Today, InSight Cinema, the nonprofit organization that had worked to promote open captioned films and carried listings of open captioned film showings around the country, said goodbye. In a letter ... Read More

An About.com visitor wrote: "My stepdaughter has been in the US for the past two years. She has an 85% hearing impairment. Basically, she relies on reading lips. The ... Read More

Only a couple of weeks ago, we had gone to an ASL film festival. Saturday afternoon found us back at Gallaudet University, this time to see the ASL film "Wrong ... Read More

Lettitia asks on the forum if there is any website that she can print the signs for words off of. She needs this to help her communicate with a deaf ... Read More

This fall, a new charter school for the deaf opens in Las Vegas, according to the Las Vegas Sun. It is a bilingual school, as reported: The new school for ... Read More

From time to time, I see parents asking how they can find a sign language tutor to privately help them improve their sign language skills. The new Sign Language Tutors ... Read More

Today's Washington Post reported that the Virginia Department of Education is seeking to change a rule regarding parental consent to end services such as speech therapy. The state DOE wants ... Read More

The Times of India reports that a deaf non-resident Indian has taken over the operation of a school for the deaf in India. Newsletter|Twitter|Forum

Just finished watching "Sweet Nothing in My Ear." The film brought to my mind the question: at what age is a child old enough to participate in the decision whether ... Read More

I don't usually read sports articles in the Washington Post, but this one caught my attention: "Deaf Soccer Player Tackles Pro Challenge." It is about Matt Eby, a Gallaudet University ... Read More

A reminder for busy readers: This Sunday night the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie Sweet Nothing in My Ear, starring Marlee Matlin, Jeff Daniels, Noah Valencia, Phyllis Frelich, and Ed ... Read More

At the very end of this article about a deaf teenager who texts (as opposed to instant messaging), there is a mention that U.S. Cellular offers a text-only plan. I ... Read More

Apparently, the answer is yes. For days I tried to call a family member. Every time I tried to call, I got this recording and could not get through. The ... Read More

The New York Times has an article about the Lyric hearing aid, which is worn deep inside the ear. According to the Times, the few people that have tried the ... Read More

Question: What large United States deaf community has not had an annual ASL Film festival until now? If you guessed Washington, DC, you are correct. Friday night and Saturday night was the ... Read More

Even though others have stated that the cost of hearing aids is comparable to the cost of other luxury items (and can therefore be managed), it continues to be a ... Read More

Jack Jason could perhaps be considered a superstar interpreter. Jack Jason and Marlee Matlin© Jack Jason He doesn't interpret for just anyone. He interprets for academy-award winning deaf actress Marlee ... Read More

Just saw in the blog Issac's World that a young deaf boy has been denied a second implant by his insurance company. Their justification is that the child has "made ... Read More

Sue455 says on the forum that she has fibromyalgia, but is very interested in ASL. She has already had two semesters of ASL, and is investigating interpreter training. However, she ... Read More

Make sure you are sitting down when you read Lolypup's tale of traveling from Washington, DC to Boston, Massachusetts without having his identification checked by airport authorities. The shocking nature ... Read More

Last night, I watched a captioned episode of The Simpsons on the relatively new internet television website, Hulu.com. Using the processor with an accessory connected to the computer, I was ... Read More

Life can be difficult for elderly deaf people. Deaf Seniors of America is working to improve the quality of life for aging deaf Americans, particularly with regard to residential housing. ... Read More

PE.com has a nice article, complete with photograph, of nine-year-old Noah Valencia, a deaf boy who is at the center of attention in the upcoming Hallmark Hall of Fame TV ... Read More

Woody360 writes on the forum: I have two daughters Elle 6 and Hollie 3. My eldest was born profoundly deaf. She had a cochlear implant in 2003 when ... Read More