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![Videos of Life in a 1950s Deaf School](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6c1f1e_df206d9ef64445e19afd8c3f8cb0b72c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_290,h_218,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6c1f1e_df206d9ef64445e19afd8c3f8cb0b72c~mv2.webp)
Jun 11, 20241 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.
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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...
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![Deaf teen publishes her own American Sign Language book](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6c1f1e_cae48c1d0fb74afcad6983f09e9e8c90~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_290,h_218,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6c1f1e_cae48c1d0fb74afcad6983f09e9e8c90~mv2.webp)
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...
![To baby brains, language is language, whether signed or spoken](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6c1f1e_b6ffe298177b4808a4a80e7e83ba5fcb~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_290,h_218,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6c1f1e_b6ffe298177b4808a4a80e7e83ba5fcb~mv2.webp)
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...
![Little girl tells friend about zoo trip in BSL & Spoken English](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6c1f1e_38e43540278c4143ab0295f9b92956d2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_290,h_218,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6c1f1e_38e43540278c4143ab0295f9b92956d2~mv2.webp)
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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...