry but have no answer for them. They are asking about training programs for home health care. Does anyone have a good answer or suggestion? "Are there any ... Read More

Did you watch Through Deaf Eyes tonight? (And if you were lucky enough to be in DC, the deaf film festival that aired afterward) What did you think of it? ... Read More

In her signed vlog masterpiece (a transcript is thoughtfully provided), "The Greatest Irony," Amy Cohen Efron discusses and contrasts the benefits of baby sign language for hearing babies with the ... Read More

When I started my college career, I studied science. Although I ended up in a different field, I have not forgotten my early interest in science. This article on deafness ... Read More

Just read this article on a deaf and austistic young man who has succeeded in school and has a job. Related article on About.com: Deafness and Autism Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

SidneySoskalne asks on the forum: My name is Sidney. I would like to know if you have any advice for me. I am 83 yrs. old and a former ... Read More

An About visitor wrote: I may be asked to leave college and that means that my education to become an ASL Interpreter will come to an end. I will give you ... Read More

According to Inside Gallaudet, on March 21 right after the PBS broadcast of "Through Deaf Eyes," the landmark program chronicling deaf heritage, people living in metro DC will get an ... Read More

Today marks the start of Deaf History Month, which continues til April 15. About Deafness already has several articles on people in deaf history and historic deaf events, in the ... Read More

Now that the deaf blogosphere is so well established, I decided it was time to start profiling the bloggers themselves. After all, deaf (and some hearing) bloggers have become a ... Read More

Josho3 writes on the forum: My wife and I have been teaching our daughter to sign. One of the foods she loves: lentils. However, we've been completely stymied in trying to find ... Read More

There is a trend growing - merging deaf and blind schools to save money as enrollments decrease and costs to educate the children rise. This week, Oregon is the latest ... Read More

Marcsherer writes on the forum: I wrote a small computer program which can generate different kinds of noise. It is called AudioNoise and there is a free version of it available ... Read More

In the deaf and hard of hearing community, one of the hardest questions to answer is, "are you deaf or are you hard of hearing?" Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

This morning I happened to glance through the March 12 issue of People magazine while in line at Giant. There was an article about a volunteer with Starkey Hearing Foundation, ... Read More

An interpreting student eager to improve herself sent me these questions, which I would like to share because I found her questions intriguing. How would you have answered them? 1. What ... Read More

The Mumbai Newsline reports on a deaf toddler's receiving a cochlear implant. The article states that a hearing aid was tried first. At the end of the article it says ... Read More

From time to time, someone posts on the forum asking for help with tinnitus, or asking if what they are experiencing is tinnitus. The About Deafness Classic on Tinnitus has ... Read More

Right now, the hottest story on WashingtonPost.com is "For Want of a Dentist," about a 12 year old boy who died from a toothache. This story touched me in a ... Read More