In Other News

•Gallaudet football has made its way to the Division III playoffs. (11.17.22)

•Thousands of Ugandan residents are demanding the government fund hearing aids and more sign language interpreters. (11.9.22)

•The Mormon Church has created an ASL Board of Education. (11.9.22)

•A Cornell student kvells about the decision to take ASL classes. (11.6.22)

•ASL can help new parents communicate with their babies. (11.2.22)

•Camryn Manheim shares why it was so meaningful to her to use ASL on a recent episode of "Law and Order." (11.1.22)

•An ASL interpreter at a Pearl Jam couldn't make out the words so just winged it. Audience members noticed. (11.1.22)

•A Deaf 5-year-old is pretty happy to see a deaf character on his TV. (10.28.22)

•Pro wrestling gets a dose of ASL. (10.27.22)

•After a deaf man was killed at Central Booking, the New Jersey governor's office spoke to the deaf community. (10.20.22)

•Forbes has the lowdown on which hearing-aid-related stocks to watch since the FDA's ruling changed the whole industry's outlook. (8.31.22)

•Chocolatier Cadbury is encouraging Brits to learn sign language. (8.31.22)

•Pah!, a deaf-owned restaurant in Portland, Oregon, has opened for business. (8.26.22)

•University of Virginia audiologists share their hopes and concerns about over-the-counter hearing aids. (8.24.22)

•A 10-year-old Vancouver girl won an international contest with an idea that helps cochlear implants look cooler. (8.23.22)

•NBC takes a look at how the FDA's new ruling on hearing aids being sold over the counter could really help save a number of relationships. (8.23.22)

•The Los Angeles Times gets the lowdown on how to get hearing aids without a prescription. (8.23.22)

•Yahoo Finance notes that four out of five folks with hearing loss go untreated. The new FDA rule change could lower those numbers. (8.23.22)

•While many are celebrating the FDA's decision to allow hearing aids to be sold over the counter, there are some who are a little concerned about it, such as this East Texas doctor. (8.22.22)

•Abigail Heringer, who wears a cochlear implant, gained a little fame when she appeared on "The Bachelor." Now she's explaining to fans why she doesn't use sign language. (8.22.22)

•Sara Novic shares her thoughts on the FDA's recent ruling that will allow hearing aids to be sold over the counter. (8.20.22)

•Best Buy is going after the hard-of-hearing market with the launch of a new "experIence" for those with hearing difficulties. (8.17.22)

•Atlas Obscura features the stories of a few deaf-owned restaurants across the country. (8.17.22)

•Accessibility is a hot topic for businesses, but everyday access for deaf people can also be as simple as having friends that help out. Sapiens takes a look at the relationship between deaf and hearing friends. (8.17.22)

•A Russian missile destoryed a Ukrainian building that was home to deaf citizens. (8.17.22)

•Troy Kotsur, of "CODA" fame, had his Jeep and Oscar stolen while he was in his hometown of Mesa, Arizona, to be honored. Luckily, police tracked down the car and the Academy Award was still in it. (8.16.22)

•The New York Times notes that it is possible to wear earbuds for extended periods without damaging your hearing. (8.16.22)

•Portland, Ore., now has its first deaf-, Latinx- and queer-owned eatery, Pah! (8.12.22)

•Edinburgh hosts its first deaf festival for ravers. (8.11.22)

•A museum in D.C. that doesn't much mainstream attention but gets plenty of visitors is the National Deaf Life Museum. (8.6.22)

•The Philadelphia Inquirer has a few bits of advice on how to protect your hearing aid in muggy weather. (8.4.22)

•Disneyland's Princess Anna wowed a young deaf fan when she broke out some sign language. (8.2.22)

•A Navy sailor got his ship's crew to sign "Happy Birthday" to his son. (8.2.22)

•Tasha Ghouri, the first deaf contestant on "Love Island," reached the finale with boyfriend Andrew, who takes her cochlear implants off each night, she revealed. (8.1.22)

•Hard-of-hearing British actress/comedian/author Samantha Baines is hoping for a day when the world has "designer hearing aids." (7.31.22)

•The Wall Street Journal reports that the success of "CODA" has opened the doors for deaf creators of all stripes in Hollywood. (7.30.22)

•This 3-year-old CODA tries in vain to communicate with the ocean in ASL. (7.29.22)

•The New York Times showcases how ASL has evolved as our world has changed. (7.26.22)

•The first conference for Deaf New Americans is being held in Syracuse, New York. (7.26.22)

•A new store in the Chicago area, Deaf Welcome Studios, focuses on bringing entertainment to the deaf community. (7.26.22)

•Sara Novic shares the joys of deafness in The New York Times. (7.19.22)

•Barbie now has hearing aids. (7.18.22)

•A four-month-old gets his first hearing aids. (7.11.22)

•Deaf fans are loving Adele for her use of sign language and interpreters in recent gigs. (7.9.22)

•Deaf students in Bhutan have created the country's first sign language. (7.8.22)

•A 17-year-old decided to learn ASL so he could communicate directly with his mother's boyfriend. Along the way, the boy discovered that his mom and her deaf fella were signing all sorts of things in front of him that he didn't want to know about. (7.7.22)

•Dakota Johnson, the girlfriend of Chris Martin, helped him see ways to make Coldplay's concerts more accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing fans. (7.6.22)

•Freethink shares the story of San Francisco's deaf-owned pizzeria. (7.5.22)

•The Washington Post gives a great review to a local production of "The Music Man" that features deaf and hard-of-hearing actors. (7.1.22)

•The football coach who led his deaf football team to 12 wins versus hearing teams and a shot at the state championship has inspired two films: a documentary from the NFL and a feature. (6.27.22)

