Deaf Teen Filmmakers Interpretation of Phillip Phillips’ “Home”
Acceptance, connection, and belonging. Home. Thank you Deaf Film Camp for making such awesome videos!
Attitudes – Communication
Communication is not only speaking, typing, texting or signing. Communication is also being able to listen and understand, being accommodated to make interaction possible.
Pharrell’s “Happy” in Sign Language
Beautiful American Sign Language interpretation of Pharrell Williams's "Happy."
Get Your Happy On
Love this video by Tina and Paul Sirimarco. Tina is
ASL University
We love this free American Sign Language resource- ASL University !
ASL-STEM: Expanding American Sign Language’s Place in the Sciences
The ASL-STEM (Enabling American Sign Language to grow in
Concentration Fatigue on Deaf Children
Many deaf children have not been given the space to talk about what impact deafness has on them and to work out strategies to deal with it. Why does advice to teachers talk far more about language and communication, rather than concentration fatigue?
Closed Captioning Helps All Students
"Not only were students talking about how much having the
American Society for Deaf Children
We believe deaf or hard-of-hearing children are entitled to full
Sign Language Researchers Broaden Science Lexicon
Imagine trying to learn biology without ever using the word
Intersection of Law, Education and Civil Rights
As a deaf-blind student with very limited sight and hearing, Haben Girma '13 learned that you must be a self-advocate and come up with creative solutions to the problems you face. If that fails, she says, then the law can be a strong ally.
We Are Not In Our Own World
We need to be careful about how we think about and talk about people with disabilities. One example is the reference that those who are autistic or deaf or blind or have some sort of movement differences are “in their own world.”
Deaf Parent Advocates for Communication Supports She Received from Same School 40 Years Ago
Deaf mother goes before Hillsborough County School District Board to advocate for son's necessary services. The 8th largest school district in the country has an operating budget of $ 3 billion. Despite being notified in advance of her attendance, the district was unable to provide any access .
Free Your Mind and the Rest Will Follow
Awesome ASL version of En Vogue's 'Free Your Mind'. "Before you can see me you've got to learn how to read me. Free your mind and the rest will follow."
Deaf, Blind Sue Over Web Shopping
Anne Taylor uses a Google Nexus 7 tablet at the
How to talk to a hearing impaired person? Don’t shout
First rule: Look at the hearing-impaired person when you speak.
Need for culturally sensitive treatment for deaf patients with psychiatric disorders
Members of the Deaf community who have mental health problems
‘Switched at Birth’ Goes Silent to Make a Point
"Until hearing people walk a day in our shoes, they will never understand," says a guidance counselor a high school for deaf students in "Switched at Birth."
Deaf Teenager Gets AMC to Offer Closed Captioning
Johnny Butchko, 14, is hearing impaired. Tired of being unable to watch a movie at his local theatre, he stood up and got AMC to provide Closed Captioning in Santa Monica. But he's not stopping there.
Deaf teen finds his niche at Richmond school
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — The seventh grade has been a
Researchers develop Rx for deafness, impaired balance in mouse model of Usher syndrome
New Orleans, LA Â Jennifer Lentz, PhD, Assistant Professor of
Stephen Kuusisto: Responding to Euthanasia of Deaf Blind Twins in Belgium
The National Association of the Deaf and the American Association
Understanding Hearing Ability
What does speech sound like to deaf and hard of
Disability on the Florida Senate’s 2013 Agenda
The most important would eliminate the requirement that students enroll
Crowdsourcing Site Compiles New Sign Language for Math and Science
A multimedia feature published earlier in December in the New
Site helps deaf with signing science terms
Published: Dec. 10, 2012 at 9:43 PM SEATTLE, Dec. 10
Aide at Maryland School for the Deaf charged with sex abuse of minors
Posted at 01:55 PM ET, 12/06/2012 Dec 06, 2012 06:55
Scientists identify molecules in the ear that convert sound into brain signals
IMAGE: Ulrich Mueller, PhD, (center) isa professor in the Department
Nathan Heller: Andrew Solomon’s “Far from the Tree.”
For Megan and Michael, a Los Angeles couple, the crucial
URMC, Deaf Community, Study How to Improve Research Participation
Documents that explain life-saving medical procedures or how to take
Netflix pledges to caption all content by 2014
Netflix will offer closed captions on all TV and movie
First Day of School
Today is the first time that Henry has not had a First day of School. He is not allowed to go to his neighborhood school that is about 200 yards from our home.