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Mentoring Program for Deaf Children
Mentoring program for deaf children needing adult deaf role models.

Just for (Deaf and Hearing) Kids
It is a deaf world, but what about the kids? What is there for the kids?

Sudden Deafness - Sudden Loss of Hearing
More people lose their hearing suddenly than you might think.

Sudden Hearing Loss And Rush Limbaugh
Sudden hearing loss has affected Rush Limbaugh.

Glad to be Deaf
Reasons to be glad to be deaf (or, benefits of being deaf).

Signs of Chanukah
Finding the signs for words associated with Chanukah (or Hanukkah)..

Valentine Signs
Signs for words commonly associated with Valentine's Day.

Dr. Richard Orin Cornett - Father of Cued Speech
An obituary of Dr. Richard Orin Cornet, developer of cued speech communication for the deaf.

Sign Language Clubs
Sign language clubs are one way to practice signing skills.

Samuel Heinicke - Father of Oral Education
Samuel Heinicke developed oral deaf education and opened the first oral school for the deaf, in Germany.

Clerc-Gallaudet Week
About Clerc-Gallaudet Week, a deaf community event.

Deaf Culture 101
Aspects of American deaf culture.

Deaf Awareness Week
Deaf Awareness Week is always the last full week of September.

Erastus (Deaf) Smith
Erastus Smith was a deaf man who played a major role in early Texas history.

Laurent Clerc
Laurent Clerc is one of the most-honored deaf men in history.

Alexander Graham Bell and Deafness
Alexander Graham Bell and his connection to the deaf community.

Fingerspelling - Learn the Manual Alphabet
Don't have time to learn sign language? Try learning the manual alphabet, or fingerspelling, instead.

Juliette Low - Deaf Founder of Girl Scouts
Juliette Low is a deaf founder of the girl scouts.

Laura Bridgman Julia Brace
Laura Bridgman and Julia Brace, two deafblind girls, preceded Helen Keller.

Signing Primates
Sign language is used by gorillas and chimpanzees to communicate, as well as humans.

Heather Whitestone McCallum
Heather Whitestone was Miss America for one year but has a permanent place in deaf history.

Julius Wiggins, Founder of Silent News
Profile of the founder of the deaf newspaper Silent News, Julius Wiggins.

History of Sign Language
History of sign language.

Sign Language Dictionaries Online
Sign language dictionaries are available online.

Deaf Education Pioneer - Abbe Charles Michel De L'Epee
Who was the Frenchman Abbe Charles Michel De L'Epee and what is his role in deaf educational history and sign language?

 
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