•Shoshannah Stern, the star of "This Close" (the first major U.S. show to be created and written by deaf people), is now developing a horror thriller series about a Deaf Interpreter for AMC. (6.23.22)

•A deaf microbiologist shares ways the world can better support deaf and hard-of-hearing scientists. (6.23.22)

•Services for deaf and hard-of-hearing people changed during the pandemic. Here's a rundown of seven of those. (6.21.22)

•"90 Day Fiancee," the reality show that features Americans who are planning weddings with immigrants, is looking for deaf couples, transgender couples, and blind couples in order to broaden the stories its telling. (6.20.22)

•The Australian animated show for preschoolers, "Bluey," has introduced a deaf character who speaks through sign language. (6.19.22)

•A young woman embarrassed herself a bit when she •The ASL interpreter for heavy-metal band Steel Panther has won a lot of fans of her own online. (6.17.22)

•It's been nearly 50 years but the Stan Mikita Hockey School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is still running (and affecting plenty of lives). (6.14.22)

•Students from the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind succeeded in rowing a 70-mile race across Puget Sound in 36 hours. Well done! (6.12.22)

•There's a Deaf Renaissance in American Theater, but will it extend beyond acting to writing, directing, and other behind-the-scenes roles? (5.31.22)

•The first deaf contestant on "Love Island" is getting a whole lot of positive attention. (5.30.22)

•Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind will take another crack at the Seventy48 boat race in which contestants have to take their boats 70 miles in 48 hours without the use of a mother. (5.29.22)

•Forbes shares tips on how to help your loved one to consider getting hearing aids. (5.25.22)

•One writer explores why it took so long to figure out she was hard of hearing. (5.21.22)

•After nearly winning the state football championship, California School for the Deaf, Riverside, may get a whole new sports complex. (5.17.22)

•Vox takes a good hard look at "Hand Talk," the sign language of Native Americans that was a precursor to ASL, in its video series "Missing Chapters." (5.16.22)

•Mattel's newest Barbie has hearing aids. She is part of a whole line of new inclusive Barbies. Here's how one Louisiana deaf community responded to the news. (5.13.22)

•In New Zealand, there has been a shift by parents of deaf children in recent years from a "fix" mentality to an "embrace" mentality. (5.14.22)

•Apple CEO Tim Cook gave the graduation speech at Gallaudet, telling students to "Lead with your values." (5.13.22)

•A new housing development in New Mexico will be for deaf and blind residents. (5.13.22)

•The New Yorker reports on how deafblind communities may be creating a new language through touch. (5.12.22)

•Ted Danson calls his hearing aids "life changing." (5.9.22)

•The Aspen Camp of Deaf and Hard of Hearing has had plenty of challenges but the Colorado camp that connects the DHH community with nature appears to be ready to reemerge vicrtorious. (5.9.22)

•Millicent Simmonds gives back to the folks in Utah her first taught her sign. (5.4.22)

•USA's Deaf Curling team is based in Minnesota and has some serious talent. (5.4.22)

•A new partnership in the world of golf aims to bring the game to more deaf and hard-of-hearing players. (4.28.22)

•These artists, DJs, and interpreters are making music more accessible for deaf and hard-of-hearing folks. (4.26.22)

•Maine is close to requiring that newborns get tested for a virus that causes hearing loss. (4.26.22)

•Archie Comics introduces its first hard-of-hearing character. (4.20.22)

•Senior citizens in Oklahoma have access to hearing aids through a special state program. (4.20.22)

•One deaf writer shares why it is a "nightmare" to have "perfect" speech. (4.9.22)

•Sara Novic's new novel, "True Biz," is set in a deaf school. Novic, who lost her hearing later in life, is a big proponent for such schools staying intact. (4.5.22)

•"CODA" star Daniel Durant is a new short film, "Millstone," that is entirely in ASL. (4.4.22)

•Add the Greater Los Angeles Area Agency on Deafness to the list of those who are not happy with Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock. The agency says his actions overshadowed a huge night for the deaf community. (4.2.22)

•The New York Times listens as some deaf viewers of "CODA" wrestle with whether the film has good deaf representation or stereotypes. (3.30.22)

•A Tennessee family finds joy in communicating with a deaf restaurant server. (3.29.22)

•Slate calls "CODA" a "flawed triumph." (3.29.22)

•The Associated Press gets the deaf community's response to the big "CODA" wins at the Oscars. (3.29.22)

•Nyle DiMarco shares his thoughts on what the "CODA" win means for deaf culture. (3.28.22)

•Interest in learning ASL is going up, thanks to "CODA." (3.28.22)

•The L.A. Times checks out three new novels that delve into Deaf culture. (3.29.22)

•CNN notes that "CODA" isn't the only recent film that involved deaf creators. (3.28.22)

•"CODA" wins the Best Picture Oscar along with Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur, a monumental moment for the Deaf community. (3.27.22)

•"CODA" is being developed into a stage musical by Deaf West. (3.23.22)

•Nyle DiMarco shares his thoughts on deaf representation and the "CODA" and "Audible" Oscar nominations with "Today." (3.21.22)

•Deaf artists are hoping "CODA" really is a breakthrough moment and not just a one-off success story. (3.21.22)

•Thoughts on the literature of ASL. (3.18.22)

•National Technical Institute for the Deaf just received $88.5 million in funding to expand STEM programs. (3.18.22)

•Marlee Matlin doesn't feel like she's the only deaf actor anybody knows about anymore. (3.18.22)

•There's a massive new mural at the Queens Museum in New York City that was inspired by sign language. (3.17.22)

•Here's how "CODA" was cast and how those who did it feel about deaf representation in film. (3.17.22)

•Deaf Ukrainian refugees are finding shelter in Romania. (3.17.22)

