- 2 days ago
On this date: The First Gallaudet University President Died
Edward Miner Gallaudet served as president (1864–1910) of the school that would become Gallaudet University. He died on this date, Sept....
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- 5 days ago
The Actress who played Nurse Ratched was a CODA
Louise Fletcher, best known for her role as Nurse Ratched in the 1975 classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, died on this date one year...
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- Sep 16
On this day 50 years ago: The 1st deaf player in the NFL
On this day (Sept. 16) in 1973, the first deaf player ran onto the field for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Eagles....
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- Sep 11
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Adds ASL Services
The 988 crisis hotline is a service of the US government adding an ASL option for callers. The US Department of Health and Human Services...
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- Aug 31
Remembering “Bummy” Burstein
Gerald “Bummy” Burstein died on this date (Aug. 31) in 2018 at the age of 91 in Riverside, California. Bummy is worth remembering for his...
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- Aug 25
Deaf Florida tennis player inspires new movie
The new movie Never Give Up is the true story of how Brad Minns "does the impossible" in the Men's Singles Tennis Finals in the 1985 Deaf...
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- Aug 17
Dorothy Casterline has died
Casterline made a major contribution in the 1950s to a book that revolutionized the study of Deaf culture. image: Gallaudet.edu...
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- Aug 11
The death of a Deaf Activist
Barbara Kannapell died on August 11, 2021 in Washington, DC at the age of 83. Image from Gallaudet.edu According to the New York Times,...
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- Aug 10
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- Aug 4
How Deaf Broadway Got Started
Deaf Broadway is a relatively new organization staging an ASL version of Stephen Sondheim’s Company. image from Associated Press video...
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- Aug 2
What's the difference Between Deaf and Hard of Hearing?
According to Jamie Berke, the answer depends on who you ask and why. While the medical community has a specific physical definition,...
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- Aug 1
Happy Birthday, Bob Hiltermann!
Deaf since the age of 4, deaf actor and drummer Bob Hiltermann was born on this day (August 1, 1952) in Germany, the tenth of eleven...
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- Jul 26
The ADA was signed into law on this date in 1990
It was on this day (July 26, 1990) that President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disability Act into law. Senator Tom Harkin...
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- Jul 23
Video of graduation for Black Deaf students at Gallaudet—70 years later
They were denied diplomas six decades earlier and now the school is apologizing. image from ABC News video Five of the six students who...
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