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25 Feb 2010 Finnish Law on Interpreting Services for Persons with Disabilities
 

During this spring of 2010, the Finnish Parliament is discussing the new legislative proposal for Interpreting Services for the persons with disabilities (i.e. Deaf, Deafblind, hard of hearing and deafened persons, and persons with severe speech disorder).

 
25 Feb 2010 WFD concerned for deaf children in Haiti
  World Federation of the Deaf expresses its deepest sympathies and solidarity to all Deaf victims and their families that have been affected by the earthquake. WFD strongly urges international aid organisations to ensure that Deaf people have access to immediate rescue and recovery efforts, and that they are fully involved in the reconstruction process.
 
24 Feb 2010 USA: Tulane swimmer Kristin Ates hasn't let being deaf keep her from winning
 

The sun was not yet up Tuesday in New Orleans, and Kristin Ates, a slim 18-year-old with long, shiny brown hair, was decked out in Tulane swimming gear, sitting on the deck of the Reily Center natatorium waiting to begin her final practice before heading to Houston this week for the Conference USA Swimming and Diving Championships.
 
24 Feb 2010 ENGLAND: Celebrate Deaf Heritage with ITV SignPost
 

ITV SignPost is celebrating the UK’s first-ever Deaf Heritage Month with a series of features about key figures and events throughout history which have shaped modern D/deaf culture.
 
23 Feb 2010 SUDAN: Deaf learn to vote and sign
 

Training for deaf people and their families in voting and international sign language began on 22 February in Juba, Central Equatoria State. The training aimed to boost awareness of the electoral process among the state's deaf population, so that they could participate in upcoming April elections and communicate through sign language.
 
20 Feb 2010 UK: Roll over Beethoven - Deaf composer Lloyd Coleman is taking the world of classical music by storm
 

Just imagine. Your son is born not only deaf but partially sighted. Obviously, you're heartbroken. You just hope that somehow, with your help, he'll have a decent life, that his handicaps will not be insurmountable.
 
20 Feb 2010 Love scam dupes WA disabled
 

Overseas crime syndicates are targeting disabled people in WA using a romance scam which has already fleeced two deaf Perth women of more than $100,000.
 
19 Feb 2010 UK: Plane ban for deaf traveller
 

A Deaf traveller last night blasted airline staff for refusing to let her on a plane until she proved she couldn't hear.
 
19 Feb 2010 10,000 clients for the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children at North Rocks
 

The bustling paediatric audiology centre at the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children at North Rocks has just tested its 10,000th client.
 
19 Feb 2010 Changing of the guard for Deaf Services Queensland
 

The Board of Deaf Services Queensland wish to inform you that Damian Lacey offered his resignation as CEO of DSQ, effective from Friday 19 February and this was accepted by the Board at a meeting on Tuesday 16 February.
 
16 Feb 2010 Writing's on the cinema wall when it comes to equal access
 

Before I was five, like most people, I knew my place in the community and soon discovered many of its benefits, including access to the public library, swimming pool and, of course, the local cinema.
 
16 Feb 2010 INDIA: Hearing & speech impaired get jobs at fuel stations
 

Don't be surprised if a petrol pump attendant uses sign language when you visit one of the fuel stations in the city. He might be one of the hearing and speech impaired youngsters hired by the station owner for whom otherwise getting a job is a tough task.
 
15 Feb 2010 “Breaking Point” on Four Corners, 15th February at 8.30 pm on ABC TV
 

This week on Four Corners, “Breaking Point”. The heart-rending story that tells what it’s like to live with a disability, or to care for someone who is disabled, in Australia today. Reporter Wendy Carlisle meets the families the nation has neglected.

ONE STORY: Amanda Royle’s 9 year old daughter Rosie is deaf and blind, cannot speak, and is intellectually disabled. On her own with two other children to look after, Amanda is in desperate need of assistance that the system cannot provide.
 
15 Feb 2010 BANGLADESH: A day for Bangla Sign Language
 

February is the month of our historic language movement. Bangladesh commemorates February 21 as the Language Martyrs Day. The nation remembers those, who on this day in 1952, gave their lives for the linguistic right of the Bangals. Now the day is celebrated by the world as the International Mother Language Day.
 
15 Feb 2010 Auslan class a huge help
 

Well-Being Australia's Delma Tronson has a congenital hearing difficulty. For many years she has attended AUSLAN (Australian Sign Language) classes, held in venues from Moruya on the south coast of NSW to Tweed Heads, to The Pines in Queensland. Although these lessons have come in a variety of formats, she has now gained some aptitude in communicating in AUSLAN, and she finds it of great benefit.
 
