America Needs To Hear From More Deaf Leaders Chris Soukup Guest Writer March 8, 2018 In March 1988, the Deaf community was hit by a shockwave: The board of trustees at Washington’s Gallaudet University, the world’s only liberal arts college…
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Don’t Call the Cops If You’re Autistic, Deaf, Mentally Ill, Disabled or Old
Don’t Call the Cops If You’re Autistic, Deaf, Mentally Ill, Disabled or Old By John W. Whitehead October 24, 2017 “Anyone who cares for someone with a developmental disability, as well as for disabled people themselves [lives] every day in…
“Noise: A Novel” at Harris Communications
“Noise: A Novel” at Harris Communications Leon is deaf, but no sane person would ever call him disabled. He survived as a child on the merciless streets of Nigeria. He misses nothing. He feels no remorse. The only direction he’s…
Woman cites sign language barrier at Dallas hospital
Woman cites sign language barrier at Dallas hospital David Schechter, WFAA March 1, 2015 DALLAS — A Dallas woman says she was refused treatment at a local hospital because she is deaf. Rachel Valdez, 31, says on recent visit to…
Texas Governor Abbott can do more than inspire disabled
Abbott can do more than inspire disabled January 21, 2015 Gov. Greg Abbott used his own story, his rise from the accident 30 years ago that left him paralyzed and using a wheelchair, to inspire others Tuesday in a speech…
Report: Blind, Deaf, Disabled Inmates Abused in Prison
Report: Blind, Deaf, Disabled Inmates Abused in Prison by Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project January 27, 2015 An inmate sleeps in his cubicle in the geriatric unit of the Estelle Prison in Huntsville. The Prison Justice League’s Report on the…