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New Devices Aid Deaf People By Translating Sound Waves To Vibrations

02 March 2009 » In deaf, science

Tactile devices translate sound waves into vibrations that can be felt by the skin

New Devices Aid Deaf People By Translating Sound Waves To Vibrations

Our Aging Ears And Brains: Why Listening In Background Noise Gets Tougher As We Age

17 February 2009 » In deaf, science

older adults were significantly worse at identifying words than younger adults in challenging listening conditions.

Our Aging Ears And Brains: Why Listening In Background Noise Gets Tougher As We Age

Deaf Children Use Hands To Invent Own Way Of Communicating

17 February 2009 » In deaf, science

Deaf children are able to develop a language-like gesture system by making up hand signs and using homemade systems to increase their communication as they grow, just as children with conventional spoken language

Deaf Children Use Hands To Invent Own Way Of Communicating

Toddlers' Gesturing Linked To Later Vocabulary And School Readiness

17 February 2009 » In deaf, science

Children who gesture more as toddlers have higher vocabularies entering kindergarten

Toddlers’ Gesturing Linked To Later Vocabulary And School Readiness

Facebook | Deaf Club San Francisco

12 February 2009 » In deaf, music

Please share any or all your stories and photos regarding this legendary club. It was a truly amazing venue.

Facebook | Deaf Club San Francisco

YouTube – FDR and Obama

07 February 2009 » In deaf, video

FDR could fingerspell? Obama can sign some?

YouTube – FDR and Obama

YouTube – ASL ABC Poem: The Inauguration of Obama

07 February 2009 » In deaf, video

YouTube – ASL ABC Poem: The Inauguration of Obama

Sport and My Grandfather circa 1939 on Flickr – Photo Sharing!

16 January 2009 » In art, deaf

Sport and My Grandfather circa 1939 on Flickr – Photo Sharing!

Gallaudet Graduate in 1919 on Flickr – Photo Sharing!

16 January 2009 » In art, deaf

senior photo from Gallaudet College for the Deaf. Age 21, Washington, DC. 1919

Gallaudet Graduate in 1919 on Flickr – Photo Sharing!

Women's art class at State School of the Deaf, Delavan, Wisconsin on Flickr – Photo Sharing!

16 January 2009 » In art, deaf

Woman art students sketching; annotated “at the State School for the Deaf, Delavan, Wisconsin.” Circa 1880

Women’s art class at State School of the Deaf, Delavan, Wisconsin on Flickr – Photo Sharing!

BBC NEWS | Health | Playing golf can 'damage hearing'

05 January 2009 » In deaf

Ear specialists suspect the “sonic boom” the metal club head makes when it strikes the ball damaged the hearing of a 55-year-old golfer they treated.

BBC NEWS | Health | Playing golf can ‘damage hearing’

E.D.C.A.

22 December 2008 » In deaf, games

Welcome to the website of the English Deaf Chess Association.

E.D.C.A.

UNITED DEAF CHESS CLUB Online | UDCC

22 December 2008 » In deaf, games

Welcome to United Deaf Chess Club online, In this site there are sections of information about chess, deaf chess players ,and chess events.

UNITED DEAF CHESS CLUB Online | UDCC

Robotic Lizards Help Prove Long-standing Signaling Theory

26 November 2008 » In deaf, science

Puerto Rican anole lizards perform eye-catching pushups before beginning head-bobbing displays that advertise their territory and status

Robotic Lizards Help Prove Long-standing Signaling Theory

Your Cochlear Implant Lawyer

19 November 2008 » In deaf

a number of Advanced Bionics cochlear implants implanted during a certain time period, may “pose a public health risk due to excessive moisture, exposing patients to the risk of device failure, possible surgery, and the potential for additional hearing loss.”

Your Cochlear Implant Lawyer

Religion Clause: Suit Challenges Washington State Limits On Special Ed In Religious Schools

13 November 2008 » In deaf, theocracy

Federal IDEA requires disability services, State law forbids funding religious schools. Seems pretty clear to me.

Religion Clause: Suit Challenges Washington State Limits On Special Ed In Religious Schools

USCCB – NAB – Proverb 31

31 October 2008 » In christianity, deaf

Open your mouth in behalf of the dumb, and for the rights of the destitute

USCCB – NAB – Proverb 31

Why Some People Have A Better Head For Languages

27 October 2008 » In deaf, science

there are important differences between individuals with regard to the degree to which a second language is mastered, even for people who have lived in a bilingual environment since childhood.

Why Some People Have A Better Head For Languages

Cognitive Daily: Does the use of hand gestures slow language learning?

23 October 2008 » In deaf, education

But what happens if a child is particularly successful at expressing her needs using gestures? Does development of spoken language suffer?

Cognitive Daily: Does the use of hand gestures slow language learning?

Project readOn

23 October 2008 » In deaf, video

Deaf company providing video captions.

Project readOn