Updated Articles and Resources
- Deaf People on Television in the 2000s - Portrayals of Deaf People o…Created: 2009-11-08 @ 15:51:26 EST
The 2000s saw so many deaf character roles on television that it became impossible to keep track… - Deaf People on Television in the 1990s - Portrayals of Deaf People o…Created: 2009-11-08 @ 15:51:04 EST
During the 1990s, just about every deaf role on television was played by a deaf actor. Marlee Matlin proved herself as an actress on television during this decade… - Deaf People on Television in the 1980s - Portrayals of Deaf People o…Created: 2009-11-08 @ 15:50:42 EST
The 1980s could be considered the "golden age" for deaf people on television. Many television programs had deaf characters appear on episodes… - Deaf People on Television in the 1970s - Portrayals of Deaf People o…Created: 2009-11-08 @ 15:50:20 EST
Deaf people have been on television since almost the beginning of television. In the 1970s, more deaf actors began to appear on television… - Deaf People on Televison in the 1950s to 1960s - Portrayals of Deaf …Created: 2009-11-08 @ 15:49:56 EST
Deaf people have been on television since almost the beginning of television. In the 1950s and 1960s, most of the deaf character roles were played by hearing actors… - Cued Speech - Making Sounds Visible With Cued Speech…Created: 2009-11-01 @ 13:33:26 EST
Cued speech is a system of handshapes used to represent sounds, and is a tool for learning language… - Causes of Hearing Loss - What Caused Your Hearing Loss or Your Child…Created: 2009-10-28 @ 20:40:27 EDT Updated: 2009-10-29 @ 16:59:35 EDT
About.com readers share what caused their hearing loss or their child's hearing loss. Causes of hearing loss are greatly varied and include commonly known causes such as rubella or meningitis… - BOR Syndrome - Cause of Hearing Loss, BOR Syndrome…Created: 2009-10-23 @ 10:25:22 EDT
Profile of BOR Syndrome, a cause of hearing loss that also involves additional problems… - Michigan Deaf Community - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community in Detr…Created: 2009-10-13 @ 21:01:58 EDT Updated: 2009-10-14 @ 20:09:56 EDT
An overview of what is available in Michigan for deaf and hard of hearing people and their families… - American Association of the Deaf-Blind - Interview with the American…Created: 2009-10-05 @ 21:28:48 EDT
The American Association of the Deaf-Blind has helped deaf-blind people for many years. Read a brief profile and an interview with the American Association of the Deaf-Blind… - Deaf-Blindness - Being Deaf-Blind and Learning About Deaf-Blindness…Created: 2009-10-04 @ 12:42:07 EDT
What is it like to be deaf-blind, and what are some of the challenges faced by deaf-blind people, especially children?… - Houston Deaf Community - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community in Houst…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 16:17:32 EDT Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 16:18:46 EDT
Are you a deaf or hard of hearing person living in or are you thinking of, moving to Houston, Texas? Read an overview of the deaf and hard of hearing community in Houston, Texas… - Deafness Book Reviews - Reviews of Books About Deafness and Deaf and…Created: 2009-09-06 @ 14:47:35 EDT
A collection of book reviews at About.com. All books reviewed are either about deafness or deaf and hard of hearing people… - Closed Captioning Laws - Laws Affecting Closed Captioning on Televis…Created: 2009-09-05 @ 13:17:57 EDT
When not enough video programming was voluntarily closed captioned, Congress had to step in. Legal requirements for closed captioning on television… - Communicating with Deaf People - Various Ways of Communicating with …Created: 2009-08-26 @ 18:15:08 EDT
Communicating with deaf and hard of hearing people involves more than just sign language as an option… - Hearing Damage - Loud Noises Can Cause Hearing DamageCreated: 2009-08-26 @ 17:41:29 EDT Updated: 2009-08-26 @ 19:06:59 EDT
Certain loud noises can cause hearing damage. What are these noises?… - Noise - Causes of and Protection from Noise-Related Hearing LossCreated: 2009-08-16 @ 13:23:32 EDT
Noise can cause hearing loss, but there are ways to prevent noise-related hearing loss, and protect your remaining hearing. Background noise can also make it difficult for a child with hearing loss… - Captioning - Benefits of Captioning for Hearing Children and English…Created: 2009-08-11 @ 17:51:14 EDT
Closed captioning has been found to benefit more than just deaf and hard of hearing people. It also benefits hearing children learning how to read and English as a Second Language students… - Occupational Hearing Loss - Losing Hearing Because of Your Job - Occ…Created: 2009-07-30 @ 12:04:13 EDT
Occupational hearing loss is a very common and expensive problem… - Occupational Hearing Loss - Have You Lost Hearing Due to Occupationa…Created: 2009-07-26 @ 18:15:30 EDT Updated: 2009-07-27 @ 12:40:05 EDT
About.com readers share their experiences with occupational hearing loss… - Ear Candling - Have You Tried Ear CandlingCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 08:26:20 EDT
Share your experiences with ear candling… - Ear Candling - Removing Ear Wax Through Ear CandlingCreated: 2009-07-25 @ 08:25:27 EDT
Ear candling is said to be a means of removing ear wax… - Ear Wax - Problems With and Removing Ear WaxCreated: 2009-07-24 @ 04:10:13 EDT Updated: 2009-07-24 @ 04:16:14 EDT
Learn about ear wax and the problems it can cause, and also about ear wax removal… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Singer to Skeptic in Sign Langu…Updated: 2009-11-10 @ 20:38:56 EST
sign glossary… - Deaf People on Television - Deafness on Television from the 1950s to…Updated: 2009-11-08 @ 15:30:38 EST
