http://deafness.about.com/ Deafness http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/05/08/odyssey-on-deaf-children-with-autism.htm Tonight I came across the new Spring/Summer 2008 issue of Odyssey, published by the Clerc Center. The cover story is on autism in deaf children. There are six articles on... http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/05/08/odyssey-on-deaf-children-with-autism.htm 2008-05-08T21:18:16Z http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids.htm Newsweek reports that a solar-powered hearing aid has been developed. The batteries it uses are rechargeable solar batteries. I have not finished reading the article yet so I can't... http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids.htm 2008-05-06T12:36:50Z http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/05/05/bangladesh-deaf-high-school-struggling.htm The Daily Star, a Bangladesh newspaper, reports that the only deaf high school in the country, Dhaka Bodhir High School, is struggling to survive. Not only is the school in... http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/05/05/bangladesh-deaf-high-school-struggling.htm 2008-05-05T06:00:38Z http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/05/03/trix-bruce-at-nvcc.htm Here is another glimpse into my deaf life: tonight we went to a show by Trix Bruce at Northern Virginia Community College. She told a series of vignettes (short stories)... http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/05/03/trix-bruce-at-nvcc.htm 2008-05-03T22:25:00Z http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/05/03/is-the-phrase-falls-on-deaf-ears-respectful-or-disrespectful-of-deafness.htm Everyone knows that journalists should avoid the term "deaf and dumb" as much as possible. What about the phrase "falls on deaf ears?" Does it convey a positive or negative... http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/05/03/is-the-phrase-falls-on-deaf-ears-respectful-or-disrespectful-of-deafness.htm 2008-05-03T13:41:28Z http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/04/30/farewell-to-insight-cinema.htm Today, InSight Cinema, the nonprofit organization that had worked to promote open captioned films and carried listings of open captioned film showings around the country, said goodbye. In a letter... http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/04/30/farewell-to-insight-cinema.htm 2008-04-30T21:35:45Z http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/04/29/hard-of-hearing-stepdaughter.htm An About.com visitor wrote: "My stepdaughter has been in the US for the past two years. She has an 85% hearing impairment. Basically, she relies on reading lips. The... http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/04/29/hard-of-hearing-stepdaughter.htm 2008-04-29T21:28:17Z http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/04/27/have-you-seen-wrong-game.htm Only a couple of weeks ago, we had gone to an ASL film festival. Saturday afternoon found us back at Gallaudet University, this time to see the ASL film "Wrong... http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/04/27/have-you-seen-wrong-game.htm 2008-04-27T22:52:01Z http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/04/26/website-with-printable-signs.htm Lettitia asks on the forum if there is any website that she can print the signs for words off of. She needs this to help her communicate with a deaf... http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/04/26/website-with-printable-signs.htm 2008-04-26T12:31:55Z http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/04/24/welcome-las-vegas-charter-school-of-the-deaf.htm This fall, a new charter school for the deaf opens in Las Vegas, according to the Las Vegas Sun. It is a bilingual school, as reported: The new school for... http://deafness.about.com/b/2008/04/24/welcome-las-vegas-charter-school-of-the-deaf.htm 2008-04-24T21:00:49Z