Not too young to sign (The Daily Review) (17 clicks)
August 11 2008
Hayward woman's program helps youngsters communicate with parents

By MARGA LINCOLN - Independent Record - 08/11/08 (Helena Independent Record) (14 clicks)
August 11 2008
EAST HELENA — It was a hot time in Prairie Dog Town Sunday afternoon.

Young refugees get second chance at life (The Salt Lake Tribune) (15 clicks)
August 11 2008
To save her, Buu Diep's family had to let her go. So in 1978, she left Vietnam alone, like thousands of others, climbing into a boat and floating toward the unknown.

Community Pride (East Montgomery County Observer) (12 clicks)
August 11 2008
Students graduate from SFA Stephen F. Austin University held graduation ceremonies May 10. The following Porter students were among the graduates: Jarold Heasley, Master of Education, educational leadership; and Emily Beth Yarnell, Bachelor of Science, deaf and hard of hearing education.

Group spreading word about civil rights of witches (The Salem News) (19 clicks)
August 11 2008
SALEM and mdash; Project Witches Protection has very little money, relies heavily on volunteers and promotes a message that often falls on deaf ears. But the anti-defamation organization trucks on, stuffing hundreds of envelopes at Laurie Cabot's witch shop every month to send to authorities across the state. Inside the envelopes is literature designed to inform people about the civil rights of ...

BEIJING DIARY (Gulf Times) (11 clicks)
August 11 2008
By N. D. Prashant Taking calls Speaking English to Chinese is akin to banging your head on the wall. They say 'little information is bad' and it is worse so in this case. From the taxi drivers to the receptionist, none could make sense of what I was saying. Sign language came to my rescue.

No one is listening to Patil, mission J&K fails 11 Aug 2008, 0005 hrs IST,TNN (The Times of India) (11 clicks)
August 11 2008
NEW DELHI/JAMMU: The crisis in J&K deepened on Sunday as the Centre's promise to end the economic blockade of the Jammu-Srinagar highway fell on deaf ears and the issue appeared to be getting polarized along regional and communal lines.

Fewer live bombs: Positive fallout (Savannah Morning News) (14 clicks)
August 11 2008
HERE'S AN idea that's a no-brainer, and it shouldn't fall on deaf ears.

Renovation plan will refresh Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind (The Staunton News Leader) (11 clicks)
August 11 2008
STAUNTON — Big changes are coming for the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind. The Staunton school will welcome 20 new students this month from its sister campus in Hampton.

Deaf, Blind Girl Safe Found At Home (NBC 11 Bay Area) (11 clicks)
August 11 2008
A 13-year-old deaf and mute girl from San Francisco has been found, officials say.

Deaf students have new place to learn (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5) (12 clicks)
August 11 2008
This fall, deaf and hearing-impaired students at eight school districts may attend a new regional day school program after one of Bexar County's oldest deaf programs shut its doors to students who live outside North East Independent School District.

New video phone helps Patrol talk to the deaf (The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram) (14 clicks)
August 11 2008
ELYRIA — The future has come to Lorain County. OK, so maybe not the future a la robots and whatnot, but a perfect futuristic landscape in Hollywood always includes a video phone, and there’s one at the Elyria post of the Ohio Highway Patrol. The goal of the phone is to make it easier for deaf and [...]

No one is listening to Patil, mission J&K fails (The Times of India) (11 clicks)
August 11 2008
The crisis in J&K deepened as the Centre's promise to end the economic blockade of the Jammu-Srinagar highway fell on deaf ears.

Creating awareness of the deaf (The Star) (8 clicks)
August 11 2008
The inaugural Deaf Art Expose 2008, with its theme “Art Journey in the Deaf World”, aims to create awareness among the public on the capabilities of the deaf.

Subway Dog Collar or Skyline Butter Dish? (New York Times) (22 clicks)
August 8 2008
Ring watches at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. IT’S hard to remember exactly when, but at some point in history a Statue of Liberty foam hat, an Empire State Building snow globe and a MoMA poster of Monet’s “Water Lilies” made for perfectly adequate gifts to bring back from the Big Apple.

'Signing' songs at concerts (FOX 19 Cincinnati) (27 clicks)
August 8 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Sign language interpreters are helping perform songs at the Ohio State Fair this year. Members of the signing group called Stagehands, founded in 1992, provide artistic interpretations for deaf audiences.

'Signing' Songs At Concerts (19 Action News Cleveland) (22 clicks)
August 8 2008
Columbus, OH Sign language interpreters are helping perform songs at the Ohio State Fair this year.

Helen's Ball for HKNC Students Who Are Deaf and Blind (Port Washington News) (16 clicks)
August 8 2008
Before boarding limos to Westbury Manor, students who are deaf and blind will show off their glamorous tuxes, gowns and corsages at a cocktail party to kick off Helen's Ball, which took place on Wednesday, July 16, at the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, 141 Middle Neck Road. in Sands Point.