Deaf people have appeared on television since the 1950s… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Old Testament to One Minute in …Updated: 2009-11-07 @ 16:57:17 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Optimistic to Organize in Sign …Updated: 2009-11-07 @ 15:37:26 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Oriental to Outdoors in Sign La…Updated: 2009-11-07 @ 15:36:51 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Pharmacy to Photograher in Sign…Updated: 2009-11-07 @ 13:35:39 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Pile to Pinnochio…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 22:25:51 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Plaid to Please in Sign Languag…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 21:10:56 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Pump to Purse in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 20:51:00 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Rabbi to Rainbow in Sign Langua…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 20:48:30 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Rock to Roomy in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 20:48:02 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Row to Run Away in Sign Languag…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 20:43:51 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Rectory to Refund in Sign Langu…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 20:40:25 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Sabbath to Salesperson in Sign …Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 20:39:01 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Shake Hands to Sheriff in Sign …Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 20:37:45 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Signature to Sing in Sign Langu…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 20:35:37 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Slink to Smell in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 20:34:38 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Son in Law to Sour in Sign Lang…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 20:33:53 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Star to Steal in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 20:33:02 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Saturday to Scent in Sign Langu…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 20:30:14 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Student to Subscriber in Sign L…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 20:28:36 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Sugar to Sunglasses in Sign Lan…Updated: 2009-11-05 @ 21:51:30 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Search For to Seek in Sign Lang…Updated: 2009-11-05 @ 21:50:45 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Seesaw to Senior in Sign Langua…Updated: 2009-11-05 @ 20:14:55 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Thrice to Tiger in Sign Languag…Updated: 2009-11-05 @ 20:12:23 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Tight to Today in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 21:18:57 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Together to Toothpaste in Sign …Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:45:00 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Truly to Turn Up in Sign Langua…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:44:15 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Tassel to Teardrop in Sign Lang…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:43:45 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Tears to Tell in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:39:45 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Terminate to Thanksgiving in Si…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:37:47 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Therapy to Thinking in Sign Lan…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:36:52 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Ugly to Uncomfortable in Sign L…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:34:41 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Verb to Video Camera in Sign La…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:34:08 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Wacky to Wallet in Sign Languag…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:31:55 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Waste to Wear in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:30:53 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Wear Out to Welfare in Sign Lan…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:30:01 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Well to Whether in Sign Languag…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:29:18 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Whew to Wiener in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:28:21 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Wise to Woods in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:26:03 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Word to Wound in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:25:13 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Yak to Yesterday in Sign Langua…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:24:33 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Yet to Yugoslavia in Sign Langu…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:23:47 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Host