Deaf students create quilt for teacher fighting February 6, 2015 By LAUREN LEA News 4 San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — Two Marshall High School students created a beautiful hand-made gift for one of their teachers who has endured so much…
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State budget writers talk about selling School for Deaf property
State budget writers talk about selling School for Deaf property February 9, 2015 By Kiah Collier / American-Statesman Staff Texas Senate budget writers on Monday discussed the possibility of downsizing or selling the 67-acre property south of downtown Austin where…
More North Texas cities signing on for Text-to-911
More North Texas cities signing on for Text-to-911 Tanya Eiserer, WFAA February 3, 2015 SEAGOVILLE — Last week in Seagoville, a woman who needed help didn’t call anyone. She simply texted the word “HELP” to 911. The reply was immediate:…
Texas Governor Abbott can do more than inspire disabled
Abbott can do more than inspire disabled January 21, 2015 Gov. Greg Abbott used his own story, his rise from the accident 30 years ago that left him paralyzed and using a wheelchair, to inspire others Tuesday in a speech…
Report: Blind, Deaf, Disabled Inmates Abused in Prison
Report: Blind, Deaf, Disabled Inmates Abused in Prison by Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project January 27, 2015 An inmate sleeps in his cubicle in the geriatric unit of the Estelle Prison in Huntsville. The Prison Justice League’s Report on the…
UTPA professor appointed to Texas School for the Deaf board
UTPA professor appointed to Texas School for the Deaf board December 20, 2014 By DANYA PEREZ-HERNANDEZ Staff Writer Being born hard of hearing, Shawn Saladin of Edinburg remembers the isolation and lack of understanding that comes with being partially deaf.…