The agreement was reached after a woman with a hearing disability alleged the borough may be in violation of the federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability.
Shelby Bean could not help but feel a bit jealous. As a deaf football player for four years at Gallaudet, he called defensive plays with American Sign Language and dealt with other obstacles hearing opponents never need to worry about. Now an assistant coach, he was on the sideline earlier this season for a milestone at a school accustomed to them: The debut of new technology that allows plays to be displayed visually inside quarterback Brandon Washington's helmet — a welcomed step that happened to coincide with the team's first win of the season.
Maine s close-knit community of deaf and hard of hearing people is grieving in the wake of the Lewiston shootings that killed beloved members, many of whom were ardent advocates.
(COLORADO SPRINGS) Singing and signing are intertwined as a main form of communication for a group of young children with hearing difficulties. Inside one room at Children’s Colorado Therapy Care on Telstar, Sara Robinson leads a group of Southern Colorado families in a deaf and hard of hearing baby group. “The goal of the […]