Speaker spreads awareness about deaf-blind community Community struggles with the lack of communication and technology, but can overcome those challenges with research and awareness. Dorothy P. Braziel [email protected] OCTOBER 29, 2014 A leading activist in the deaf-blind community shared her…
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Disability History Month: JAMES “DEAF” BURKE (1809 – 1845)
Disability History Month: JAMES “DEAF” BURKE (1809 – 1845) JAMES “DEAF” BURKE (1809 – 1845) James “Deaf” Burke was a famous early 19th century bare-knuckles boxer in England who was reportedly completely deaf from birth; he was the British heavyweight…
Traffic Stops For Hearing Impaired Drivers: Practical Tips For Public Safety – Oklahoma
Traffic Stops For Hearing Impaired Drivers: Practical Tips For Public Safety October 14, 2014 News On 6 anchor and crime reporter Lori Fullbright worked with the hearing impaired community and Tulsa Police Department to produce a video that shows a…
Tulsa Police Work To Improve Communication With Deaf Community
Tulsa Police Work To Improve Communication With Deaf Community October 14, 2014 BY TESS MAUNE TULSA, Oklahoma – A town hall meeting Tuesday night focused on taking the fear out of a scary situation. Neither police nor citizens know exactly…
Rising Star: Former Texas School for the Deaf leader teaching locally
TEXAS STATE RISING STARS: FACULTY SPOTLIGHT Rising Star: Former Texas School for the Deaf leader teaching locally Guerra returned to education after stint in research. By Round Rock Leader Staff Editor’s note: Texas State University Round Rock Campus provides upper-division…
Pronews 7 Investigates: Teaching the Deaf in AISD
Pronews 7 Investigates: Teaching the Deaf in AISD by David Grasso-Ortega October 1, 2014 AMARILLO, TX — Right now, the Deaf and American Sign Language (ASL) community is greatly concerned about the Amarillo Independent School District’s (AISD) policy on not…