Pool: Acorn Boy and deaf culture November 4, 2014 By Frank T. Pool My wife and I were talking about some of the favorite students, we have taught, and she brought up a wonderful child she called “Acorn Boy.” This…
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Power of Prayer: New Beginnings Deaf Fellowship
Power of Prayer: New Beginnings Deaf Fellowship November 09, 2014 By Dia Wall CONNECT TYLER, TX (KLTV) – There’s a small church here in East Texas that just celebrated its third birthday. The music is loud and the message is…
His father leaving him alone and broke was ‘the best thing’ for Jack Tucker
His father leaving him alone and broke was ‘the best thing’ for Jack Tucker Jack Tucker has spent 40 years helping other people with disabilities November 16, 2014 By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Scene Writer OKTAHA — Just because Jack Tucker…
Hearing impaired man sentenced in Santa Fe kidnapping
Hearing impaired man sentenced in Santa Fe kidnapping By Andy Stiny Journal Staff Writer November 17, 2014 A 22-year-old Eldorado man, who was arrested in December 2013 for trying to abduct a woman in downtown Santa Fe, was sentenced Monday…
Tell the DOJ that Open Captioned Movies Must be Considered
Tell the DOJ that Open Captioned Movies Must be Considered Off-Screen Captioing is Separate and Unequal The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking the public to provide comments about their definition of Public Accommodation in movie theaters related to…
Between Two Worlds
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS POSTED BY WATERMARK November 16, 2014 Gaby Duke Watermark News “I was very angry. I felt stuck between two worlds – the Deaf and the hearing.” – Gaby Duke “I had a lot of frustration and sadness…