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5-foot-9 PG Luke Adams plays for Texas Tech despite being born deaf

5-foot-9 PG Luke Adams plays for Texas Tech despite being born deaf Rob Dauster  November 27, 2013 BROOKLYN — Every walk-on for every team in the country has a story. They aren’t supposed to be playing high-major basketball. They are,…

Deaf Action Center returns to its core focus – Louisiana

Deaf Action Center returns to its core focus Shreveport facility enlists technology to try to increase interpreter pool December 2, 2013  Ronald Williams finds companionship and conversation at a Shreveport center that serves the deaf. He is among regulars at…

Ex-athlete accused of abduction attempt – New Mexico

Ex-athlete accused of abduction attempt – New Mexico By T.S. Last / Journal Staff Writer December 3, 2013 CATRON: Accused previously of stalking A 21-year-old Eldorado man who was arrested over the weekend for allegedly trying to abduct a woman…

iCanConnect helps hearing, vision impaired -Oklahoma

iCanConnect helps hearing, vision impaired December 11, 2013 By Phyllis Zorn, Staff Writer Enid News and Eagle Oklahomans with combined vision and hearing loss can get the latest communications technology, including iPads and smart phones, free of charge through a…

Parents of deaf boy killed by cab suing driver’s company

Parents of deaf boy killed by cab suing driver’s company By Selim Algar December 18, 2013 The devastated parents of a deaf 5-year-old Texas boy who was fatally struck by a cabbie during a visit to see the Brooklyn Bridge…

Donation gives north Texas boy the gift of hearing

Donation gives north Texas boy the gift of hearing by CARLA WADE December 25, 2013 MESQUITE — The holidays are a time for a lot of us to reflect on the gifts many of us take for granted — like…