Tag: Dallas Morning News

Author shares inspiring story with Stonewall Jackson Elementary students

Author shares inspiring story with Stonewall Jackson Elementary students  BY GENE DAVIS MARCH 4, 2016 INSIDE DALLAS ISD When Nancy Churnin was writing her children’s book about William Hoy, the deaf Major League Baseball Player who had a significant impact…

Barbara Jordan Media Awards Winners Announced

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS RICK PERRY For Immediate Distribution Governor’s Press Office: 512-463-1826 April 9, 2013 Lucy Nashed: [email protected] Press Release Josh Havens: [email protected] Barbara Jordan Media Awards Winners Announced AUSTIN – The Governor’s Committee on People with…

Barbara Jordan Media Awards winners 2013

Barbara Jordan Media Awards winners 2013 BJMA winners – here is the notice that went out today; we will get our website updated with the info tomorrow or early next week. Feel free to distribute this announcement and info about…

Inside the life of a deaf Dallas high school football player: Is it harder?

Inside the life of a deaf Dallas high school football player: Is it harder? By TAWNELL D. HOBBS Staff Writer [email protected] February 10, 2013 The constant clanging of iron weights used by student athletes sounded throughout a workout room at…

Deaf speedskater from Mesquite has Winter Olympic dreams

May 02, 2011 Deaf speedskater from Mesquite has Winter Olympic dreams May 02, 2011 (The Dallas Morning News – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — Michael Hubbs can’t hear his skates as they slice through the ice. He can’t hear…

Deaf teacher continues to receive harassment over reporter visit

Deaf teacher continues to receive harassment over reporter visit October 26, 2010 Kathleen Nosek, a deaf teacher in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, is still in the thick of it. http://www.examiner.com/autism-parenting-in-dallas/carrolton-farmers-branch-isd-suspends-hearing-impaired-teacher Earlier this month, Dallas Morning News reporter Avi Selk visited…