•Tne New York Times reviews "True Biz," a novel inspired by the Advanced Bionics fiasco, when the company kept implanting its cochlear devices despite issues with the equipment. (3.15.22)

•One take on the difficulties of involving deaf residents in civic life.. (3.9.22)

•WHO has it that one billion people across the globe are at risk of noise-induced hearing loss. (3.2.22)

•The movie "Deaf President Now" about the 1988 protests at Gallaudet University, is in the works. (3.2.22)

•"CODA" took home the awards for Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. (3.2.22)

•In Florida, a new pickleball court is designed specifically for deaf players. (2.24.22)

•New York School for the Deaf Superintendent has resigned. (2.24.22)

•Pakistan has its first deaf-staffed food truck. (2.24.22)

•A video of a deaf man offering advice to his son-in-law about his daughter has been racking up a lot of views. (2.24.21)

•National Deaf Theatre Fest launches in Utah. (2.24.22)

•New York City's IRT Theater has a new production featuring deaf actors, "Trash." (2.10.22)

•A deaf woman who refuses to visit her parents until they learn ASL is getting a lot of support on the Internet. (1.3.22)

•Buzzfeed chronicles the harmful things hearing people do to the deaf and hard-of-hearing people around them. (12.23.21)

•The football team at California School for the Deaf, Riverside, had an incredible season, and now the school is the recipient of $25,000 to fix up the football field. At least part of that dough came from Kelly Clarkson. (12.23.21)

•A DC suburb get an exhibition of work by deaf and hard-of-hearing artists. (12.23.21)

•For one deaf writer, receiving a video using ASL is a sign of love. (12.17.21)

•There's been a surge in interest in sign-language classes in Britain, thanks to Rose Ayling-Ellis's turn on "Strictly Come Dancing." (12.16.21)

•Salon chronicles what "Hawkeye" gets right about deafness -- and what it could have done better. (12.6.21)

•Disney+'s Hawkeye is getting a lot of love for being a good representative of the actual deaf community. (12.4.21)

•"Hawkeye" star Jeremy Renner learned basic ASL so he could welcome his deaf costar. (12.3.21)

Nyle DiMarco is developing a new series called "Deaf Punk." (11.22.21)

•The California School for the Deaf at Riverside has made it to the league final for the first time in the school's history. (11.20.21)

•Two dozen deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing actors team up at RIT for "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches." (11.17.21)

•A few stars of "CODA" share their thoughts on exploring deaf culture. (11.14.21)

•A deaf father is amazed when his hearing toddler signs to him to let him know about a crying baby in the store they're in. (11.13.21)

•Marlee Matlin says the film "CODA" that she starred in this past summer has "ignited a fire" about authentic casting. (11.12.21)

•Sorenson Communications, a provider of video relay and ASL interpretation, announced a new series of interviews with deaf leaders in business, activism, dance, and art. (11.2.21)

•One deaf undergraduate feels that the films "Sound of Metal" and "CODA" misrepresent deaf culture. (11.1.21)

•A deaf Uber driver in London's message hits Twitter and gets a lot of love. (10.29.21)

•These deaf color guard members at a Missouri high school march to their own beat. (10.29.21)

•A student in Oberlin's Conservatory makes a request that music schools educate students about protecting their hearing. (10.29.21)

•The FDA's plan to allow hearing aids to be sold without prescriptions is causing some concern. (10.28.21)

•Race is part of the debate over the new hearing leadership of the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf. (10.26.21)

•Hollywood Insider shares the films that it feels have good deaf representation. (10.26.21)

•Getting fitted for a hearing aid now has set standard practices thanks to information just published by the Audiology Practice Standards Organization. (10.11.21)

•Educator and novelist Sara Novic writes in The New York Times that the deaf population is growing so acceptance should, too. (10.10.21)

•A man in Florida has been arrested for sending a murder threat in ASL via video text. (10.9.21)

•The parks and playgrounds of Lee's Summit, Mo., now features signs with ASL symbols on them, thanks to a local Girl Scout troop. (10.5.21)

•The city of Austin, Texas, and Travis County have launched a system to provide emergency-alert information in American Sign Language. (10.4.21)

•The Oklahoma School for the Deaf has unveiled its new logo. (10.3.21)

•A new leader of a school for the deaf in Georgia happens to be hearing and white -- and it's not sitting well with some students and staff. (10.1.21)

•Northern Arizona University's ASL Club has made a video to teach students there the five phrases they should know in ASL, such as "I'm a Lumberjack." (9.22.21)

•What is a Director of Artistic Sign Language? The cast and crew of "CODA" explain. (9.20.21)

•The Los Angeles Review of Books take a look at films about the Deaf world. (9.19.21)

•The hearing aid shown off in the trailer for the new MCU Hawkeye series on Disney+ is a throwback to an earlier time. (9.13.21)

•The "Today" show gets around to getting the response of the deaf community to "CODA." (9.8.21)

•Looking back at Sept. 11 from the perspective of a deaf man who was traveling that day. (9.7.21)

•Here's how one woman's life has changed in the two years since she adopted a deaf son from Colombia. (9.6.21)

•A Chinese startup has released glasses that transcribes spoken language to onscreen text in real time. (9.3.21)

•India Prime Minister Modi is about to launch an online dictionary of Indian Sign Language. (9.2.21)

•The Mississippi School for the Deaf's football team has got a brand new playing field. (9.2.21)

•Deaf and hard of hearing are still struggling with all of the masks. (9.1.21)

•SoulCycle in Dedham, Mass., now has spinning classes in sign language. (9.1.21)

•Way back in July, the New York Times published a story about the significance of sign names. The story came about when the paper looked into how Vice President Kamala Harris earned hers. (8.31.21)

