An elderly sheepdog in the UK who could no longer work after becoming deaf can now continue rounding up flocks after her new owners taught her sign language, Wales Online reports. After Peggy became deaf, her handler could no longer communicate with her, and she was handed over to the RSPCA. But...
More than 90 per cent of deaf children are born to hearing parents, who often have no prior knowledge of the complex world they’ve been thrust into, SBS News reports. Natasha and Marc Kenney’s first daughter Amelie was born deaf, and their first reaction was shock. “It’s like being in a newborn...
A jury in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s federal court has convicted an Indiana woman of scamming deaf and elderly people across the country and elsewhere of about $1.2 million, the York Dispatch reports. The victims include an elderly couple who sent Donna L. Summerlin a total of about...
Thanks to two deaf employees, the Amazon site in Schodak, New York has put a greater focus on becoming inclusive to people who are deaf or hearing impaired, WRGB TV reports. CBS6 spoke with the employees and two American Sign Language Interpreters, Amy Sobel and Doug Rime, to hear about their...
Actress Millicent Simmonds spoke with CBS News’ Adriana Diaz about her role in the upcoming summer blockbuster “A Quiet Place Part II” and her social impact as a deaf actress in Hollywood. (Disclaimer: “A Quiet Place Part II” is produced by Paramount Pictures, a...
Newly released body camera footage shows Las Vegas police officers repeatedly asking the children of a Black woman who is deaf to interpret for her as she was being detained, USA Today reports. Deaf advocates say this is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The North Las Vegas...
During the pandemic, some communities have felt left out. That’s why Connecticut Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz stopped by the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford Wednesday, WTNH News reports. She wanted to highlight challenges during the pandemic for that community. The school’s...
Brenda Lander, who has been deaf since birth, went to a McDonald’s in Florida with her 10-year-old daughter, WINK News reports. There was some miscommunication, and she says she waited for 30 minutes for her happy meal or at least for a refund. When neither happened, she asked for a manager....
The “When We” singer Tank has taken to Instagram to share some health concerns, Revolt reports. “I’m going completely deaf in my right ear and I’m kind of losing sound in my left,” he revealed in the clip. “I’m dizzy, can’t walk a straight line. All of this out of nowhere. Don’t know...
The UCLA School of Dentistry has launched a five-week long elective course for dental students on Deaf culture, Deaf history, and American Sign Language, the American Dental Association reports. The course is designed so that the future dentists will have a basic understanding and be prepared in...
Netflix’s coming-of-age documentary “Audible” had its world premier this week at Hot Docs Film Festival, Variety reports. The film follows Maryland School for the Deaf high school athlete Amaree McKenstry and his close friends through their senior year. The film’s executive producers...
When Sarah Tubert was three, a surgeon severed her facial nerve, paralyzing the right side of her face and taking out her hearing in an operation. Today she is an actress, Captain of the USA National Deaf Women’s Volleyball team, and a signer of songs, with her latest a collaboration with...
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