Deaf Exchange Student Inspires Sign Language Classes At Marshall HS By JOEY PALACIOS For the past year an exchange student from the Philippines has been living in San Antonio, but what separates her from her peers is that she’s deaf.…
Author: Grant Laird Jr
USA Deaf Swimming Selects San Antonio for 2015 World Championships
USA DEAF SWIMMING SELECTS SAN ANTONIO FOR 2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS July 3, 2014 SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 3. The USA Deaf Swimming organization today announced that San Antonio Texas has been selected to host its top international meet – the…
Living alone hazard for East Texas senior citizens
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…
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…