•Deaf Broadway is about to have its first in-person performance at Lincoln Center in NYC. The group will perform songs from "Into the Woods" in ASL on Sept. 15. Tickets are free. (8.30.21)

•The latest issue of Ireland's View magazine is dedicated to deaf and hard-of-hearing issues. (8.28.21)

•Gold Derby collects all of the great films about deafness leading up to "CODA." (8.28.21)

•The Guardian looks into why NIgerians neglect auditory health. (8.26.21)

•A look at supports for children with hearing issues in Oklahoma City. (8.26.21)

•Wisconsin's Waterford Signing Stars is getting a lot of attention while signing songs at sports events and other large gatherings. (8.25.21)

•Pointing may be taboo in plenty of places, but when it comes to ASL, it is crucial. (8.24.21)

•'"CODA" writer/director Sian Heder tells Variety about how she uses music and signing in her new film. (8.24.21)

•The FDA has been slow to lay down rules on what constitutes a quality hearing so cheap over-the-counter devices are now flooding the market. (8.23.21)

•Author Shay Abigail discusses the challenges of being a hearing person writing her first book, "My Name is Maya," which is about a girl with hearing issues. (8.19.21)

•Slate gives the lowdown on what makes "CODA" better than the French film it is based on. Meanwhile, "Good Morning America" calls "CODA" one of the year's best films. (8.19.21)

•The Deaf community is providing its take -- both plus and minus -- on "CODA" in USA Today. (8.17.21)

•Troy Kotsur, who performed brilliantly in "CODA," has just had another ship roll in. Ben Afleck and Matt Damon's Pearl Street Films and Exodus Film Group have signed on to help finance "Flash Before the Bang," a film about an all-deaf track team. Nyle DiMarco and Deanne Bray will also star. (8.16.21)

•NBC's "New Amsterdam" is gaining a new character: a deaf surgeon. The part will be played by Sandra Mae Frank, a deaf actress who previously turned heads in a guest starring role on "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist." (8.16.21)

•A Deaf response to "CODA": The world can see that deafness is not a deficit. (8.16.21)

•Here's why all the sign-language interpreters wear very similar clothing. (8.15.21)

•A white ASL interpreter of Black music can lead to some issues, the New York Times opines. (8.13.21)

•Reviews are starting to roll in for "CODA": Here are a few from the New York Times, NPR, Wall Street Journal, L.A. Times, The Times of London, National Catholic Reporter, New York Post, Patriot Ledger, and the Chicago Tribune. Meanwhile, CNN gives the film's stars and director some interview time. (8.12.21)

•Consumer Reports gets into the myths and truths of buying hearing aids -- and why you should do it sooner rather than later. (8.12.21)

•Health.com explores whether buying hearing aids from Walmart is a good idea. (8.12.21)

•Marlee Matlin says she's never had deaf costars before "CODA." (8.12.21)

•Emilia Jones trained in ASL for eight months in order to be ready for her role in "CODA" as the only hearing member of a family. (8.11.21)

•TheWrap looks into why hiring hearing actors for deaf roles still brings backlash. (8.11.21)

•The Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce new rules for over-the-counter hearing aids in the next three months. Once the barrier of high prices falls, far more hearing aids are expected to be sold. The next step, however, will be figuring out ways to destroy another wall: stigma. (8.10.21)

•The gorillas at Zoo Knoxville in Tennessee are learning basic sign language. (8.10.21)

•Minor league baseball's Myrtle Beach Pelicans will host Deaf Awareness Night on Thursday. (8.10.21)

•The BBC notes that "CODA" may be the mark of Hollywood being ready to tell more nuanced stories of traditionally marginalized groups. (8.9.21)

•Two deaf photographers were a part of a very small deaf community in northern Vancouver in the early 1900s. (8.8.21)

•Indian actor Ranveer Singh is celebrating that India has named Indian Sign Language as the nation's 23rd official language. It will now be taught in schools. (8.6.21)

•Cheaper hearing aids may be coming but these opinion writers note that Americans don't just need cheaper aids, they need better hearing healthcare. (8.6.21)

•A new production of "Romeo and Juliet" has an interesting twist: one half of the doomed couple is deaf. (8.5.21)

•Minor league baseball's Rochester Red Wings have partnered with RIT and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf to host a Deaf Culture Day at the ballpark on Sept. 2. (8.5.21)

•"CODA" hits screens Aug. 13 and it stars three deaf actors, a major shift for Hollywood. Marlee Matlin tells the Hollywood Reporter that she wouldn't have gotten involved if it had cast hearing actors in deaf roles. The publication also identifies four ways that the film industry is working to be more inclusive of the deaf ahd hard-of-hearing community. (8.4.21)

•A Wisconsin nonprofit now has a mobile audiology unit to travel within the state and help people identify hearing loss and get access to hearing healthcare. (8.4.21)

•Here are nine K-Pop tunes that incorporate sign language into their videos. (8.3.21)

•A new short film out of Canada, "Fable Deaf," aims to show hearing people the ongoing frustrations of the deaf in today's hearing world. (8.1.21)

•Miami mayor's ASL interpreter shares her wishes that more should be done for the DHH community. (7.29.21)

•Australia's Deaf Indigenous Dance Group brings people together from across the country. (7.27.21)

•BTS made big news when it used sign language in its latest video. William Martinez, a professional actor and musician who grew up in a deaf community, walks readers through the video's importance. (7.22.21)

•On the same day that the Cleveland Indians announced that the organization is changing its name to the Guardians, the Oklahoma School for the Deaf also announced it will change its mascot from Indians to Bison. (7.22.21)

•You want to have an inclusive wedding? Here's what you can do for your deaf guests. (7.21.21)

•Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing has just kicked off a yearlong celebration of its 35th anniversary. (7.21.21)

•Rockford, Illinois, has a new mural in town that honors the local deaf and hard-of-hearing commjnity. (7.19.21)

•The New York Times takes a look at the origin of name signs in deaf culture. (7. 16.21)

•A hard-of-hearing man engaged police in a gunfight (and was shot) after he thought they had broken into his home. (7.15.21)

•Here are a few ways for seniors to save when buying hearing aids. (7.15.21)

•You've got one day to make comments on the FCC's plan for Video Relay Services for the Deaf. (7.14.21)

•One man shares the story of what his cochlear implant has meant to him. (7.13.21)

•Doctors are seeing an increase in hard-of-hearing patients. (7.12.21)

•Texas is the first state with its own statewide Deaf Chamber of Commerce. (7.12.21)

•NPR reports on the new rules for over-the-counter hearing aids coming out of the Biden Administration. Consumers must be careful about getting scammed, though, with bad OTC aids. (7.12.21)

•This hard-of-hearing mother is hoping a more open world will be more accepting of her hard-of-hearing daughter. (7.12.21)

•BTS uses sign language in its latest music video. (7.10.21)

•A Pennsylvania community is trying to help a local hearing dog win a national award. (7.7.21)

•"Audible," the Netflix documentary about the Maryland School for the Deaf's football team, gets a positive review in England. It recently premiered. (7.2.21)

•Mickey and Minnie Mouse recently surprised a deaf child at Disneyland when they both used ASL with him. (7.1.21)

•A new children's book, "My Name is Maya," aims to inspire DHH kids with the use of ASL. (7.1.21)

•One hard-of-hearing scientist shares how the pandemic taught her that inclusion is possible. (6.24.21)

•Deaf folks in Maryland are giving the state high marks for its communication with them during the pandemic. (6.23.21)

•One man tells his story of how he adapted to gradual hearing loss due to Fabry Disease. (6.23.21)

•The Hearing Loss Association of America wants to share a few reasons that tennis is a good sport for hard-of-hearing individuals. (6.20.21)

•A father lovingly writes to his infant son about the process of giving him cochlear implants. (6.16.21)

•Connecticut has a proposal on the table to provide $2 million toward creating better Covid services and communication for the state's deaf and hard-of-hearing population. (5.19.21)

•The former head honcho at the Massachusetts Commission on Deaf and Hard of Hearing is suing the governor for wrongful termination. (5.19.21)

•Deaf Palestinian teens protested to try and stop the violence. (5.18.21)

•General Motors recently provided a grant to help deaf and hard-of-hearing families as well as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color support in seeking careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. (5.18.21)

•Here's what NOT to do when you mix ASL with live theater. (5.18.21)

•China's Wuhan may have been the birthplace of Covid-19, but it also has a bakery that employs deaf and hard-of-hearing workers. (5.17.21)

•Here's a photo essay of a Chinese dance company of Deaf college students. (5.16.21)

•It took 15 years to create. The first Bible in American Sign Language has been released. (5.15.21)

•Students at the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind are preparing for the event of their lives: a 72-hour boat race that kicks off on June 4. (5.15.21)

•The BBC has commissioned 12 deaf, neurodivergent, and disabled artists to create new film and audio content this summer. (5.13.21)

•Australia has given approval to the design to a new, humongous center for visually and hearing impaired. (5.13.21)

•Michigan has given its second truck-driving license to a "fully hearing impaired" individual. (5.12.21)

•Motorhead was known for being one of the world's loudest rock bands. Guitarist Phil Campbell shares what it feels like to have the resulting severe hearing loss. (5.11.21)

•Beyonce and the NAACP have given Tampa's American Sign Language Network, created by the author of "Shelley's Adventures," a grant to help it through these tough financial times. (5.9.21)

•Sennheiser has sold off its audio business to hearing-aid maker Sonova Holdings. (5.7.21)

•'"Audible," a new documentary about the Maryland School for the Deaf football team, premiered this week and will be shown on Netflix. (5.5.21)

•Iowa's Deaf and hard-of-hearing students are looking for a sense of belonging -- just like everybody else. (5.4.21)

•As a baby, Joanie Cuffman Conner lost a lot of hearing due to spinal meningitis. For the next few years, a teacher worked with her. Forty years later, they've reunited. (5.4.21)

•The Independent shares three of its favorite Deaf-related films and documentaries. (5.3.21)

•A local TV station in Michigan gets the lowdown on how hearing loss can exacerbate social isolation. (4.29.21)

•John Brewster, Jr., was one of the seven original students at the first school for the deaf in the United States way back in 1817. He was also a prolific painter and a number of his portraits are now beind donated to the American Folk Art Museum. (4.29.21)

•"Sound of Metal," a film about a man who loses his hearing and becomes a part of the Deaf community, won the Oscar for Best Sound. (4.25.21)

•For the first time ever, the White House will have an ASL interpreter when the president speaks to Congress this week. (4.23.21)

•One professional rocker shares his true-life "Sound of Metal" story with the Guardian. (4.23.21)

•The debate teams at Gallaudet and George Washington University have set a new milestone: the first-ever collegiate multilingual debate using both ASL and English. (4.22.21)

•One Australian writer chronicles the effect of being hard of hearing on young people. (4.22.21)

•Florida is considering legislation to allow hearing aids to be distributed by mail. It is currently one of only two states that doesn't allow for this form of distribution. New York is the other. (4.21.21)

•DeafConnect, an organization based in Memphis, has seen a 15%-20% rise in companies seeking ASL interpreterss in recent months, a sign that organizations are doing more to connect with deaf employees or prospective deaf workers. (4.21.21)

