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Deaf New Yorkers sue Cuomo Deaf News Today Disability Rights New York is suing Gov. Andrew Cuomo for not providing sign language interpreters during his daily televised coronavirus briefings. Executive Director Timothy Clune writes in a statement: It is inexplicable that during this pandemic, the Governor would choose not to have ASL interpreters at his daily live televised briefings. As a result, deaf New Y... Fri, May 01 2020 Show me a Sign Deaf News Today A new historical novel called Show me a Sign follows the life of an 11-year-old girl on Martha’s Vineyard in the 19th Century. Intended for children ages 8 to 12, author Ann Clare LeZotte, who is deaf herself, takes the reader into a group of deaf residents who were descendants of English colonists and have developed their own sign language. At one point the girl te... Thu, Apr 30 2020 The Deaf-Blind Fear That Doctors Won’t Save Them from the... Deaf News Today The president of Gallaudet University, Roberta Cordano says, “My worry is that the pandemic planning has completely missed" the deaf-blind community. “To be frank, there is no mechanism on a national scale to support the deaf-blind in the current American health-care system.” At least fifteen of Gallaudet students are deaf-blind. The New Yorker has more in a new... Wed, Apr 29 2020 How Do You Sign ‘Don’t Drink Bleach’? Deaf News Today image from the New York Times Rorri Burton has been interpreting the Los Angeles news conferences about Covid-19. She tells the New York Times that the attention she has gotten on social media is “unwanted and unexpected.” Particularly when celebrity blogger Perez Hilton "set her moves to music" and "comedian David Spade called her Covid-19 interpretation 'kooky.... Tue, Apr 28 2020 Deafverse: An ASL-accessible Video Game Deaf News Today Austin's National Deaf Center has developed a fully ASL-accessible game. Deafverse is a "browser-based ongoing-narrative adventure about navigating the world as a deaf teenager." Arstechnica says: Although Deafverse is primarily designed for deaf teenagers of high school age (in service of the NDC's primary goal of supporting deaf young people's transition into acti... Sat, Apr 25 2020 Implant Activated Remotely Deaf News Today A toddler in England has just had her cochlear implant activated for the first time during a remote telemedicine session between her house and the clinical team. Read more about it on Medgadget here or watch the video about the procedure below. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Sat, Apr 25 2020 Deaf Man Sues Plasma Co. Deaf News Today An Illinois deaf man is suing CSL Plasma over ADA issues. Mark Gomez says the blood plasma company not only wouldn't accept his plasma, it refused to provide him with an interpreter. Read the full story here. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Fri, Apr 24 2020 White House urged to use Terps at Briefings Deaf News Today The National Association of the Deaf and the National Council on Disability have sent letters urging the White House coronavirus task force to use ASL interpreters during its daily briefings. The White House did not provide a comment to CNN on whether it had received the letters or whether it would consider using an interpreter. Read the full story here. Read More at ... Thu, Apr 23 2020 What deaf truckers have to fear from the Trump... Deaf News Today The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is about to issue a ruling that could prevent deaf and hard-of-hearing commercial truck drivers from working. The National Association for the Deaf filed a petition this year arguing that the hearing tests are not a valid requirement for a commercial driver's license. Sara Novic filed an opinion piece with CNN about the ... Tue, Apr 21 2020 A struggle at Trader Joe's Deaf News Today Good Morning America spoke with Matthew Simmons, a Trader Joe's cashier in Vancouver, Washington about the difficulties he faces communicating with customers--especially with everyone wearing masks. "I rely heavily on using my lip-reading skills so customers wearing facial coverings is a problem for me," Simmons said. Read the full story here. Read More at DeafNewsTo... Tue, Apr 21 2020 The Forgotten Victims of the Pandemic: the Deaf Community Deaf News Today Ozy takes a look at the particular difficulties of being deaf during a pandemic outbreak in a story you can read here or see in ASL in the video below. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Mon, Apr 20 2020 On this date in History: A Deaf Astronomer Dies Deaf News Today On this date (April 20) in 1786, John Goodricke died. Goodricke only survived to the age of 21, but the deaf astronomer made a major impact on his field. Working with Edward Pigott, Goodricke learned to measure the variation of light coming from stars. This would eventually lead astronomers to figure out the distance of galaxies from the earth. While still a teenager,... Mon, Apr 20 2020 The challenges deaf and hard of hearing college students Deaf News Today A look at the challenges deaf and hard of hearing college students face with COVID-19 in an article published by The Houston Chronicle here. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Sun, Apr 19 2020 Teachers at School for Deaf and Blind surprised by... Deaf News Today image from the USDB FB page Teachers at Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind have been building virtual learning platforms for the past few years, so when schools were dismissed in March due to COVID-19, they were able to hit the virtual ground running, ABC-4 reports. To thank the teachers for all their hard work, a school employee designed a “superhero” yard ... Sun, Apr 19 2020 The challenges facing Rochester's Deaf Community Deaf News Today Spectrum News takes a look at the challenges facing Rochester's Deaf Community with a masking policy in place here. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Sat, Apr 18 2020 Happy Birthday, Russell Harvard! Deaf News Today Russell Harvard was born on this day (April 16, 1981) in Pasadena. The 39-year-old has made his mark in both film and stage. The Austin, Texas native grew up deaf, communicating in ASL and lip-reading. Harvard’s mother was born deaf and did not learn sign until she was six years old. After playing roles in stage productions at Gallaudet such as Shakespeare’s Much ... Thu, Apr 16 2020 This Day in History Deaf News Today image Ragesoss It was on this day (April 15) in 1817 that the American School for the Deaf, the first public school for the deaf, opened its doors. Founded by Laurent Clerc and Thomas Gallaudet, the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut is more than 200 years old. Read more about the school here. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Wed, Apr 15 2020 Hospital Sued: Lawsuit claims no Terp provided Deaf News Today A lawsuit filed against McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital claims a deaf patient was not provided an interpreter last year as required by ADA law. Instead, the staff of the Lansing, Michigan facility used written notes to communicate with Christine Ketola, according to the complaint. Read more about the lawsuit in the Lansing State Journalhere. Read More at DeafNewsToda... Tue, Apr 14 2020 Gally to get federal emergency funds Deaf News Today Gallaudet University will receive $821,498 in emergency federal funding based on total enrollment, the number of full-time students eligible for federal Pell grants and which are awarded to students from low-income families." Read more about the distribution to DC schools in the Washington Post here. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Tue, Apr 14 2020 The impact of social distancing on the DeafBlind community Deaf News Today "For many in the DeafBlind community, social distancing has created unique worries and exceptional challenges," reports the Washington Post."It is forcing them to grow increasingly disconnected at a time when they need more than ever to be aware of what’s happening around them." Haben Girma, who wrote a memoir titled “Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harva... Sun, Apr 12 2020 What It's Like To Have Usher Syndrome Deaf News Today Hannah Corderman told Women's Health her story: image from UsherSyndromeSociety.org At 17 years old, I was officially diagnosed with Usher syndrome. I was devastated upon receiving my diagnosis, but I also felt a strange sense of relief. Even though I had just found out I would eventually go blind and potentially deaf, I still had time to do something about it... Sat, Apr 11 2020 KY teacher makes house calls to see Deaf-Blind students Deaf News Today image from WAVE-TV video A partially blind and deaf teen in Kentucky is getting an education through his home’s glass front door. Helen Keller Center Specialist Corinne Miller comes to his home and communicates through the glass door to 16-year-old Alex Hitzelberger. Watch a video report about their arrangement from WAVE-TV here. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Sat, Apr 11 2020 Being deaf can feel Isolating & even more so during a ... Deaf News Today Kelly Dougher writes, "As a deaf person, I know just how awful it can be to feel isolated. I’ve had to struggle with it my entire life. But many, many people are suddenly experiencing the side effects of isolation for the first time." Read her entire piece in the Huff Post here. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Thu, Apr 09 2020 Face Masks & the Deaf Community Deaf News Today The push to wear face masks has created a new challenge for the deaf community: Lip-reading becomes impossible and facial expressions are partially hidden. CBS-2 has a video report from Chicago (or read the story here). Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Wed, Apr 08 2020 On this date in 1864 Deaf News Today It was on this date, April 8, 1864, that President Abraham Lincoln signed the charter to establish Gallaudet University. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Wed, Apr 08 2020 ASL on Zoey's Playlist Deaf News Today Below is a bit of the ASL dance performance last night on NBC's show Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. It was put together with the help of Deaf West Theater. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Mon, Apr 06 2020 This was the day that Helen Keller made her breakthrough Deaf News Today It was on this day, April 5, during the year 1887 when Helen Keller grasped the meaning of the word “water” as spelled out in the manual alphabet with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan. Her blind and deaf pupil had learned to memorize words but failed to connect the words to their meanings. When Anne took Helen to an old pump house, Helen, she finally understo... Sun, Apr 05 2020 Zoey meets Deaf West Deaf News Today The NBC show Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist worked with LA's Deaf West Theatre to create Sunday night's episode of the musical series. Deaf West's Sandra Mae Frank is guest star and is joined by other deaf performers. In the episode, Zoey meets the daughter of her dad’s caregiver. Even though the woman is deaf she can understand her "heart song." The title characte... Fri, Apr 03 2020 College student makes masks for the deaf Deaf News Today Ashley Lawrence is studying education for the deaf and hard of hearing at Eastern Kentucky University and has come up with a way to help the community during the Coronavirus outbreak. She tells LEX-18: We're trying different things to for people with cochlear implants and hearing aids if they can't wrap around the ears. We're making some that have around the head an... Thu, Apr 02 2020 Leaving students behind in the rush to go online Deaf News Today Digital Trends reports "The rapid migration to virtual classes has forced disabled students into using websites and apps that were never designed to accommodate them." Read the full story here. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Sun, Mar 29 2020 Texas Deaf school Preps for Distance Learning Deaf News Today Austin's Texas School for the Deaf typically has hundreds of students from around the state on campus at this time. But that's changed with quarantining for the pandemic. Last week was spring break and this week was preparation for moving classes online--starting this Monday. KVUE-TV takes a look a how the Texas School for the Deaf and the Texas School for the Blind a... Sat, Mar 28 2020 NY Gov add Terp to Daily Briefing Deaf News Today New York's governor has added a sign-language interpreter to his daily coronavirus briefing in response to an outcry from the Deaf community. While the state offered closed captioning for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's updates, it was often inaccurate and ASL is the first language for many people. David Wantuck, a community engagement specialist for Deaf Access Services, was one... Sat, Mar 28 2020 What Marlee Matlin Did In Quarantine Deaf News Today Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin is so bored In quarantine she pulled out the dress she wore to that fateful 1987 Oscars ceremony and tried it on again. Read what happened here. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Wed, Mar 25 2020 Outrage: No terp at White House briefings Deaf News Today Many in the Deaf community are outraged by the fact that there's no ASL interpreter at President Trump's coronavirus briefings. Even TMZ picked up on the issue here. The National Council on Disability has sent a letter to the White House asking for this access, saying in part, "There is no doubt that the Coronavirus brings with it significant added concerns for people... Sat, Mar 21 2020 Competent Terps Critical Now Deaf News Today The Iowa Association of the Deaf says interpreter competency is critical during the coronavirus outbreak. ASL interpreters are being used at news briefings across the country to communicate the latest developments surrounding the disease. KWWL reports on the issue in Iowa here. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Fri, Mar 20 2020 Big Challenges For Deaf Students Being Forced To Leave... Deaf News Today Students at Gallaudet University are facing extra challenges after being forced to leave campus. Read more from BuzzFeed News here. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Thu, Mar 19 2020 How Deaf Advocates Won the Battle for Closed Captioning Deaf News Today "It wasn’t until March 16, 1980 — 40 years ago this Monday — that the network TV channels ABC, NBC and PBS debuted closed-captioned television shows, in which the show’s dialogue and soundtrack appeared as text on-screen as the action proceeded..But getting there was a fight, and that battle still continues today." Read more about the battle for closed caption... Tue, Mar 17 2020 Recent Articles of Interest about the Virus Deaf News Today Recent Articles of Interest about the Virus here. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Fri, Mar 13 2020 This day in history: DPN Deaf News Today image from Gallaudet University It was 32 years ago today (March 13, 1988) that the Deaf President Now movement succeeded when I King Jordan became the first deaf president of Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Fri, Mar 13 2020 Implant contest winner from Washington Deaf News Today image from Ideas4Ears contest video An 8-year-old Washington state girl won the grand prize in an international contest sponsored by her cochlear implant maker, Med-El. Kenzi Cayton and her mom made a short video with her mom which was chosen from the 171 ideas submitted by more than 2000 children in nearly 30 countries, Her idea for the Ideas4Ears competition is... Sat, Mar 07 2020 The search for a new superintendent in Montana Deaf News Today A public forum was held last night about the search for a new superintendent to lead The Montana School for the Deaf & Blind. Read more about the search here. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Fri, Mar 06 2020 Longtime Gally Prof dies at the age of 98 Deaf News Today Image: dan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Donald Padden, a leader in the deaf community, has died at the age of 98 in Frederick, Maryland. He taught physical education classes at Gallaudet University for 42 years and led a popular summer camp in northern Minnesota. His daughter, Carol Padden, is dean of social sciences at the University of California at San Diego. Read mor... Thu, Mar 05 2020 Deaf Indiana wrestler began life as a child slave in Ghana Deaf News Today Jacob Linky endured abuse in his native Ghana as a slave to his biological father. The Associated Press tells the story of how this deaf wrestler made his way to America here. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Wed, Mar 04 2020 Deaf School President Retires Deaf News Today image from FSDB website The president of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind is retiring. Jeanne Glidden Prickett will end her tenure on July 31, 2020. She has served as the 17th president since May 1, 2012. Prickett said in a statement: It has been a privilege leading an FSDB team of highly dedicated and collaborative educators and staff members. Togethe... Wed, Mar 04 2020 A TV first on this date Deaf News Today It was on this date (March 4, 2013) an episode of Switched at Birth was aired that made history. The dialogue of the entire show was in ASL. Producers of the ABC Family program (now known as Freeform) say this was the first time a scripted series on mainstream television used only American Sign Language. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Wed, Mar 04 2020 The Bible in ASL Deaf News Today The Jehovah's Witnesses have completed an ASL translation of the Bible. There have been 60 million downloads of the free videos. Other Bible societies have been working on a similar goal such as Deaf Missions. Read more here. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Tue, Mar 03 2020 On this date in history.. Deaf News Today On this date (March 3, 1887) Anne Sullivan arrived at the Keller's home in Alabama to work with their deaf and blind daughter, Helen. Through their work together, Helen Keller would go on to become one of the most influential people in history. Below is a video about Helen Keller from Biography.com. Read More at DeafNewsToday.com Tue, Mar 03 2020 What Do Cochlear Implants And Hearing Aids Sound Like? Deaf News Today Science Friday has a lesson for middle school students about how hearing aids and cochlear implants including sample recordings of: "..what it’s like to hear sound through a hearing aid and a cochlear implant. Unless you wear one of these devices, it is impossible to know exactly what it is like to experience sound through them. In fact, people who have normal hear... Mon, Mar 02 2020 Deaf Rapper Making History Deaf News Today Deaf rapper Sean Forbes is close to making history--he's about to become the first deaf artist to break into the Billboard Top 200. He's already the first deaf musician to hit #1 on Amazon music list for all genres as well as #1 in the hip hop category both on Amazon and iTunes. His new release is called Little Victories. Fox-2 Detriot has a video interview with Forbe... Sun, Mar 01 2020 School Apologizes for Decades of Abuse
Deaf News Today Leaders of The American School for the Deaf are apologizing to dozens of survivors of sexual abuse and physical abuse by former faculty and staff members. The abuse took place from the 1950s through the 1980s. The statement reads in part: On behalf of ASD and its Board of Directors, we apologize to the survivors of this abuse — this should not have happened to you... Wed, Feb 26 2020 |
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