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These women may be endangered. The family’s suspicions were confirmed when deputies went to the women’s home in the 4700 block of Cresthaven Boulevard on Friday afternoon and found no one had been there for months. The personal items of the women were all in place, including their TDY phones...

A 28 year old deaf guy got drunk and drove the wrong way on Interstate 94, causing a head-on crash that killed him and a West Fargo family, Aaron and Allison Deutscher and their 18-month-old daughter, Brielle. His boss said he was even teaching sign language to some of his co-workers and he was...

Netflix Inc. asked a federal judge in Massachusetts for permission to appeal his ruling that the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires the company to provide closed-captioning text for its web-only streaming video...

Despite lacking the certification that other applicants had, Bill Walker, the State Workforce Director, told committee members that Clara Taylor hired has a deaf family member, has signed for members of her church for the past ten years and has been a loyal state employee for more than 20 years...

OMG! Rod Moser, PA, PhD, is a primary care physician assistant with more than 35 years of clinical experience in adult and pediatric health and practices full-time clinically in Northern California stated, "Our local School for the Deaf will provide sign interpreters at no charge, but the deaf...

Why is the new era of streaming TV making life hard on deaf viewers? Closed captioning lawsuit: Netflix faces legal charges for not complying with ADA requirements. - Slate Magazine

Will the Americans with Disabilities Act tear a hole in Internet law? | Ars Technica

A federal judge has taken a step toward requiring Netflix to provide closed-captioning for the deaf on its video-streaming website, ruling that federal disability laws cover businesses that serve their customers online Netflix may have to provide closed captions online

Jane Myers, 48, has battled against her hearing impairment to become a top author on the subject of horse management and welfare and to be an international conference speaker...

For the past several month Cochlear ((COH)) has appeared to handle the recall of its N5 implant well, though there has been some related loss of market share as the company's aura of superior safety and reliability has been tarnished. FNArena

What an inspiring story! Thanks to a big-hearted little deaf boy for bringing happiness to this dog, Milo's life. Deaf Boy in Shanty Town Rescues Burned Homeless Dog | Care2 Causes

"There are plenty of kids who wave their arms in the air and they never hold on, so why it's more of a risk for him to ride it with no hands than children who hold their hands up -- even though that's discouraged -- I don't understand that justification." That's ridiculous! Disabled man...

Believe it or not?!! It takes five days and 325 hands to make a single iPad! Workers make $1.78 an hour Nightline Airs “Inside an iPad Factory” Expose | PadGadget

Agency and Leadership Seminar (3 credits) This is an intensive one-week seminar designed to cover five major areas in the non-profit sector for deaf and hard-of-hearing services in the USA, including non-profit history, management, finances, board governance, and assessment/evaluation. This...

Leadership Training in Theatre Arts for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People of Color (3 credits) The Gerald “Bummy” Burstein Leadership Institute is offering an intensive one-week leadership training in Theater Arts for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People of Color. Focus is on three distinct areas: (1)...

Agency and Leadership Seminar (3 credits) This is an intensive one-week seminar designed to cover five major areas in the non-profit sector for deaf and hard-of-hearing services in the USA, including non-profit history, management, finances, board governance, and assessment/evaluation. This...

Deaf person have the capability of other senses are sharper than people with normal hearing. This is not new news! Scientists find evidence that early deafness can lead to sharper vision

Bruno Kahne currently works for AirBusiness Academy, the international training centre of Airbus. Bruno is Belgian, lives in France, and delivers courses all over the world, where, unusually, he teaches hearing people the benefits of communicating more like deaf people. Meet: Bruno Kahne, who...

Deaf Studies and Linguistics online courses are offered this summer! Some courses may be used to satisfy linguistics or interpreter education majors or general requirements. These courses may be transferable to other universities as general or specific credit. Interpreters also can earn RID CMP...

YOUR SUMMER STARTS HERE! Academics Undergraduate and Graduate programs Professtional studies and development opportunities Summer only programs and certificate programs Intensive ASL classes and Interpreting training Community Programs for high school youth...