to Huge in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:22:58 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Halve to Handy in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:21:56 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Grease to Grind in Sign Languag…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:21:23 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Hang to Haste in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:20:56 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Hatch to Health in Sign Languag…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:20:26 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Healthy to Hello in Sign Langua…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:19:58 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Aeronautics to Again in Sign La…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:19:17 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Babble to Bad in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:18:03 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Bicycle to Binder in Sign Langu…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:17:27 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Binder to Bite in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:16:54 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Boast to Book in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:16:22 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Bread to Bring in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:14:45 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Butt In to Bye in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:13:57 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Baseball to Battery in Sign Lan…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:11:06 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Beau to Beeper in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:10:30 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Coffee to Come Back in Sign Lan…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:06:55 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Costly to Cover One's Mouth in …Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 20:05:27 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Care to Cataract in Sign Langua…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 19:55:28 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Cheese to Chocolate in Sign Lan…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 19:54:58 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Choice to Claim in Sign Languag…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 19:54:28 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Dad to Dead in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 19:54:01 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Don't Want to Drafting…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 19:47:10 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Dragon to Drug in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 19:43:06 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Deaf to Deer…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 18:11:33 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Diaper to Dinosaur in Sign Lang…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 18:01:28 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Each to Economy in Sign Languag…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 18:00:50 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Face to Familiar in Sign Langua…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 18:00:13 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Fly to For in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 17:59:31 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - French Fries to From in Sign La…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 17:58:56 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Family to Fast in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 17:56:19 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Fasten to Fed Up in Sign Langua…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 17:54:13 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Finally to Firefighter in Sign …Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 17:53:00 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Get to Glance in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 17:52:22 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Good to Graduate in Sign Langua…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:58:04 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language Word Reference Guide - Graduate School to Gray in Sign…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:56:37 EST
sign glossary… - Sign Language - Family Vocabulary in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:55:47 EST
Sign language words for family members such as mother, father, aunt, and uncle… - Sign Language - Color Vocabulary in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:54:26 EST
Signs for different colors. Colors included are red, blue, yellow, green, orange, brown, purple, black, and white… - Sign Language - Days of the Week in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:52:41 EST
Signs for the days of the week… - Sign Language - Cookie to Fork - Sign Language for Food…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:52:14 EST
A mini-glossary of signs for food… - Sign Language - Blueberry to Cabbage - Sign Language for Food…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:51:40 EST