•Deaf culture is getting a lot more attention right now thanks to the Oscar-nominated "Sound of Metal." (4.20..21)

•Princeton has approved a sequence of ASL classes that will allow American Sign Language to fulfill the university's language-education requirement. One writer at Skidmore is encouraging this to happen at more schools. (4.19.21)

•The acting, directing, and writing of "Sound of Metal" have all been extensively lauded, but it's the sound design and editing that really help make deafness real to a hearing audience, CNN posits. (4.19.21)

•NTID and RIT have been awarded $470,00 to aid deaf and hard-of-hearing students learn technical skills to better prepare them for the workforce. (4.19.21)

•Ball State's student newspaper takes a close look at the school's deaf and hard-of-hearing education program. (4.19.21)

•A man with progressive hearing and vision loss is finding pottery to be healing. (4.18.21)

•One Australian deaf community is about to be filmed for a documentary. (4.15.21)

•Adjacent Spaces, an organization in Birmingham, Alabama, dedicated to making communication more accessible to all in public spaces, has announced the winner of its new ASL sign contest. (4.15.21)

•If the Academy Awards hands an Oscar to a live-action short film that stars a deaf-blind man, it will mark a first. (4.14.21)

•Translating the Bible to American Sign Language was no easy feat. Here's how it was done. (4.13.21)

•A coffee shop in Colorado Springs, Caffeinated Cow, has become a second home to the local deaf and hard-of-hearing community. (4.13.21)

•Audiologists in Denver are warning people that delayed and untreated hearing loss is never a good thing. (4.13.21)

•An anime film set for release in October will prominently feature a Deaf character. (4.12.21)

•A new project is producing sign language covers of 10 seminal musical works recorded by Black female artists. (4.9.21)

•The University of North Carolina gathered a few knowledgeable folks to talk about what "Sound of Metal" gets right and wrong about hearing loss and deafness. (4.9.21)

•One Pennsylvania man shares his maintenance tips for his hearing aids. (4.9.21)

•Texas School for the Deaf students got a nice surprise when students were given 30 new bikes. (4.8.21)

•The Arkansas DMV is now offering it's drivers' knowledge test in ASL. (4.7.21)

•The world's largest database of American Sign Language vocabulary, ASL-LEX 2.0, has launched. The four researchers who study psycholinguistics, linguistics, deaf education, and neuroscience and got this started explain how it all came to be. (4.6.21)

•WHO predicts that by 2050 2.5 billion of the world's residents will be hard of hearing. Starkey's chief innovation officer has a few thoughts to share on this. (4.5..21)

•Black Deaf Americans are finding ways to preserve Black American Sign Language. (4.5.21)

•The founding director of NTID has died. (3.31.21)

•Princeton voted this week to consider ASL equal to other languages taught there so that ASL classes can fulfill the school's language requirements. (3.30.21)

•Alexander Graham Bell may have married a deaf woman, but he apparently also had some anti-deaf opinions. It's all chronicled in a new book by Katie Booth. (3.30.21)

•This deaf man in Detroit can't wait to get back to a maskless world. He hopes this segment on the local news helps inspire others to get vaccinated. (3.29.21)

•Sign-language classes will soon be offered in high schools across Ontario, Canada, but there is a concern that there won't be enough qualified instructors to teach the classes. (3.28.21)

•There's been a surge of attention on ASL-driven content. The New York Times gets the lowdown. (3.25.21)

•A hard-of-hearing writer offers up some advice to writers who want to include deaf and hard-of-hearing characters in their stories. (3.23.21)

•A medication being tested to help hearing loss has fallen short in Phase 2. (3.23.21)

•Audiologists are warning of a link between hearing loss and diabetes. (3.23.21)

•The Small Business Administration is supporting Deaf- and hard-of-hearing-owned businesses. (3.23.21)

•It took an extra bit of time and $90,000 extra, but a cafe for deaf residents in Newark, New Jersey, has finally opened. (3.23.21)

•DHH women in Gaza are creating animation to help children understand the world they live in. (3.22.21)

•The North Carolina Maritime Museum has added a tour of the museum in ASL. (3.19.21)

•The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles now allows those trying to get a driver's license to take the written test using American Sign Language. (3.18.21)

•Paying for hearing aids just got a new option: Some audiologists and hearing-aid manufacturers are offering leases for hearing aids, rather than straight-up sales. (3.17.21)

•Vogue features ear jewelry that celebrates the deaf and hard of hearing. The new line inspired a video that uses underwater ASL to celebrate the beauty of being deaf. (3.16.21)

•The cicadas are expected to be so loud this year that they could cause hearing loss. One audiologist urges folks to take precautions. (3.14.21)

•Here's a window into the Black deaf community. (3.12.21)

•In Denver, a retired ambulance is being used to stop by and provide hearing services for those stuck at home. (3.12.21)

•A few Maryland high schoolers explore what fascinates them about ASL in this podcast. (3.11.21)

•Over-the-counter hearing aids haven't been approved by the FDA just yet but they are available. Are they good enough for consumers to use? (3.11.21)

•One audiologist shares her view that the job is much more about supporting brain health than slapping a hearing aid onto a client after a few tests. (3.11.21)

•Young hard-of-hearing women in Palestine are being trained in stop-motion animation to help give them a means of expression and integrate them with their hearing counterparts. (3.8.21)

•Jehovah's Witnesses are releasing Bibles in 36 languages, including American Sign Language. (3.7.21)

•A new book chronicles the lives of Major League Baseball players who have been hard of hearing. (3.6.21)

•Look who's trendy? WHO says that by 2050 2.5 billion of the world's residents will be hard of hearing. That's one of every four people. (3.6.21)

•The pandemic has caused many people to re-evaluate their own hearing and realize that it may not be as good as they thought it was. (3.4.21)

•Hearing loss affects different people in different ways. Here's the story of how one triathlete's racing life changed due to her hearing loss. (2.22.21)

•Popular Science explains why online classes are difficult for hard-of-hearing students -- and some possible ways to improve them. (2.9.21)

•Here's how Colorado teachers are adapting to working with Deaf students during the pandemic. (2.8.21)

•Black American Sign Language is getting plenty of attention on TikTok.

