Member of the Iowa City Deaf community Robert Vizzini scribbled down some notes an interpreter provided to him, but when it was finally his turn to speak at a Cedar Rapids school board meeting, the ...

Rapper Beautiful The Artist performs in the music video for the dip hop song 'DEAFinitely Lit.' Beautiful The Artist/YouTube In April 2023, DJ Supalee hosted Supafest Reunion 2023 to celebrate ...

According to the World Health Organization, 466 million people in the world live with deafness, more than 5% of the world’s population. A consequence of being a minority is often they are ...

The Indiana University Police Department recently adopted a program training new cadets in American Sign Language and deaf culture. The initiative between the department and the IU ASL program was ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Being surrounded by hearing individuals doesn’t stop Dorothy Voyda from finding ways to communicate with them. Voyda, 38, was born hearing but due to an unknown cause, she lost the sense ...

The Deaf CSUNians Club is hosting their Introduction to Deaf Culture 101 event on Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the University Student Union Theater. Admission is free for all ...

When: 4:30-6:30 p.m. May 29. Where: Corbin Park, 501 W. Park Place. Info: Sponsored by Spokane Public Schools, the event promises “an evening of fun, food and friendship” through games, free food and ...

When Dylan Heuer was 7 months old, he became deaf from meningitis, and he received a cochlear implant when he was 3. Heuer’s parents learned sign language, and when he played Little League baseball, ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Experiencing life unable to hear or communicate in the same way as most people ...

The people who subscribe to Deafness with the upper-case D firmly argue that people who are Deaf have nothing that has broken down that needs fixing. September is International Deaf Awareness Month.