Apache Pow Wow What you don’t know about Sign Language By Colton Cunningham November 10, 2011 Sign language is universal; it is the only language that is completely performed. Patterns in fiction can be observed in real world examples, and…
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Deaf awareness panelists describe discrimination, quest for acceptance
Deaf awareness panelists describe discrimination, quest for acceptance By Jennifer Flores November 3, 2011 The first observation of Deaf Awareness Week on this campus began with a panel discussion exploring the obstacles faced by people who are deaf and hard…
Research on Education and Employment Outcomes for D/HH to be Funded by $1.3 Million Grant
Research on Education and Employment Outcomes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing to be Funded by $1.3 Million Grant October 27, 2011 AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas at Austin educational psychologist Stephanie Cawthon has received $1.3 million from the…
Deaf community asking for more interpreters
Deaf community asking for more interpreters by Mary Avila Posted: October 17, 2011 Communication is part of our everyday lives but just imagine how it would feel to lose the ability to hear or speak. No one probably understands that…
Miss Deaf America raises awareness of disability
Miss Deaf America raises awareness of disability Rachel Mazique, Miss Deaf America ambassador for the National Association of the Deaf, discusses the difficulties of being the only deaf teacher and graduate student in the English Department at UT, Mazique shed…
Deaf woman hearing her voice for first time after Houston surgery is Internet sensation
Video of deaf woman hearing her voice for first time after Houston surgery is Internet sensation BY CLIFFORD PUGH October 2, 2011 With all the depressing news going around nowadays, it’s nice to hear something uplifting. Perhaps that’s why this…