14 Feb 2010 Deaf Tennis Australia Showcase at Medibank International 2010
 

Deaf Tennis Australia was kindly invited by Tennis NSW to attend the Medibank
International Sydney Showcase on Wednesday 13th January.
 
11 Feb 2010 Arts Access Victoria supports the campaign Action on Cinema Access
 

Whilst the cinema may be one of our most popular entertainment spaces, it remains one of the least accessible.

With ONLY 0.3% of screenings across Australia being accessible to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind and vision impaired, the cinema industry is out of step with Australia’s social inclusion agenda. Only 105 of the estimated 41,000 weekly screenings shown nationally are accessible to these members of our community.
 
10 Feb 2010 UK: Helpline's award-winning webcam for deaf people in distress
 

Mental health advisers use sign language on line to give support to deaf people in cases of stress, depression or suicidal thoughts.
 
3 Feb 2010 NEW ZEALAND: Deaf kids lose sign teaching services
 

Deaf children are having to resort to watching DVDs and reading dictionaries to learn sign language after the Government axed funding for teaching positions.
 
2 Feb 2010 World Deaf Futsal Championships
 

Conventum Arena, Idrottshuset Arena and Mellringe Sport Arena would be used as the
main three venues for the duration of the championships for both the men and women
competitions.
 
31 Jan 2010 USA: Opening new doors
 

Emily LeCompte didn't learn sign language until she was 10 years old."I was born deaf, but I learned how to talk," she said. With the assistance of hearing aids, which she has worn since the age of 3 months, LeCompte can hear the spoken word, although her hearing loss is classified as being between severe and profound.
 
30 Jan 2010 How to generate awareness on deafness
  It is such a pleasure to know that someone, a foreigner, cares so much about helping children and young adults that suffer from hearing impairments in Indonesia. Helping the deaf with theater is unique, reviving and extraordinary.
 
29 Jan 2010 Memo cinema chains: the deaf enjoy movies too
  In the late 1920s, sound came to the cinema, and the silent movie era came to an end. Incredible as it sounds today, deaf people in the United States protested.
 
27 Jan 2010 USA: Students speak out against deaf education cuts
  The inboxes of university administrators could soon be filled with thousands of e-mails containing one sentence, “Please keep MSU’s Deaf Education Program for our deaf children who use ASL in Michigan.”
 
26 Jan 2010 USA: Deaf community reaches out to police
  What starts as a routine traffic stop, can quickly go awry if a police officer asks a question and the driver turns away to reach for something unseen, says Louise Gagne, executive director of Deaf Access Simcoe Muskoka (DASM).
 
25 Jan 2010 CHINA: Disabled court reeks of unethical laziness
  The 32-year-old man with speaking and hearing impairments was from a village in Hebei province. He was accused of stealing two pairs of trousers and some cash from a mall. However, I realized that this case was unbalanced.
 
25 Jan 2010 UK: Village football club to be a friend to the deaf
  Deaf children will be able to access football more easily thanks to an East Devon club's new partnership.
 
24 Jan 2010 INDIA: Government considering issuing driving licences to deaf
  Around 50 million people in India with impaired hearing may soon be permitted to drive. The central government is considering issuing driving licences to the hearing impaired and is consulting health specialists on the issue.
 
14 Jan 2010 First ever Deaf Basketball Australia Junior Development Camp coming to QLD
 

With financial support provided by the CalciYum “Kids can do big things” promotion, Deaf Basketball Australia is very pleased to be able to launch its new National Junior Development Camp program.

To see the flyer, click here.
 
7 Jan 2010 Deaf Exchange volunteers take to the Stage
  Young people from Nepal and the UK, who have been taking part in a deaf-exchange volunteering scheme in Preston, will this week stage theatre shows in two North-west cities.
 
4 Jan 2010 Scandalous Aussie Debt Haunts NSC Acting CEO
  The nearly fifteen thousand dollars debt caused by the accord of the acting Chief Executive Officer, Wolanyo Agra of the National Sports Council (NSC) is yet to be cleared by Ghana, in spite of attempts by the Deaf Football Australia to retrieve the said amount.
 
