A guest posted on the forum that she is dealing with myofascial pain syndrome, and the interpreting training program she is in is making the syndrome worse. She has headaches ... Read More

We need articles that validate the value of schools for the deaf, and here is one. The Clearwater Citizen just ran an article about how a school for the deaf ... Read More

This profile of Bill Kastner on KSN.com tells about his experience in developing a closed captioning decoder back when he worked for Texas Instruments over 30 years ago. The interesting ... Read More

A frequently asked question I get (especially these days) is, "Can I buy or sell a used hearing aid?" Is it legal? Turns out the answer is yes, and at ... Read More

The News-Herald has an article about a deaf woman who is working to improve things in her city. From what she describes, it sounds like an extremely deaf-unfriendly city. Just ... Read More

Usually, the deaf-hearing relationship questions posted on the forum have to do with hearing people dating deaf people. This one is the reverse. A guest has asked if deaf people ... Read More

Just published, two more sign language videos. The first one is "Sign Colors in ASL," and the other one is "Counting in ASL." You may recognize the lady in the ... Read More

The deaf community has known for a long time about homesigning. What is that? Homesigns are what deaf children develop in the absence of formal education and exposure to a ... Read More

Researchers seem to think so. At the University of Washington, a study found that 22 out of 106 children who did not have a genetic mutation responsible for their hearing ... Read More

Bill on the forum is asking for help and advice on buying his first hearing aid. He has discovered there are many manufacturers, many different styles. He wants to know ... Read More

This is more than your routine crime story. A deafblind woman was the victim of an attempted kidnapping, but managed to escape. Not only that, she was able to help ... Read More

This Valentine's Day weekend, I will finish reading one of the more unusual deaf books published, "Shall I Say a Kiss?" This book is about a deaf couple in the ... Read More

There is one thing that is not clear to me yet about the requirement to register with relay services by March 31, 2009. Does failure to register with each individual ... Read More

When the governor of Pennsylvania announced that he was going to close the Scranton State School for the Deaf in Pennsylvania, the deaf community immediately swung into action. Mishka Zena ... Read More

We all know that there aren't enough interpreters to go around. That's where the National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers comes in. In addition to profiling the NCIEC, About.com ... Read More

A study of gorillas has discovered that gorillas apparently know sign language from birth. The study found that the same signs were turning up in different gorilla populations. The UK ... Read More

We may talk about how we are ok with being deaf, but doesn't every deaf person experience the desire to hear from time to time? Tonight I was reading the ... Read More

A new e-course on interpreting has been added to About.com Deafness. The interpreting articles spotlighted in this e-course cover diverse aspects of interpreting. Sign Language InterpreterPhoto © Flickr user Sister72 Over ... Read More

Several deaf and hard of hearing people and their family members have recently posted on the forum about their or a deaf family member's job situation. If you are deaf ... Read More

Todays Washington Post has an article in the sports section about Ryan B., a deaf student graduate of Maryland School for the Deaf who has just been awarded a full ... Read More

Researchers in the United Kingdom have just discovered that some premature babies have a genetic mutation that makes them at risk for deafness when they receive a type of antibiotic, ... Read More

New York magazine has a five-page article, "Going Deaf and Blind in a City of Noise and Lights," about a young woman, Rebecca Alexander, who has already lost vision and ... Read More

As if prank relay service calls weren't bad enough..now there is something new, called "Swatting." A "Swat" call is a prank relay service call made by someone who wants to ... Read More