An About.com visitor wrote: "I am an elementary music teacher in need of some good music lessons for deaf children." I referred him to the article on Deafness and Music. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

A new entry in the international sign language series - Israeli Sign Language, the sign language of Israel. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Today's Washington Post (October 30, 2007) has a one year later report on Gallaudet University, a year after last year's Unity for Gallaudet protests. The focus of the article is ... Read More

The Deaf Community Halloween article has been updated, with new links to blogs and other deaf halloween resources. Enjoy. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

The New York Times reports in "In a Hearing World, A Church's Mettle is Tested," that the St. Ann's Church for the Deaf in New York City, the first church ... Read More

Uninvited. What does that mean to the deaf community? The term is clearly defined in an excellent essay by DeafDC.com blogger, Teresa Blankmeyer Burke. (Please note the u in Burke. ... Read More

One look at the title and you know what this is about. Just about every deaf or hard of hearing person has been told this at one time or another. ... Read More

KIKIguana, a member of the About Deafness forum, thinks that there won't be any problems between deaf and hearing people in a few years. KIKIguana sees hearing people as becoming ... Read More

The United States is not the only country with colleges for the deaf. Japan has a technical college for the deaf too. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

If you are hearing, this blog post by Vikki Washington will give you a real insight into the differences in behavior of deaf and hearing people. If you are deaf, ... Read More

A child with a cochlear implant has a minor fall and the internal part of the implant breaks. Can it happen? Kevin's mother posted on her son's blog that ... Read More

Beverly61, a member of the About Deafness forum, lives in the greater Westville, Oklahoma area and is a hearing person learning sign language. She has difficulty understanding sign language receptively ... Read More

The Sandman, who is no stranger to the frustrations of the job search as a deaf person, posted about his difficulty in finding a full time, permanent job. Especially of ... Read More

A Center for Deaf-Blind people in Israel has developed a successful program pairing children and teens with Usher Syndrome with older role models who are also deaf-blind from Usher Syndrome. ... Read More

Mjcampbell2, a member of the About Deafness forum, wonders if any deaf people in Fairfax County have served jury duty? Read mjcampbell2's questions and add your experience or suggestions. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Is lipreading always natural for deaf children, or is it a skill that can be taught to deaf children? An About.com visitor told me that her deaf children were not ... Read More

Hearing undergraduate students (HUGs) with the right qualifications can attend Gallaudet University. Were you ever a HUG? How did being a HUG affect your job prospects and/or your career after ... Read More

Kaynine9, a member of the Deafness forum, asks if stroke victims can use sign language because stroke damages "the speech centre of the brain." Read what Kaynine9 has to say, ... Read More

Miss Mouse, a member of the About Deafness forum, writes that she is hard of hearing, and losing more hearing. While she had once known some sign language, now she ... Read More

It is one thing to identify a deaf baby at birth through newborn hearing screening. It is another to provide follow up services, especially unbiased follow up services that provide ... Read More

The Star-Telegram (Friday, October 5, 2007) has an article "His silence mistaken, deaf man attacked" about how a store cashier hit a deaf man in the head with a crowbar ... Read More

Your guide asks on the forum: What does sign language mean to you today? For example, is it a "beautiful language" or a bridge to help communication when lipreading and ... Read More

Sometimes I get the cutest questions. Here is one: I have a question for you. My cousin is having a baby with a man that is deaf. His ... Read More