30 Dec 2009 Hearing Impaired Care Workers Join Prospect Hills
  ... During that time we have hired three hearing impaired care workers with the help of the Deaf Society of News South Wales Employment Service who provide all interpreting needs and support for the new care workers.
 
30 Dec 2009 CANADA: Deaf linguistics professor a trailblazer
  Wilkinson believes she's the first deaf professor at the U of M, and Canada's first deaf linguistics professor. There's only a handful of deaf linguists in the U.S. and Wilkinson is aware of only two other deaf professors in Canada in any discipline.
 
23 Dec 2009 TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd failed to provide a captioning service for programs broadcast on GO!
  The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found the licensee of TCN Sydney, TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd, breached the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (the BSA) by failing to provide a captioning service for twenty seven programs broadcast on the GO! multi-channel from 9 to 11 August 2009.
 
23 Dec 2009 Virgin Blue 'lost disabled passenger'
  A Deaf woman who boarded a flight in Melbourne was lost at Brisbane Airport for five hours and missed a connecting flight because Virgin Blue staff failed to assist her, despite assurances to her relatives they would do so.
 
23 Dec 2009 UK: Deaf charity in Beaconsfield wins lottery funding for research
  A charity is set to carry out extensive research into the health of deaf people after it was awarded nearly £500,000 by the Big Lottery Fund.
 
18 Dec 2009 HSC '09 results: Elly triumphs over adversity
  Receiving a high ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) is an achievement for any student, but for Elly Unicomb, who suffers from profound hearing loss, success is particularly sweet.
 
17 Dec 2009 Australian bushfire warning alerts fail to reach disabled
  The Australian Federation of Disability Organizations revealed on Thursday the new bushfire warning alerts fail to reach millions of people with disabilities.
 
16 Dec 2009 Futures in doubt with grant wait
  ... But even if approval comes tomorrow, it will be too late for the Australian Theatre of the Deaf. The shoestring company will lose two members before Christmas.
 
15 Dec 2009 Sign language puzzle solved
  Scientists have known for 40 years that even though it takes longer to use sign language to sign individual words, sentences can be signed, on average, in the same time it takes to say them, but until now they have never understood how this could be possible.
 
12 Dec 2009 USA: Sign-language concert gives Christmas songs a new feel
  “A Show of Hands” is a Christmas concert using performers who interpret the words of popular holiday songs using sign language.
 
11 Dec 2009 Santa Claus also uses sign language
  For children across the world, they want nothing more right now than to talk with Santa Claus and tell him what they want for Christmas.
 
11 Dec 2009

Deaf Ian on daring polar expedition
 
A Deaf man from Crawley is heading to the South Pole as part of daring expedition.
 
10 Dec 2009 UK: Beckett in British Sign Language? Why deaf theatre is coming of age.
  They caused controversy with a show arguing that deafness wasn't a disability, but theatre company Deafinitely don't want to be defined by single-issue politics.
 
8 Dec 2009

Animated Dictionary for Deaf Children Unveiled
 
 
8 Dec 2009

Signs of encouragement for Croatia
 
 
7 Dec 2009

Special education available for rural deaf kids
  Rural children who are Deaf and communicate using sign language are being offered a fully subsidised place at a specialist school in Sydney through the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children’s Host Carer Program.
 
7 Dec 2009

Cinemas raise ire of deaf and blind
  Filmmaker Adam Elliot has joined disabled and advocacy groups who have denounced cinema companies for applying for an exemption from the Disability Discrimination Act.
 
5 Dec 2009

Deaf protest against education cuts
  Members of the deaf and hearing impaired community staged a silent protest against proposed education fund cuts outside Prime Minister John Key's electorate office today.
 
5 Dec 2009

Act now to improve Cinema Access – deadline Monday 7 December
  Arts Access Australia, the national organisation for arts and disability, urges you to voice your objection to the current application made by Village Roadshow, Greater Union, Hoyts and Reading Cinemas requesting exemption from the Disability Discrimination Act for a period of two and a half years.
 
4 Dec 2009

Tas ahead on anti-discrimination, but more funding needed: retiring commissioner
  "There is just a complete shortage of translators, and also for the deaf community," she said, "and just being able to have access and the money to be able to provide a service to everybody, whether they speak English as their first language or are just coming to terms with English as a language."
 
3 Dec 2009

Life Saving Alarms For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Tasmanians
  The Tasmanian Government today announced that it will fund 90% of the cost of installing specialised smoke alarms in the homes of deaf or hard of hearing Tasmanians.
 
