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…
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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…
Texan Known as Groundbreaker in Overcoming Hearing Loss
Texan Known as Groundbreaker in Overcoming Hearing Loss January 4, 2012 Posted by ellen Texas native Teri Wathen never thought of her actions as being groundbreaking. But the woman’s drive to get her own cochlear implant set things in motion…
Life comes full circle for student, teacher
Life comes full circle for student, teacher Former student now teaching hearing-impaired. By Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, [email protected] December 29, 2011 When Cindy Lauer was 2, her parents noticed she would stand inches away from the television screen while watching episodes…
Texas Tech player can hear the game
Texas Tech player can hear the game December 26, 2011 TULSA, Okla. (AP) — During the first several years of his basketball life, Luke Adams could see the game and feel the game — but he couldn’t hear it. Now…
Deaf center stages food drive
Deaf center stages food drive CHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT By FLORI MEEKS Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Although she never met the late Lillian Beard, Ashly Martinez thinks of her as a role model. “From what I’ve been told, her smile was contagious,”…