Helen's Ball for HKNC Students Who Are Deaf and Blind (Port Washington News) (20 clicks)
August 8 2008
Before boarding limos to Westbury Manor, students who are deaf and blind will show off their glamorous tuxes, gowns and corsages at a cocktail party to kick off Helen's Ball...

Non-Profit For the Deaf To Close (First Coast News) (9 clicks)
August 8 2008
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A non-profit call center that helps the hearing impaired will close their Jacksonville doors in October. More than 100 people will be out of a job.

Deaf squad honoured (TheFA.com) (12 clicks)
August 8 2008
DISABILITY: The England Women's Deaf Squad were guests at The FA Women's Community Shield on 7 August.

Main Street Theatre will stage 'Seussical' (East Brunswick Sentinel) (11 clicks)
August 8 2008
The Sayreville Main Street Theatre Company will present its production of "Seussical, The Musical" at 8 p.m. on Aug. 8, 9, 15, 16, 22 and 23 and 2 p.m. on Aug. 17 at the theater, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. The Aug. 17 date will feature an American Sign Language interpreted performance.

Do apes have human rights? (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News) (13 clicks)
August 8 2008
Within weeks, Spain is likely to go beyond laws that protect animals and be the first country to give rights to nonhumans, specifically great apes – gorillas, chimps, bonobos, and orangutans. If other governments follow, a line between mankind and animals will be crossed. Will such an action be a step up for humans?

Fun and games and academics, too (Boston Globe) (11 clicks)
August 8 2008
At Dorchester's Murphy Community Center, 7-year-olds are using chemistry to learn how police investigators identify mysterious substances. At Franklin Park's White Stadium, children from 7 to 14 are writing essays and discussing literature. And at Allston's Jackson-Mann Community Center, children are learning sign language and Spanish.

Mother outraged after NHS only agrees to fix hearing in one ear of her deaf daughter (Daily Mail) (8 clicks)
August 8 2008
An angry mother and local GP has accused health managers of operating a postcode lottery because they will fund only one cochlear implant for her profoundly deaf child.

Deaf services nonprofit to lay off 100 (The Business Journal of Jacksonville) (8 clicks)
August 8 2008
A nonprofit group that provides communications services to the deaf is laying off 100 workers.

Teachers at the La. School for the Deaf brushing up on their skills (WAFB Baton Rouge) (10 clicks)
August 8 2008
Education for deaf and hearing impaired students is mainly visual, so teachers are using the technological device, SMART Boards, to help students not only see the lesson, but become part of it as well.

Deaf dog finds new home (Stuff) (12 clicks)
August 8 2008
Flo is a dog with no hearing, but she does now have a home. After being featured in an article in The Marlborough Express last week Flo the four or five-month-old deaf mixed breed has been adopted by a Blenheim girl and her family.

Deaf residents will get free day at park (The Springfield News-Leader) (10 clicks)
August 8 2008
Saturday is Deaf Awareness Day at Silver Dollar City, sponsored by the Missouri Commission for the Deaf. Deaf and hard-of-hearing residents will get into to the park free all day.

Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton to sell president's house (The Republican) (5 clicks)
August 8 2008
NORTHAMPTON - Clarke School for the Deaf is selling a century-old building on its campus that has traditionally been home to the school's president.

Can law come to little Manji's rescue? (IANS via Yahoo! India News) (14 clicks)
August 7 2008
Jaipur, Aug 7 (IANS) As she sleeps soundly in an incubator, two-week-old Manji has little idea that she is caught in a storm. The infant who is of Japanese origin and was born to a surrogate Indian mother has developed an infection - but that is the least of her problems.

LIU offers class in sign language (The Evening Sun) (14 clicks)
August 7 2008
A beginner's sign language class is being offered by Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12 in both New Oxford and York. The class will be two hours (7 to 9 p.m.) each Wednesday for 10 weeks on Sept. 10, 17 and 24; Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29; and Nov. 5 and 12.

Learning sign language and lipreading (Bexhill Today) (5 clicks)
August 7 2008
Sign Language and Lipreading classes will be held by East Sussex Hearing Resource Centre in its Deaf Outreach Service bus this autumn. (05/08/2008 16:22:05)

Teaching Kids Sign Language (WHOI Peoria) (17 clicks)
August 7 2008
By Jen Christensen Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 12:49 p.m. Toddlers tend to get frustrated a lot because they can't say what they want. They use pointing and gesturing, but a lot of times adults just don't understand. Many have found kids under two respond very well to sign language.

SMALL BUSINESS (Central New York Business Journal) (6 clicks)
August 7 2008
HOMER - Empire Interpreting Service has opened a new office in North Carolina. The Homer-based company provides interpreters for American Sign Language and spoken languages, as well as document translation and Americans with Disabilities Act training and audits.