•Two documentaries about the deaf community are coming to Netflix: Audible, which follows one deaf athlete, and Deaf U, which focuses on a group of friends at Gallaudet.

•Thirty years later: A look back at how the American Disabilities Act changed the lives of Deaf Americans.

•For the first time, Houston's Center for Hearing and Speech is enrolling both preschoolers with and without hearing issues for its coming school year.

•One woman studies sign language in the Peruvian Amazon.

Fireworks and hearing aren't a good combination.

Deaf and hard-of-hearing women have a higher chance for complications in pregnancy.

Indiana School for the Deaf is preparing for its reopening.

Forbes has the lowdown on how much audiologists make in each state.

One deaf woman sees the pandemic as an opportunity for the appreciation of visual communication.

The deaf community is very familiar with Zoom fatigue.

Hearing folks are geting a little taste of what it's like to be hard of hearing as they try to hear voices through masks.

Literature with DHH characters really helped one bookworm wrestle with being declared hard of hearing at the age of 26.

Nevada may need to compensate a police officer for his progresssive hearing loss.

Starkey Hearing Fondation suspends activities because of Covid-19.

Here's how one deaf hospital worker is dealing with Covid-19.

A synagogue for the deaf and hard of hearing near Chicago may close.

Milwaukee's Bobblehead Hall of Fame is releasing a special-edition bobblehead of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's ASL interpreter.

One Nevada school will be bringing together hearing and deaf students into one classroom through a new ASL dual-language immersion program in the fall.

Hearing Loss Info Centers are coming to Walmarts across America.

NBC's "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" teamed up with Deaf West theatre to create a massive dance number featuring ASL.

Gallaudet students have to leave campus due to the coronavirus -- and the loss of that Deaf Culture connection is bumming a lot of students out.

One mother shares what it's like for her to raise a deaf child.

Duke the Deaf Dog children's book series sees a new edition with a lesson on what not to say to a deaf or hard-of-hearing person: " Never Mind!"

An ASL interpreter at Columbia University shares the joys and difficulties of bridging the gap between the deaf and the hearing

This deaf actor notes that communication between deaf and hearing actors may start out rough sometimes, but it always gets to a good place.

From ear trumpets to today's tiny tech, the San Diego Union Tribune has the whole history of hearing aids.

Hearing aids for teddy bears? This Irish mum makes them for her seven-year-old deaf son.

Twenty-nine school districts in Kentucky sent students to the state's annual deaf and hard-of-hearing spelling bee.

Nyles DiMarco has made a parody video of the new Netflix show "Love is Blind."

One young woman at Wisconsin's Lawrence University shares her thoughts on the deaf and hard-of-hearing worlds.

There's an ASL version of "Newsies" and it just debuted in Utah.

"Signing Black in America," a new documentary, tells the story of how two different forms of ASL have developed in America.

UK soap opera "EastEnders" is about to have its first deaf actor.

The U.S. military won't accept deaf soldiers, but the Maryland School for the Deaf runs its own cadet-corp program anyway.

The University of Virginia is workshopping a deaf opera featuring both hearing and deaf performers. This week, it officially launched.

When a deaf child is born, parents have a few decisions to make.

A play that just premiered in Baltimore, "Richard & Jane & Dick & Sally," tackles the subject of how to teach communication skills to deaf students.

The Budapest Symphony Orchestra is doing all it can to include deaf and hard-of-hearing audience members. Some are allowed to sit next to musicians and touch the instruments as they are played. Some are given balloons that give off the vibrations of the music, and others wear "hyper-sensitive" hearing aids,.

L.A.'s Deaf West Theater is staging Jean Cocteau's "whimsical, magical and highly visual" Orpheé.

The deaf chjildren of NIcaragua invented a whole new sign language.

Playing in the NFL isn't the best for your hearing. Take it from these two hard-of-hearing league vets.

Interpreters are helping to bridge the cultural divide between the deaf and the hearing in Utah.

Students at the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind guided a few state legislators through what a day is like for them.

The University of Michigan just hosted a conference about the intersection of racism and deafness.

This Louisiana high school offers ASL as a language class. Its teacher likes to help his students understand what it's like to be deaf or hard of hearing.

Queen Elizabeth has been spotted wearing a hearing aid.

If Beethoven somehow stayed alive till this year, he'd be turning 250. The question has come up if lead poisining is what led to his deafness.

A former Paralympian, a Wiggle and a famous artist have gotten together to create a new stage show designed for the deaf community.

This 21-year-old New York cop is the child of deaf parents. He only used ASL till he was seven. Now he's becoming the voice of the deaf community in the Bronx.

American Girl's 2020 doll of the year is deaf in one ear and wears a hearing aid in the other. She was introduced by an ASL teacher and is already inspiring little girls. A 17-year-old surfer on the U.S. national team helped develop the doll.

A preschool at Missouri State is helping deaf and hard-of-hearing kids gain literacy skills.

One of the Harlem Globetrotters stopped by the Mississippi School for the Deaf. Happiness ensued.

Ever wonder what caused Beethoven's deafness? PBS may have the answer for you.

Get ready. Over-the-counter hearing aids are going to hit the marketplace in 2020.

The number of US military veterans with hearing loss and tinnitus keeps growing.

