Nmstudent, a member of the About Deafness forum, asked on the forum about why many hearing parents of deaf and hard of hearing children never learn to sign. Read nmstudent's ... Read More

The Hearing Exchange blog reports that next week, a deaf boy is going to bring his hearing dog to school. The boy's family had been battling in court for the ... Read More

Some parents and medical professionals mistakenly believe that using sign language will prevent speech development. This new FAQ page makes it clear that is not true. In addition, this FAQ ... Read More

An About.com visitor wrote: "I have an embarrassing problem. When I am watching interpreters, in a meeting or a lecture, after awhile, I find myself falling asleep. It doesn't matter if ... Read More

From About.com: a video animation about cochlear implants, including cochlear implant surgery. This is an animation, so no blood for the squeamish. Transcript is available. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Video from About.com about conductive and sensorineural hearing loss. A conductive loss is usually temporary and can be reversed, not so with a sensorineural hearing loss. Transcript is available. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Wyoming is a rather sparsely populated state. However, Wyoming does have a few things to offer people involved with deafness or sign language. The newest entry in the American Deaf ... Read More

This video animation from About.com describes a hearing test that uses a tuning fork. It is called a Rinne test. I have never experienced this type of hearing test. Have ... Read More

The Fookem and Bug blog has a hilarious story about their experience with a hearing person desperately trying to call them, back in the days before we had relay services. ... Read More

It has come to this. People in the signing community who are concerned about the marginalization of sign language, are planning marches in Minnesota and elsewhere on September 29, 2007 ... Read More

ASL Music has a powerful vlog (sign language only) about her frustration in trying to get an interpreter when seeing a lawyer. The lawyer actually expected the State government to ... Read More

The work of the organization Hands and Voices is in the spotlight in this article from the Fergus Falls Daily Journal (September 18, 2007): Hearing Impaired have a Voice. The ... Read More

This morning I had a conversation with a deaf friend about cochlear implants that went like this: Friend: This deaf guy I know got a cochlear implant recently. Me: What made him ... Read More

Irish913, a member of the About Deafness forum, says on the forum that she has a 11 year old daughter with bilateral hearing loss that she is homeschooling. She wants ... Read More

An About.com visitor inquired: "I have a 21 year old deaf son who wears hearing aids. We live in Texas but he goes to a deaf college. He needs ... Read More

Finding a qualified interpreter, especially at the last minute, can be frustrating and difficult. This new "directory" lists resources in every state for finding an interpreter. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Lsalzer, a member of the About Deafness forum, asks on the forum if anyone has ever had a MRSA infection in the ear. Read responses to Lsalzer's question and add your ... Read More

It is a minor, but troubling news article: The San Jose Mercury News (September 9, 2007) reports that two teenagers were arrested for a hate crime against a group of ... Read More

Another cochlear implant article of interest in today's news: From the Broward Times (September 7, 2007) a story about a family originally from another country, that is selling their house ... Read More

When I began reading "Lemonade aides 4-year-old girl from Ecuador," (AzCentral.com, September 6, 2007). I thought it was going to be just another child-gets-an-implant story. Until near the end - ... Read More

Presenting the final installment in the Tammy Gets an Implant saga. After more than a year with her implant, Tammy tells About.com honestly about what life with her implant is ... Read More

If it is September, that means...Deaf Awareness Week. Deaf Awareness Week is about more than just awareness of sign language. It is about the full spectrum of the deaf experience, ... Read More

According to this New York Times article, "Early Action Proving Crucial to Hearing Success," (NY Times, September 4, 2007) some parents are failing to bring their newborns back for follow-up ... Read More

The mother of a deaf 11 year old posted on the forum about her experience in making the choice of an implant for her son, and also about her writing ... Read More

As cochlear implants spread around the world, they have reached Cuba. This child-gets-a-CI article in a Cuban newspaper states that the U.S. embargo was responsible for a delay in the ... Read More