2 Dec 2009

Deaf 68-year-old on world expedition makes it to Malta
  Bending over an imaginary walking stick, Vladimir Yarets slowly paces around a carpet of photographs that tell the story of his silent travels around the world.
 
2 Dec 2009

2010 Deafness Forum Educational scholarship now open
  Applications are now open for the 2010 Deafness Forum Educational Scholarship (close 12 Feb).
 
27 Nov 2009

Application for exemption under DDA section 55: Cinema captioning and audio description
  The Commission has received an application on behalf of Hoyts Corporation, Greater Union Organisation, Village Cinemas and Reading Cinemas (the applicants) for a Temporary Exemption under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) from complaints in relation to the provision of captions and audio description in cinemas operated by the applicants.
 
27 Nov 2009

The Other Film Festival seeks entries for 2010
  The Other Film Festival is now accepting entries for the 23 – 29 August 2010 festival. The festival screens films made by, with or about people with a disability and people who are Deaf. Entries close 1 March 2010.
 
27 Nov 2009

Speak Up: Arts & Disability Priorities for NSW
  The ‘Speak Up: Arts & Disability Priorities for NSW' report is the result of a three year consultation project with arts and disability stakeholders across NSW.
 
26 Nov 2009

Government releases Media Access Report
  The Federal Government released the Access to Electronic Media for the Hearing and Vision Impaired Approaches for Consideration Discussion Report 2009 (Media Access Report) at Parliament House, Canberra, this morning.
 
20 Nov 2009

USA - Google adds automatic captions to YouTube
  Google, in a significant development for deaf Internet users, announced it was adding automatic caption capability to videos on YouTube.
 
18 Nov 2009

Deaf wedding: words speak louder than sound
  Putting a ring on the bride's third finger, the bridegroom held up a heart-shaped red board with "Yang Yuan, I will love you forever!" written on it. This was his silent promise to his wife. Both of them are deaf.
 
18 Nov 2009

ENGLAND: BBC casts deaf actress in lead role
  An untried deaf actress has been handed the lead role in in a primetime BBC thriller.
 
11 Nov 2009

Geelong to host 2012 Australian Deaf Games
  The City of Greater Geelong has been announced by Deaf Sports Australia as host city for the 2012 Australian Deaf Games, following a competitive bidding process.
 
9 Nov 2009

Deaf group dances at congress Deaf group dances at congress

  Seven indigenous dancers have travelled from Cairns to Brisbane at the end of October to perform at the closing ceremony of 4th World Congress on Mental Health and Deafness.
 
9 Nov 2009

HUNGARY: Parliament recognises sign language as official language

  Hungary's Parliament on Monday unanimously adopted a bill seeking to recognise sign language as an "independent and natural" language.
 
2 Nov 2009

Triple Zero Hero
  When trouble hit, Jessica's son knew just what to do.
 
2 Nov 2009

ENGLAND: Deaf dancer wins prize from Edge Hill University
  A Deaf dancer who uses vibrations in the floor to “hear” the music has been awarded a scholarship by Edge Hill University for her work to encourage more disabled people into performing arts.
 
30 Oct 2009

GHANA: Police Nab Run-Away ‘Deaf’ Coach
  The coach of the national deaf sportsmen team, Winfred Chartey Annan, who allegedly connived with the Sports Development Officer of the National Sports Council to send able-bodied persons to participate in an international Olympic game meant for the deaf, in Australia, has been arrested by police.
 
29 Oct 2009

MALDIVES: A dictionary for the deaf
  In the stifling afternoon heat, a momentous occasion came to pass today. There was excited chattering all around but with a difference - it was soundless. Animated facial expressions and rapid-fire hand gestures created an atmosphere of exhilaration. This was the inauguration ceremony of the first Maldivian sign language dictionary.
 
29 Oct 2009

Expression of Interest to set up a committee to establish Deaf Sports NSW
 

NSW has been the missing link in Deaf Sports in Australia for far too long, and we rely on local people in NSW to make something happen! Deaf Sports Australia has been consulting with key stakeholders in NSW over the last 12 months, including the NSW Government, and we feel this is the best way forward.

Deaf Sports Australia has developed an Expression of Interest document to set up a possible committee to establish Deaf Sports NSW again. To see the Espression of Interest, click here. If you are interested in becoming involved you need to fill out the Resume document. To download a copy of the Resume document in Word, click here.