Having a mild hearing loss has made this Denison University Music Performance: Vocal and French major appreciate what she has a lot more.

This member of the Harlem Globetrotters is a CODA so he had extra love to give to the students of Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf.

The word from Bicycling.com is that the Mediterranean Diet lowers your risk of hearing loss.

One man's resistance to hearing aids led to divorce -- after 52 years of marriage.

The University of Memphis added an ASL course in 2015. The incredible demand for it has inspired the school to create an ASL and Deaf Studies major. Also, Indiana State University has added deaf education to its list of courses.

This 88-year-old's neighbors were getting increasingly annoyed at him for watching his TV at top volume. New hearing aids have helped ease the tension.

One subject that Senator Elizabeth Warren and Donald Trump seem to agree on? Hearing aids.

New York Deaf Theater, Brooklyn's St. Francis School for the Deaf, and Kaiser's Room have all partnered to create a pilot acting program for St. Francis students.

The nation's oldest ASL interpreter, 97-year-old Norma Lewis, has died.

Buying a hearing aid isn't exactly cheap. Here are a few suggestions to help keep costs down. It also isn't always easy to figure out if your insurance company will help pay. Here's a guide that could help.

Totally losing his hearing came as a real surprise to this former lawyer, but it ended up being a very positive thing in his life.

The FDA still needs to vote on whether to create the category of over-the-counter hearing aids. Hearing-aid manufacturers have lobbied strongly against it. Senators recently sent a letter to the FDA with a few questions about it.

A synagogue for the deaf outside of Chicago has fallen on hard times.

RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf has signed an agreement with Beijing Union University to create student and faculty exchanges as well joint research opportunities.

Utah is getting a new school for the deaf and blind.

The Silent Network, a TV channel specifically aimed at the deaf and hard-of-hearing market, has relaunched. It debuted in 1979 and lasted in one form or another till 2000. Now it's getting another shot.

This weekend London will host its annual Liberty art festival, which features the work of deaf and disabled artists.

The much-anticipated "Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements," a documentary that tells the story of a deaf boy growing up, a deaf man growing old, and the tale of Ludwig van Beethoven, will premiere on HBO on Dec. 11.

Waking up without hearing is a nightmare for many. This man tells the story of how he copes in an excerpt from his new book, Life After Deaf.

Seychelles, an island in the Indian Ocean, now has its first-ever sign-language dictionary.

One woman explains her battle with Deaf Anxiety, the difficult sensation of constantly battling stigma and inaccessibility.

Audicus, Phonak, and Signia show the way to market a product and avoid any stigmas attached.

A Scottish reporter spent the day being hard of hearing after having her ears plugged up -- and found that it wasn't the easiest.

Boston's Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing was the first deaf public school in the country. It's celebrating its 150th birthday.

As family-gathering season ensues, one writer has some advice for both the hearing and those who have trouble hearing to help figure out ways to more easily communicate.

Sarah Katz ruminates in the New York Times about the difficulties of having one foot in the hearing world and one foot in the deaf.

Read the letters that earned a few people free hearing aids.

Indianapolis TV host Patty Spitler gives the lowdown of why she chose to get cochlear implants.

One woman notes that hearing aids are a symbol of staying connected, not growing old.

Students at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf will be riding bikes soon. The institution just received a grant for 12 bikes and 12 helmets.

Relationships aren't alway easy. Hearing loss added an extra strain to this one.

A new one-person play in Santa Monica, The Book That Wouldn't Close, "blows out the stereotypes of the deaf world."

If your child's grades are dropping, the Chicago Sun-Times says it might be worth it to get his or her hearing tested.

One mother shares the story of getting her daughter cochlear implants.

The U.S. Department of Education has granted the University of Nebraska $1 million to help train deaf and hard-of-hearing teachers.

Want to understand global trade? Hearing aids can help.

One New York mother shares the difficulties of being hard of hearing and trying to communicate with her teens.

An audiology and speech pathology program from West Virginia took third place at an Innovation competition at Harvard.

A deaf dad expressing his love to his newborn daughter in ASL has captured a lot of love on Twitter.

Yosemite National Park has the oldest deaf-services department in the national-park system.

This New Jersey church added an ASL interpreter and now it has 35 deaf congregants.

Carrie Underwood meets an eight-year-old deaf fan who went viral this past spring with her ASL version of the singer's "The Champion."

San Diego just hosted its annual DEAFestival.

Pittsburgh received $1 million in federal and civic funding to distribute fire alarms to DHH residents.

One audiologist loves to bust a few myths about hearing and hearing loss.

New York City has launched a pilot voter guide for deaf and hard-of-hearing residents.

Architecture designed for the deaf is finding its place in DC.

Filmmakers explore how deaf folks experience electronic music.

Rapper Twista's video with an ASL interpreter has gotten a bit of attention. One commentator isn't fond of how some hearing folks watch ASL being interpreted.

A discussion about how DHH experience music and live performances.

The Museum of Deaf History, Arts, & Culture in Kansas has drawn thousands of visitors.

Consumer Reports gives the lowdown on how to make hearing aids last.

Four hard-of-hearing Alabama students share their stories.

Country's first day school for the deaf celebrates its 150th birthday.

Here are eight jobs that can lead to hearing loss (and how to prevent that).

Consumer Reports shares some secrets on extending the lifespan of your hearing aid.

The second season of Sundance Now's This Close will address how deafness can affect mental illness.

Here's how Rochester became a hub for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.

Marvel will have its first deaf superhero in The Eternals; she'll be played by Lauren Ridloff.

The University of Kentucky has introduced therapeutic horseback riding to deaf-blind young adults.

Sign-language interpreters at concerts are becoming more common. For example, this Romanian music festival, Electric Castle, is doing all it can to cater to DHH.