Miss Deaf America upset she’s unseen at Super Bowl By Jamie Sotonoff February 7, 2012 During the Super Bowl, television cameras showed everything from Eli Manning’s young family to hip-hop singer M.I.A.’s obscene gesture. Yet, they didn’t for one second…
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First FDA-Approved Study of Stem Cells to Treat Hearing Loss Begins at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
Press Releases First FDA-Approved Study of Stem Cells to Treat Hearing Loss Begins at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital HOUSTON, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Cord Blood Registry® (CBR) are launching the first FDA-approved, Phase I…
Author Spotlight: Kambri Crews
Author Spotlight: Kambri Crews January 23, 2012 In her upcoming memoir, Burn Down the Ground (Random House), author Kambri Crews looks back on her unconventional childhood with deaf parents in rural Texas while trying to reconcile her present life—in which…
In her artwork, a deaf woman finds her voice
In her artwork, a deaf woman finds her voice J.R. ORTEGA, Victoria Advocate January 02, 2012 VICTORIA, Texas — The chilly winter air flutters tufts of short, mousey brown hair away from Laura Lang’s face as she dabs a brush…
Court interpreters translate into high cost for Lubbock County
Court interpreters translate into high cost for Lubbock County Scant qualified court interpreters and increased demand has translated into higher costs for Lubbock County. January 14, 2012 By BY LOGAN G. CARVER AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Scant qualified court interpreters and increased demand…
The Silent Treatment
The Silent Treatment Imagine serving decades in prison for a crime your sibling framed you for. Now imagine doing it while profoundly deaf. By James Ridgeway December 16, 2011 “This is a collect call from a correctional institution,” says the…