US charges firms defrauded deaf phone fund

Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced criminal charges against more than two dozen people accused of stealing tens of millions of dollars from a telephone service for the deaf.

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No karaoke for you! Bad wiring spells tone-deaf

Do your friends cover their ears when you sing along with the radio? Does the choir director ask you to lip-sync?

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Ala. police: Taser use on disabled man justified

Officers who used pepper spray and a Taser to remove a man from a store bathroom found out only later he was deaf and mentally disabled and didn't understand they wanted him to open the door, police said Tuesday.

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Deaf Boy's Dog Ruled OK for NY School

A deaf teenager should be permitted to take his service dog to school, New York state's commissioner of human rights ruled Monday.

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Deaf Home Full of Hearing Seniors

The first deaf retirement home in Northern California has ended up taking mostly hearing seniors, frustrating the project's organizers, who hoped for a deaf-only enclave.

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Iraqi Girl Once Deaf Hears After Surgery

For 3-year-old Amina, it was a day of firsts.

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The Helen Keller story is a profound one and to have her statue to commemorate her accomplishments is perfect!

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Championship Coach Leads Deaf Football Teams to Victory

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Slideshow of breeds that can be used. Plus a remarkable video of a boy with Autism utilizing a dog for therapy.

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"The ten-year-old granddaughter of Ken Loach has learned to play the piano thanks to a pair of groundbreaking implants."

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An orchestra has been found liable for hearing damage caused to one of its cello players after a nine-year legal process, news agency ANP reports.

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Officers who used pepper spray and a Taser to remove a man from a store bathroom found out only later he was deaf and mentally disabled and didn't understand they wanted him to open the door, police said Tuesday.

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Easter Faafiti a recent graduate of Pasadena City College who lead the Pasadena City College Lancers Basketball Team to the State Chamiopnships and who recently transferred to Gallaudet University has been invited to represent the United States in the 21st Deaflympics..

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Deafness: A Culture Or A Handicap?

Some feel that being deaf is a cultural issue and that attempting to get medical assistance to repair one's hearing is a serious sin against the deaf community.

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Sound Sensations: My Week as a Deaf Person

Last week life decided to give me a practical lesson in communication. After swimming regularly at the pool, one afternoon my ears blocked up. I couldn't hear a thing and spent the next couple of days understanding first-hand what it was like to be deaf.

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Four years after Tyrus, now 31, lost half of his family in that fire, he is determined to save other deaf people from a similar fate.

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Teaching an old dog new tricks can be hard, but what about teaching a deaf puppy?

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New research shows the possibility that stem cell cures could reverse deafness.

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The British researchers discovered that the new auditory cells produced from the fetal cells, performed identically to existing cells in developing ears. Researchers are also studying the use of embryonic and adult stem cells for their studies on restoring hearing loss.

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MINISTER of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security Andrew Gallimore Thursday pledged assistance for the cash-strapped Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD).

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Tiffara Steward, four feet 6 inch Tiffara Steward is an unlikely basketball hero at SUNY... See more irresistible headlines

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Personal Values And Their Importance: Two Interesting Conundrums for You

Read both questions first before seeing the answers which are at the end.

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Police are searching for two people after a man with a speech and hearing impairment was robbed at a McDonald's in Mesa on Friday afternoon.

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A young woman in southern China has partially lost her hearing after her boyfriend ruptured her eardrum during an excessively passionate kiss.

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This morning I caught this short story on CNN (video below) on a very cool organization called D-PAN (Deaf Performing Artists Network) which, according to their website, "...create[s] media designed specifically to serve deaf audiences through the use of American Sign Language ( …

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INFRARED light can stimulate neurons in the inner ear as precisely as sound waves, a discovery that could lead to better cochlear implants for deaf people.A healthy inner ear uses hair cells that respond to sound to stimulate neurons that send signals to the brain.

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Respect is the lifeblood of the teaching profession. We depend on parents to teach children to respect us as teachers; we depend on respect to get and keep students' attention and focus.

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By Mark Rejhon: Ever wished you could read your voicemail instead of listen to voicemails, and also not need to write things down from voicemails? Or remember the old days of alphanumeric pagers? Where someone could call and a text message can get dispatched? These services are a …

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By Mark Rejhon -- As I am a hearing impaired individual, there are several benefits of the BlackBerry for the Deaf and for Hard Of Hearing. Most deaf users often go for the cheaper Hiptop/Sidekick because of instant messaging and better color screen.

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A deaf club night is using scents, vibrating dance floors and sign language dancers to help its patrons "translate the emotions" of music.

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On a small island off southwest Finland, a new art form has enraptured audiences, bringing opera to those who might seem farthest beyond its reach: the deaf.

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