If you have any questions, contact:
 
22 Oct 2009

FIJI: Deaf man wins great chance to study in US
  Being profoundly deaf hasn’t stopped Krishneer Sen becoming a mouthpiece for Fiji’s deaf community. And now the New Lynn resident is being rewarded for it.
 
21 Oct 2009

NSW Parliament Hosts National Week of Deaf People
  The lively and animated debate that State Parliament is renowned for is extending beyond the bear pit as NSW Parliament hosts the Deaf Community's celebration of National Week of Deaf People (NWDP) this week.
 
19 Oct 2009

Gallaudet University names new president

  Gallaudet University trustees appointed T. Alan Hurwitz, leader of a respected rival institute, as president of the nation's premier college for the deaf and hard of hearing Sunday, with none of the tumult surrounding the last presidential search.
 
13 Oct 2009

Deaf rugby players head to Fiji
  Southern Cross University rugby union player Simon Mahony is perhaps the luckiest footballer on the planet - after all, he has never heard the continuous shrill of a rugby referee's whistle while playing.
 
12 Oct 2009

Deaf rugby players head to Fiji
  Josh Hess inspires those around him at school and on the football field.
 
11 Oct 2009

Salford student becomes first deaf male nurse
  A student from the University of Salford has become the first deaf male nurse to enter the nursing register using British Sign Language (BSL) as his first language.
 
4 Oct 2009

Findings Could Lead to Improved Lip-Reading Training for the Deaf
  A research team from the School of Computing Sciences at UEA compared the performance of a machine-based lip-reading system with that of 19 human lip-readers. They found that the automated system significantly outperformed the human lip-readers - scoring a recognition rate of 80 per cent, compared with only 32 per cent for human viewers on the same task.
 
3 Oct 2009

England: Bank customers in sign language project
  Customers at a Doncaster bank will be learning their own names in sign language next week as part of a project linked to Doncaster Deaf Trust's new youth trampoline project.
 
25 Sept 2009

Deaf teenagers given starring roles in new era of TV drama
  A drama starring deaf teenagers from south London is being hailed as the start of a "new era" of children's television.
 
21 Sept 2009

A joy to the eye and the mind — and a reminder
  This year, Kaohsiung hosted the World Games and Taipei hosted the 21st Summer Deaflympics. The mayor of Taipei is a member of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), while Kaohsiung’s mayor is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
 
19 Sept 2009

Braille and sign language to reduce child abuses
  The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has taken steps to present the Universal Convention on the Rights of the Child in Braille and sign language for the first time in Sri Lanka for the benefit of deaf  and blind  persons, NCPA Chairman Jagath Wellawatta said.
 
18 Sept 2009

Treasure hunt GPS used in bush rescue
  Clear thinking, modern technology, cross‐Australia co‐operation and good local knowledge were all ingredients in the successful rescue of a hearing and speech‐impaired woman bogged ... for more than six hours.
 
18 Sept 2009

The rise of Deaf Pride
  Recently, the ABC aired an interview with the CEO of a successful company promoting the cochlear implant, the pride of Australian technical and business achievement which, implanted in a deaf person, can enable that person to hear perfectly.
 
17 Sept 2009

DEAFLYMPICS: Deaflympics a success, not flawless
  Taipei City councilors and residents said the Deaflympics raised the city’s international profile, but criticized the Taipei City Government for devoting too much effort to the opening and closing ceremonies while ignoring facilities, transportation and organization.
 
16 Sept 2009

Mass banquet brings Taipei Deaflympics to a close
  The 21st Deaflympics came to a close last night with a massive banquet...
 
15 Sept 2009

No access to triple 0 for deaf people
  A deaf woman rescued in a Victorian forest by sending a text message to her auto-recovery service in Western Australia highlights the appalling situation in Australia where deaf people have no direct access to emergency services outside their homes.
 
11 Sept 2009

IBM and Chinese Deaf Association Launch Real-time, Online Sign Language Interpretation
  IBM and the Chinese Deaf Association announced the launch of an online sign language interpretation service in Taiwan, aimed to provide video and audio instant messaging services to the deaf.
 
11 Sept 2009 James C. Marsters, Orthodontist and Pioneer for the Deaf, Dies at 85
  James C. Marsters, DDS, a deaf orthodontist and co-developer of the first telephone that converted audio tones into typed messages, has died at 85. Marsters’ daughter, Jean, told the LA Times that her father died July 28 at his home in Oakland after a short illness.
 
