The author of a play about a non-Jewish family in Nazi Germany that goes into hiding to protect their teenage son from being forcibly sterilized, has posted news about the ... Read More

This week, one of the press releases put out announced that the Department of Education would fund research into captioning for mobile devices (Broadcasting & Cable, August 28, 2007). Nice, ... Read More

A relay service operator who feels "abused" by the deaf and hard of hearing people he "serves," posted complaints on the forum. Life as a relay service operator is not ... Read More

Newsday reports that Frank Bowe, a deaf activist who had played a key role in getting the Americans with Disabilities Act and the earlier Section 504 passed, has died. His ... Read More

News from Britain: a hearing man was knifed to death while trying to defend his deaf friend from being bullied. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Few blogs make me as excited to learn about their existence as this one did. Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature, a blog by Dr. Sharon Pajka-West, features reviews and interviews ... Read More

An About.com visitor asked me a question I was unable to answer. A parent wants to know how much a child can hear if there is only one turn in ... Read More

An About.com visitor wrote: I was recently implanted (a few months ago) and was just informed today that I need to be reimplanted ASAP due to device failure. They do ... Read More

According to Britain's The Evening Telegraph (August 22, 2007), a young deaf woman who wants to work in child care can not get hired for an apprenticeship. Without the ... Read More

Sign language interpreting has become so widespread internationally, and much more professionalized. Around the world, there are counterparts to the U.S. Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. They have banded ... Read More

As my regular readers know, I am a strong supporter of captions or subtitles on video blogs (vlogs). While some individual bloggers do put subtitles on their vlogs, there are ... Read More

Tanna_san7 asks on the forum: Hi. I'm a hearing person interested in learning ASL and/or LSQ [quebec sign language]. I'm not sure if I'll be able to learn both or how ... Read More

Wdicwg asks on the forum: I know a fair amount of ASL, and can usual determine meaning from context even if I don't know the exact sign. But recentally a ... Read More

Dear readers, This blog has been around a long time. From time to time, I get comments on old posts - say, posts older than six months old. When that ... Read More

Here in one place, are all the articles about hearing aid batteries - buying them, recycling them, and common questions about hearing aid batteries. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Profile of the Alexander Graham Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Just before going to bed, saw this item: Deaf Actors and Actresses Cast on All My Children (Movieweb.com, August 13, 2007). The storyline focuses on a deafened toddler whose parents ... Read More

Russia's newspaper, the Kommersant, has an article on a deaf five year old girl (Aug. 11, 2007) who is unable to communicate although she can write her name. The paper ... Read More

Earlier this week, I received an urgent-sounding e-mail from this person who posted on the forum, pleading for help for a mother so her children would not have to go ... Read More

An About.com visitor wrote: I am a HOH college student. My college allows students to teach classes in a program called EXCO (experimantal college) and I have been asked to teach ... Read More

An unusual autobiographical article by a woman who ended up in foster care because her parents neglected to give her what she needed to manage her hearing loss. It is ... Read More

Came across an article today about the type of deaf child I don't read about very often: deaf and autistic. (Source: The Star-Banner, August 6, 2007) Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

CurlyV asks on the forum: I'm a parent of 2 deaf children, and we live about an hour away from the state deaf school. Our county will not provide transportation ... Read More

Disregard the title of this article, "Deaf and Desperate." It should have been, "Deaf and Successful." Two deaf women in Kenya, one with training and one without, are successful ... Read More

Although we are still enjoying the pool, school days beckon very soon. Gallaudet University frequently gets inquiries about how to get tutoring services for deaf people. This guest article by ... Read More

Raecarrie writes on the forum: Hello. I have a friend who has a cat that's deaf. What's it like having a deaf pet? How can you call it's name? Do they ... Read More

Just read this article about a deaf college student in Malaysia who despite her excellent academic performance, was at risk for not graduating because she could not pass the required ... Read More