A mini-glossary of signs for food… - Sign Language - Summer Vocabulary in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:50:52 EST
Signs for common words associated with summertime… - Sign Language - Meal to Pear - Sign Language for Food…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:50:18 EST
A mini-glossary of signs for food… - Sign Language Dictionaries - Sign Language Dictionaries Online…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:49:44 EST
Sign language dictionaries are available online… - Sign Language - Winter Words in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:49:05 EST
A mini sign language guide for the words associated with winter… - Sign Language - Ketchup to McDonalds - Sign Language for Food…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:48:09 EST
A mini-glossary of signs for food… - Sign Language - French Fries to Juice - Sign Language for Food…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:47:34 EST
A mini-glossary of signs for food… - Sign Language - Shrimp to Watermelon - Sign Language for Food…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:47:00 EST
A mini-glossary of signs for food… - Sign Language - Cake to Chocolate - Sign Language for Food…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:46:17 EST
A mini-glossary of signs for food… - Internet Relay Services - Relay Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearin…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:43:47 EST
A comparison of internet relay services for the deaf and hard of hearing… - Sign Language Interpreters - Directories of Sign Language Interprete…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:42:18 EST
Finding an interpreter to hire can be challenging. Here is a list of interpreting directories and sources for lists of interpreting service agencies… - Lipreading - Deaf and Hard of Hearing People Reading Lips…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:39:28 EST
Lipreading, or speechreading, is an invaluable communications tool for deaf and hard of hearing people… - Deaf Literacy - Literacy Resources for Teaching Deaf Children Englis…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 13:37:28 EST
Literacy resources for teaching deaf children how to read and write… - Cued Speech - Personal Successes with Cued Speech…Updated: 2009-11-01 @ 12:55:29 EST
Forum members answer a request for cued speech success stories… - Hearing Loss Association of America - Formerly Self Help for Hard of…Updated: 2009-11-01 @ 12:01:07 EST
Spotlight on Hearing Loss Association of America (formerly Self Help for Hard of Hearing People)… - Hearing Loss - Causes of Deafness and Hearing Loss…Updated: 2009-10-29 @ 17:01:00 EDT
Index of articles on causes of deafness and hearing loss… - Hearing Loss - Hearing Loss and NoiseUpdated: 2009-10-23 @ 20:37:31 EDT
JB Brown describes his experience losing his hearing from exposure to loud noises at work, the effect on his personal and social life, and his gradual acceptance of his hearing loss… - Cytomegalovirus - Hearing Loss Caused by Cytomegalovirus…Updated: 2009-10-23 @ 20:21:55 EDT
Congenital cytomegalovirus is known to cause hearing loss… - Central Auditory Processing Disorder - Cause of Hearing Loss and Dea…Updated: 2009-10-23 @ 19:49:52 EDT
Central auditory processing disorder can make a hearing person like a deaf person… - Sign Language - Halloween Words in Sign Language…Updated: 2009-10-23 @ 19:13:19 EDT
Signs for words commonly associated with Halloween… - Deafblindness - When People Are Both Deaf and BlindUpdated: 2009-09-26 @ 19:07:20 EDT
Being introduced to deafblindness… - Classroom Acoustics - Improving Classroom Acoustics for Deaf and Har…Updated: 2009-09-22 @ 19:05:15 EDT
Improving classroom acoustics really improves things for hard of hearing (and hearing) students… - Before You Visit Deaf AmericansUpdated: 2009-09-13 @ 16:34:19 EDT
The United States is home to a substantial number of well developed deaf communities… - Deaf Muslims - Deaf and Hard of Hearing MuslimsUpdated: 2009-09-07 @ 22:58:08 EDT
As the international community of Muslims grows, so does the participation of deaf and hard of hearing people… - Deaf Diversity - Multiethnicity and Diversity in the Deaf CommunityUpdated: 2009-09-07 @ 21:36:54 EDT
Diversity within the deaf and hard of hearing community… - Deaf Australians - Deaf People in AustraliaUpdated: 2009-09-07 @ 16:12:41 EDT
This installment of the international serial looks at the deaf community of Australia… - Hearing Tests - Online Hearing TestsUpdated: 2009-09-07 @ 10:07:07 EDT
Links to online hearing tests, with descriptions wherever possible… - Deaf Pets - Cats and Dogs as Deaf PetsUpdated: 2009-09-06 @ 21:01:16 EDT
People aren't the only ones who are deaf - cats and dogs can be too… - Deaf Pets - Adopting Deaf Cats and DogsUpdated: 2009-09-06 @ 21:01:12 EDT
Resources on adopting deaf cats, dogs, and other pets… - Latino Deaf People - Latino Deaf People and OrganizationsUpdated: 2009-09-06 @ 03:09:43 EDT
A look at the Latino deaf and hard of hearing community on the internet… - Deaf in New York City - New York City Deaf CommunityUpdated: 2009-09-06 @ 03:04:34 EDT
The Deaf and Hard of Hearing community of the New York City area, and the social opportunities, social services, interpreting agencies and captioning services in the New York City area… - Deaf in Washington, DC - Washington DC Deaf CommunityUpdated: 2009-09-06 @ 02:36:50 EDT
The Washington, DC metro area is home to one of the largest deaf communities in the United States. … - Captioning - Interpreters - Assistive Listening Devices - Relay Serv…Updated: 2009-08-22 @ 13:21:02 EDT
Index of articles about accessibility and accessible technologies for deaf and hard of hearing people…