10 Sept 2009 TAIWAN: Deaflympics an Opportunity for Athletes to Break Sound Barrier
  Thousands of deaf athletes are in Taiwan for the 21st summer Deaflympics. Athletes and organizers say the games are an opportunity for the deaf to showcase their abilities.
 
9 Sept 2009

TAIWAN: China boycotts 2009 Deaflympics Opening Ceremonies in Taipei
  China boycotted the opening ceremonies for a large sporting event held in Taiwan for the second time this summer amid growing tension between the two governments.
 
9 Sept 2009

Findings Could Lead To Improved Lip-reading Training For The Deaf And Hard-of-hearing
  A new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests computers are now better at lip-reading than humans.
 
8 Sept 2009

Deaf student says university did not provide enough help
  A DEAF student is suing La Trobe University for allegedly failing to provide skilled interpreters and routinely forcing her to prove she was deaf, despite her condition being permanent.
 
6 Sept 2009 Summer Deaf Olympics Kick Off in Taiwan
  The 21st Summer Deaf Olympics officially kicked off in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, Saturday. The games offer Taiwan an opportunity to show a positive image to the world after an August dominated by negative headlines related to the government's response to Typhoon Morakot.
 
6 Sept 2009

Deaf dog learns sign language
  Being a border collie, Pixie is blessed with natural smarts - all the better to help the eight-week-old pup learn sign language.
 
5 Sept 2009 TAIWAN: Record number of volunteers to help with Deaflympics
  More volunteers will participate in the 11-day Summer Deaflympics than in any previous single event held in Taiwan, another sign of the country's growing altruism that has also been reflected in responses to recent natural disasters.
 
1 Sept 2009

Olympic crew's sign of the times

  A team of web enthusiasts from Grangemouth, near Falkirk, is travelling to Taiwan to gather footage of this year's Deaflympics.
 
1 Sept 2009 USA: Motocross racer hasn't let deafness hold her back
  Speeding around the track, professional motocross racer Ashley Fiolek can't hear the engine on her bike. Instead, she uses the vibrations beneath her to tell when to shift.
 
28 Aug 2009

Phone System Increased Independence for Deaf
  For the first 40 years of his life, Dr. James C. Marsters refused to be alienated by his deafness. He was provisionally admitted to dental school on the condition that no special accommodations would be made for him.
 
25 Aug 2009

Detroit musician spreads music to the deaf with music video company
  The odds are likely that Sean would also have some musical genes, and he does - the 27-year-old Farmington Hills resident plays drums and bass. But there is one thing that differentiates him from the rest of his family - he's been deaf since he was a toddler.
 
19 Aug 2009

Nelson silences deaf people
  Dr Brendan Nelson MP will tomorrow exclude the voice of deaf people from discussions about the needs of deaf babies and children.
 
18 Aug 2009

Special alarm signs for the deaf
  .DEAF or hearing-impaired people can have specially designed smoke alarms installed in their homes but only if they can afford it.
 
15 Aug 2009

James C. Marsters dies at 85; Pasadena orthodontist helped establish phone use for the deaf
 

Deaf himself, he and two other deaf men created a modem that linked a teletypewriter to traditional phone lines and converted audio tones into typed messages.
 
14 Aug 2009

UK: Deaf club’s bid for stripper nights is refused
 

Members of a club for deaf people applying for a late licence told councillors they would be holding cabaret nights with male and female strippers.
 
13 Aug 2009

iPhone applications teach sign language
 

...Callewaert has developed two new iPhone applications to help users better learn the language of the hearing impaired.
 
7 Aug 2009

Deaf Australia calls for a fair go for Deaf people and others with disabilities
 

Deaf Australia has called for extensive changes to disability policy in Australia following the release on Wednesday of a report that details the shocking exclusion of people with a disability from the Australian way of life.
 
7 Aug 2009

Taipei residents learn sign language for Deaflympics
 

TAIPEI: Residents of Taipei are taking up sign language with a frenzy, in preparation for the 21st Summer Deaflympics to be held in the city next month.
 
5 Aug 2009

Deaf-blind communication goes portable
 

A new portable device for deaf-blind people allows them to have face-to-face conversations, make phone calls using a text relay service and communicate by SMS.
 
5 Aug 2009

Sports official arrested over fake deaf team
 

.An official of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, James Armah, who under the pretext of sending some deaf persons to a football tournament in Australia, ended up sending men who hear and speak, has been picked up by the police.
 
