Author: Grant Laird Jr

House Approves $503 Million Boost to Current Budget

House Approves $503 Million Boost to Current Budget by Ryan McCrimmon April 1, 2015 *Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. After an 18-hour marathon Tuesday night to sign off on a $210 billion two-year state budget, lawmakers were…

Deaf Education Scholar to Lecture on Sign Language in Education

Deaf Education Scholar to Lecture on Sign Language in Education March 25, 2015 Follow us on Twitter: @BaylorUMedia Media contact: Terry Goodrich, (254) 710-3321 WACO, Texas (March 25, 2015) – Baylor University’s department of communication sciences and disorders in the…

Texas lawmakers debate coverage for child hearing aids

Texas lawmakers debate coverage for child hearing aids By Phil Prazan May 5, 2015 AUSTIN (KXAN) — It is estimated every day two or three children are born in Texas deaf or hard of hearing. But Texas does not require…

Police: Group home caretaker committed sexual assault

Police: Group home caretaker committed sexual assault By David Barer May 8, 2015 AUSTIN (KXAN) — Police have issued an arrest warrant for a former South Austin group home caretaker, who allegedly tied up and sexually assaulted a special needs…

Fall in Love with the Pebble Watch

Fall in Love with the Pebble Watch You will fall in love with the Pebble watch. The Pebble watch is used with your smartphone and your choice of thousands of apps. Be alerted to incoming phone calls, texts, emails and…

Video: DeafNetwork.com Feedback and Tips

DeafNetwork.com Feedback and Tips Watch ASL friendly – About 10 minutes long Transcript starts here:  May 6, 2015 Good morning! In case you don’t know me, my name is Grant Laird, Jr from Dallas, Texas. I’ve been posting announcements and…