Groups provide hearing impaired with smoke alarms, fire protection Grant money available to install specialized equipment July 12, 2014 STILLWATER, Okla. —Some local organizations have teamed up to provide fire protection equipment for the hearing impaired. The Oklahoma Assistive Technology…
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Tulsa patient gets high-tech hearing aid that goes in the mouth
Tulsa patient gets high-tech hearing aid that goes in the mouth June 17, 2014 By Michael Overall After surgery to remove a tumor near her brain, Donna Martin woke up deaf in her left ear, a side effect that doctors…
OSD grads hit close to home
OSD grads hit close to home May 21, 2014 Pauls Valley Democrat Pauls Valley, Oklahoma — Students from Pauls Valley and Paoli will be among those graduating from the Oklahoma School for the Deaf this week. Trynecka Olivia Sheffey of…
Nearly half of third graders who failed reading test are special-ed students
Nearly half of third graders who failed reading test are special-ed students May 20, 2014 By ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer A disproportionate number of the third-graders who scored in the lowest achievement level on Oklahoma’s third-grade reading test are…
OHP troopers are cleared in arrest of hearing-impaired man
3 OHP troopers cleared after skirmish with hearing-impaired man By Matt Dinger February 27, 2014 Three Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers have been cleared of wrongdoing in the arrest of a hearing impaired man after a hit-and-run accident. The man that…
Here’s your sign
July 5, 2013 Here’s your sign By Chase Rheam Stillwater NewsPress STILLWATER, Okla. — One woman used her former encounters with an unknown language and a need to change standards as a reason to change her career path more than…