For Curt Crocker, it was a familiar story. “I was driving my wife nuts,” he told us. “I kept asking, ‘What did you say?’ and she had to keep asking, ‘Did you hear that?’ I could hear the TV, but I couldn’t discern what they were saying.” This went on for a couple of years. Finally Curt went to get...
Fire Captain Andrea Hall is President of the International Association of Firefighters Local 3920 and the first African American woman to serve as fire captain of her county in Georgia. When she was selected to deliver the Pledge of Allegiance at the inauguration, she decided to do it in American...
Many deaf and hard-of-hearing people have welcomed the increased visibility that deafness and hearing loss have enjoyed on TV lately, The New York Times reports. In the current season of “The Bachelor,” on ABC, Abigail Heringer is believed to be the first deaf contestant and cochlear-implant...
In 2009, Tony Duenas suffered a sudden retinal detachment that left him permanently blind, the Los Angeles Times reports. At the time, he was also overweight, out of shape, and had problems with his blood pressure. “It was scary,” he she told the Times. “I didn’t know what I could do. I was blind....
On Wednesday we witnessed once again the ritual that makes us unique as Americans: the peaceful transfer of power from one administration to the next. Yes, this year there were some distressing bumps in the road to the inauguration, but in the end, we pulled it off. And there were more than enough...
Patty Sakal, an American Sign Language interpreter who translated updates about the coronavirus for deaf Hawaiians, died on Friday of complications from Covid-19, The New York Times reports. She was 62. Ms. Sakal worked as an A.S.L. interpreter for nearly four decades in a variety of settings, and...
The documentary “Signing Black in America” describes how a distinctive black signing system, or Black ASL, has evolved, The Washington Post reports. The film describes the historic isolation of members of the black deaf community and their contemporary sense of solidarity. The signs are often...
A new study published in JAMA Ophthalmology raises concerns about children confined indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Home confinement during the pandemic was associated with a significant myopic shift among Chinese children aged 6 to 8, the American Journal of Managed Care reports. During the...
Phew! After the roller coaster ride that was 2020, we were all looking forward to a new start. And the first two weeks of 2021 — well, it’s been … interesting. What is it that Mr. Rogers used to say? When times are tough, look to the helpers. So I thought it might be nice to look...
Hearing actor Henry Zaga plays deaf character in CBS show. Members of Hollywood’s deaf community are boycotting CBS’s new mini-series. More than 70 people have signed a letter saying it was not acceptable that the CBS All Access series The Stand cast hearing actor Henry Zaga as deaf...
This week I saw a pretty amazing movie, and it made me think deeply about our mission here at LSH. It’s called ‘The Sound of Metal,’ and normally I wouldn’t be drawn to the subject, since the lead role is that of a heavy-metal drummer. I’m not a huge fan of that...
RetinaRisk helps people determine their risk of developing diabetic retinopathy. Healthcare entrepreneur and doctor Arna Gudmundsdottir has spent decades treating diabetics, Forbes Magazine reports. Dr. Gudmundsdottir learned that effective treatment often involves encouraging patients to take...
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