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Jun 111 min read
Videos of Life in a 1950s Deaf School
Here are two videos filmed in 1954 at the UK's Royal School for Deaf Children in Margate.
Jan 261 min read
Getting to know audiologist Marion Downs
Downs was one of the most responsible people for newborn hearing screening in the U.S. was born this day (Jan. 26) in 1914. Audiologist...
Jan 91 min read
Getting to Know the First Teacher of the Deaf
A 16th century Spanish monk is recognized by most historians as the first teacher of deaf children. Pedro Ponce de Leon lived from 1520...
Dec 31, 20231 min read
On this date at the South Pole
Ian Berry became the first deaf man to walk to the South Pole on this day (Dec. 31, 2009). The UK native dragged a sled across 112 miles...
May 12, 20221 min read
Mattel is releasing its first Barbie with hearing aids in June
The new Barbie will be the first in a new set of dolls added to Fashionistas line as part of its “ongoing efforts toward diversity and...
Jan 18, 20221 min read
Deaf teen publishes her own American Sign Language book
A high school senior decided to write her own book after not seeing herself—a person of color—represented in sign language books. Khyiana...
Oct 27, 20211 min read
To baby brains, language is language, whether signed or spoken
New research shows that it is experiencing language and not sounds that helps with brain development. Some parents of deaf children have...
Jun 24, 20211 min read
Little girl tells friend about zoo trip in BSL & Spoken English
A Facebook video of a young girl talking about an outing to the zoo has gone viral as the youngster switches between British sign...
May 22, 20211 min read
Helen Keller Doll Backlash
Not everyone is happy with the Barbie Helen Keller doll released by Mattel. The doll has symmetrical eyes which do not accurately...
Apr 30, 20211 min read
A New Tool to teach Fingerspelling
Hello Monday with help from the American Society for Deaf Children has created an online game to teach children some ASL basics....
Apr 25, 20211 min read
How Deaf Children Spontaneously Developed A New Language
Nicaraguan Sign Language is the first language to be developed without the influence of another language. The History Channel has details...
Apr 21, 20211 min read
Sign Language can impact children as early as 5 months old
A National Technical Institute for the Deaf researcher used eye-tracking technology to determine patterns in deaf babies with signing...