Ed Bosson, the deaf blogosphere's telecommunications watchdog, has posted news that the Federal Communications Commission is freezing Video Relay Service rates. His blog post includes a link to a FCC ... Read More

Without them, I could not do my job as effectively. Modern technology has its limits, and that's where human interpreters come in. Whether you want to become an interpreter, already ... Read More

It was only a small notice in the Honolulu Advertiser, but in the small world that is the deaf community it is a significant item: Hawaii Services on Deafness is ... Read More

Today (June 27) was Helen Keller's birthday. She was born June 27, 1880. This date is marked in some countries as "Helen Keller Day" and in others as "Helen Keller ... Read More

The New York Daily News reports (June 27, 2007) that the first mixed deaf and hearing class has graduated from the former JHS 47 School for the Deaf in New ... Read More

Last week, when selecting a blog posting to highlight in the About.com Deafness newsletter, I came across several good blog postings that I feel deserve a mention on the About.com ... Read More

I love my two hearing cats, but when the time comes, I will take a serious look at getting a deaf pet. It is not hard to find a deaf ... Read More

A licensed hearing aid specialist has sent in some comments for the article on hearing aid prices, which questioned the high cost of hearing aids. His comments make some good ... Read More

P2Chap writes on the forum: in the u.s. navy in the mid 50's i was exposed to unprotected 45 caliber pistol fire and later, as an airborne air controller aboard ... Read More

Remember controversial documentary maker Michael Moore? According to the Hartford Courant, his latest film due out June 29 takes on insurance companies and cochlear implants over the issue of paying ... Read More

From time to time, I enjoy reading articles about deaf people working at various locations. Today I read about the deaf barista, Ali Jordan, working at a Philadelphia Starbucks. The ... Read More

Sometimes people want to learn signs for a specific purpose, rather than sign language in general. Such as, the signs for animals, food, furniture, clothing, school, family, and more. These ... Read More

As reported in this article about deaf teenage ESL students in Maine, more school districts are facing the challenge of teaching deaf immigrant students. Educators take note: This article mentions ... Read More

The John Tracy Clinic will long outlive the deaf boy it was named for. That deaf boy just died today at the age of 82. The Los Angeles Times published ... Read More

A deaf man, Paul Zirimenya, has just been ordained a Catholic priest. Originally from Uganda, he lost his hearing as a young child. Interestingly, he is not the only deaf ... Read More

Did you know that the About.com Deafness site has a free weekly e-mail newsletter? It includes a special feature that is not on this website. Every week, I select one ... Read More

According to the SGVTribune.com (June 14, 2007. Article free for only a short time), a deaf mainstreamed student has won a battle to get real-time captioning in her classroom. The ... Read More

It is no secret why many senior citizens will not wear hearing aids. LaRonda covers the well-known reasons why in depth in her blog. Best of all, she adds her ... Read More

The Fookem and Bug blog has done it again, this time with a post on deaf-related coins. Well illustrated, this blog post gives examples of money with likenesses of Helen ... Read More

Will the problems of Gallaudet ever end? If it isn't one thing it's another. Today Elizabeth (MishkaZena) brought to the deaf community's attention the fact there were "improper actions" by ... Read More

An About visitor asked: I am a Cadet in the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Arizona. I also am taking classes in Sign Language and Interpreter training. The ... Read More

Not even a full year old, sometime today DeafRead.com reached the milestone of 10,000 posts! According to the "Last" page on Deafread.com, the first blog post that aired on Deafread.com ... Read More

Just saw this article about a deaf actor in India, Dhruv, having a lead role in an upcoming Bollywood film. It is not clear from the article if he is ... Read More

I received an e-mail from Abby Chen, a program director at the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco. Ms. Chen wrote: "I am currently working on a film screening program ... Read More

Believe it or not, the time is coming when even a cochlear implant may be considered primitive hearing assistive technology. The next generation, as reported by WebWire, may have the ... Read More

The Talkie blog has brought to our attention the case of a deaf boy whose parents won a lawsuit against a public school for not educating their son. The school ... Read More

If you are visiting the United States, or looking to move somewhere else within the United States, scope out the deaf communities around the U.S. This page will grow as ... Read More

Today's amusing For Better or For Worse comic strip (June 3, 2007) focused on Grandpa Jim, who has aphasia. Aphasia is a condition in which it is hard to talk. ... Read More

The Fookum and Bug blog has a colorful, well-illustrated entry on deaf-related stamps from around the world. Other people have written about deafness in stamps before, but what makes this ... Read More