Deaf or deaf? Can a Capital Letter Make a Difference?
Apparently it can, and it’s a difference that those with D/deaf friends or co-workers might want to watch out for. Many people who were born … Read more
Apparently it can, and it’s a difference that those with D/deaf friends or co-workers might want to watch out for. Many people who were born … Read more
Students study the greatest writers and poets of history, and most of them sigh and groan through it and never come to have an appreciation … Read more
This is an incomplete list of facts about Deaf culture. A complete article on Deaf culture would take up numerous pages (or a few college … Read more
I recently watched Sound and Fury, a documentary by director Josh Aronson and producer Roger Weisberg, which focuses on a family of two brothers; Peter … Read more
From the time when the first cochlear implant was inventor in 1969 by William F. House to the present, they have been very controversial, especially … Read more
The doctor returns the diagnosis: your child is deaf or significantly hard of hearing. Suddenly, your world becomes a whirlwind of audiologists, speech therapists, and … Read more
More and more parents are choosing cochlear implants for their deaf children, but the devices may not be for everyone, and some deaf people believe … Read more
Native Americans account for the highest known rates of Deaf individuals within their population. It is believed that as many as 15 in 650 Native … Read more
Portland, Maine is a small city just two hours northeast of Boston. For anyone who hasn’t visited the area, it might come as a surprise … Read more