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AP NewsBreak: UK, deaf fan settle suit » Kitsap Sun Charles Mitchell won't be able to hear the crowd noise or announcements when he goes to a University of Kentucky football game this fall, but he will be able to track announcements and read the words to "My Old Kentucky Home." Mitchell, a...

Valentine's Day: Blossom Montessori School for the Deaf competition looks for the ''Reddest Child'' | wtsp.com Students at Blossom Montessori School for the Deaf are getting in the spirit of Valentines Day. They're not just exchanging candy and valentines. They're also dressing the part. A...

NYSD players in harmony on the court | The Journal News | LoHud.com | LoHud.com When Matt Eby gives his players instructions in his team huddle, everyone in the gym knows what he’s telling them. When he wants to get his players’ attention during a game, he has to wait until they are on his...

Mum's marathon as deaf daughter loses sight | This is Gloucestershire MUM Amanda Lowery, whose deaf daughter is now losing her sight, is throwing her energies into fundraising for a charity that researches the condition. The adult arts manager at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College...

Gov. Baxter School for the Deaf faces about $500K in unexpected transportation costs | The Forecaster A decision by the state means Gov. Baxter School for the Deaf in Falmouth must figure out how to cover transportation costs not previously included in its budget. The additional expense is...

Jharkhand cops ‘kill’ deaf-mute in anti-Naxal raid - The Times of India Latehar police on Tuesday exhumed a body 14 days after it was buried in the forest of Nagarnao in Burwadih. The body of Lukas Minj was exhumed after the brother of the deceased lodged an FIR against...

Deaf MP warns of dangerous precedent - Story - Politics - 3 News Deaf MP Mojo Mathers warns that being forced to pay for note-takers so she can participate in parliamentary proceedings will set a dangerous precedent. The Green MP, who is the country's first profoundly deaf MP, will make...

Deaf MP makes history with translated speech | POLITICS News Green MP Mojo Mathers made history in Parliament today after her maiden speech was translated live into New Zealand sign language. Thirteen other Green MPs also had their speeches translated in honour of Mathers as the first deaf...

Deaf find a home with MAPCO | Democrat and Chronicle | democratandchronicle.com When Frank D’Ettorre retired from Eastman Kodak Co. in 1992, he set his sights on enjoying the simple things in life. He was going to spend his days fishing and traveling. But after a decade of living the good...

Sign of the times as hands-on teen creates smart toy - National News - Independent.ie A TEENAGER believes she has the bear necessities for helping youngsters learn sign language. Katie McCarthy (17) is hoping her teddy bear 'Deaffie Eddie Freddie' (inset) will do for sign language what...

Yikes, that's one too many cancer in one family. Here's to hoping your cousin will recover.

Don't mean to laugh. But thanks goodness you were given all clear. Have you ever been tested for BRCA gene? Curious.

Learned that the birds would not touch the jello. LOL They'd eat anything else.

Deaf MP to pay for own technology - National - NZ Herald News The Green Party is furious after Speaker Lockwood Smith refused special funding for deaf MP Mojo Mathers in Parliament, and says the move amounts to discrimination. Ms Mathers currently uses an electronic notetaker, which...

WSYX ABC6 On Your Side Top Story - 911 Texting On Its Way to Franklin Co. Franklin County is upgrading its wireless 911 call centers to allowed texting, and eventually pictures and video. It's called Next Generation 911, a system that allows you to text your emergency in the event a 911...

News & Star | News | Blind and deaf Carlisle man left alone at home A blind and deaf Carlisle man was left home alone after his elderly mother was taken into hospital. The brother of Alan Foley, who is unable to speak, see or hear, has hit out at social services, saying he needs proper...

MBE pride for champ of the deaf and ex-Town footballer - Local News - Hucknall Dispatch A DEAF man from Hucknall and an ex-Hucknall Town footballer were given the royal seal of approval when they visited Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen and pick up MBEs. Les Townend, who is a...

A Mary McLerran came up with the name for her idea from Thomas Jefferson’s reference to UVA as an ‘Academic Village’. For most students, classroom learning doesn’t truly take effect until later, when real life situations bring the need for what was learned. For one student, the “norm”...

At Gates Chili, brothers Ken and Paul Gentzke are part of the team | Democrat and Chronicle | democratandchronicle.com As practice comes to a close at the Genesee Valley Ice Arena, Gates Chili players take a knee and form a circle at center ice around Joe Jehlen. Two dozen sets of eyes are...

Woman and her dog lack sense of hearing but share special sensitivity - Living - ReviewJournal.com Amber Horner spends a lot of time in her bedroom. Two TVs, bookshelves filled to maximum capacity, video game consoles, a cage for her pet rats, posters plastering each wall and a box for her...