Living alone hazard for East Texas senior citizens By Maleeha Kamal July 7, 2014 John Roop health has suffered for some time. “I am almost completely deaf in my right ear and I have 30 percent hearing in my left…
Month: July 2014
Hearing impaired man rescued from burning Cypress home
Hearing impaired man rescued from burning Cypress home by KHOU.com staff Malini Basu / KHOU 11 News July 8, 2014 CYPRESS, Texas – A hearing-impaired man was rescued from a burning house Tuesday in northwest Harris County. The fire was…
Groups provide hearing impaired with smoke alarms, fire protection – Oklahoma
Groups provide hearing impaired with smoke alarms, fire protection Grant money available to install specialized equipment July 12, 2014 STILLWATER, Okla. —Some local organizations have teamed up to provide fire protection equipment for the hearing impaired. The Oklahoma Assistive Technology…
Deaf man, Fair Housing Action Center accuse real estate agent, company with discriminatory rental practices – Louisiana
Deaf man, Fair Housing Action Center accuse real estate agent, company with discriminatory rental practices The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center and John Lovas, who is deaf, have filed a federal court lawsuit against NOLA Apartments for allegedly…
Tangipahoa 911 launches service that gives deaf community rare access – Louisiana
Tangipahoa 911 launches service that gives deaf community rare access July 14, 2014 AMITE CITY, LA (NBC33) — Imagine being in an emergency, and realizing that you cannot call 911 for help. You want to, but there is no way…
Beebe names 26 to state boards and commissions – Arkansas
Beebe names 26 to state boards and commissions Submitted by The City Wire Staff June 30, 2014 Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday (June 30) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Greg Ashcraft, Little Rock, reappointed to the Arkansas…