3 Aug 2009

Deaf Football Australia threatens Ghana with ban
 

Ghana - The Deaf Football Australia has threatened to drag the Association of Sports for the Disabled of Ghana (ASBOD) to the International Sports Confederation for the Disabled (ISCD) for sanctions after allegations that Ghana sent hearing players to Australia for an international friendly.
 
3 Aug 2009

What will become of American Sign Language?
 

Today's story in the Los Angeles Times describes the popularity of cochlear implant surgery for babies and toddlers as soon as they are identified as deaf... That raises a concern over what will happen to sign language in the years ahead.
 
27 Jul 2009

USA: Deaf man tased, pepper sprayed by Mobile officers for staying in bathroom too long
 

Police used pepper spray and a Taser on a deaf and mentally disabled man Friday after they were unable to get him to come out of a bathroom at a Dollar General store, authorities said.
 
22 Jul 2009

EASTERN EUROPE: Slovaks defiant over language law
 

Slovakia has dismissed protests by neighbouring Hungary over a new language law which would impose fines for using minority languages.
 
12 Jul 2009

SCOTLAND: teen is first deaf person to get Duke of Edinburgh award
 

Teenager Ross Grant has made history by becoming the first deaf person to win a top award. The 19-year-old is the first deaf person to achieve the Duke of Edinburgh’s leadership award.
 
12 Jul 2009

Implants incite sound debate for the deaf
 

As an infant, a cochlear implant gave Sarah Keenan, now 10, the gift of hearing, but the decision gave her parents much angst.
 
8 Jul 2009

Computer learns sign language by watching TV
 

It's not only humans that can learn from watching television. Software developed in the UK has worked out the basics of sign language by absorbing TV shows that are both subtitled and signed.
 
3 Jul 2009

Computer learns sign language by watching TV
 

It's not only humans that can learn from watching television. Software developed in the UK has worked out the basics of sign language by absorbing TV shows that are both subtitled and signed.
 
26 Jun 2009

Federal Government supports access in mobile communications
 

Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities Bill Shorten and Communications Minister Stephen Conroy have reinforced the importance of accessibility in mobile communication services at the launch on 24 June of the Global Accessibility Reporting Initiative (GARI).
 
25 Jun 2009

FOXTEL Backstage Access II highlights value of captioning in education
 

Accessible media was top of the list at FOXTEL Television Centre during a recent event for students from mainstream schools who are Deaf or have hearing impairment, supported by the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC).
 
24 Jun 2009

Program for the disabled lost in Haiti's rubble
 

Mentally or physically disabled children in Haiti face grave challenges. Many parents in this deeply impoverished, deeply religious culture treat the birth of a disabled child as a curse, a punishment from God. They hide their children, pretend they don't exist.
 
24 Jun 2009

Internet lottery scam targets deaf

 

Deaf consumers have been targeted in the latest internet scam.
 
24 Jun 2009

Wikipedia video upgrade to feature closed captioning
 

Wikipedia, the world’s largest collaborative encyclopaedia, will be providing a new feature that allows videos to be embedded into a topic’s listing. In addition to the standard search, edit and embed functions, the videos will also have the option to feature closed captions.
 
22 Jun 2009

NORWAY: The deaf lead the blind in TV studio
 

In a small studio in the Norwegian city of Bergen, three colleagues put together the final edit of television shows. Nothing extraordinary, had it not been that all of them are deaf.
 
21 Jun 2009

ISRAEL: Web site offers emergency information for deaf, blind
 

The Web site, known as Accessible Emergency Information, covers 18 emergency preparedness topics and puts the material in a friendly format for deaf, blind and limited sight people.
 
19 Jun 2009

Technology talks for deaf-blind
 

Unless your primary means of human interaction is to trace letters in another person’s palm - as Betty Palmer, of Spokane, has done for a half-century - you may not fully appreciate a new device that allows people who are both deaf and blind to communicate with anyone, anywhere, anytime.
 
17 Jun 2009

Deaf man stuck in foyer
 

In the Northern Territory a Deaf man had to wait helplessly in the foyer of a government building for hours because staffing cutbacks meant there was no receptionist to let him in.
 
15 Jun 2009

ASTRA applies for captioning exemption
 

The Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) has applied for an exemption regarding captioning under the Disability Discrimination Act. ASTRA was granted a previous exemption in 2004, on condition that it met a number of commitments.
 
11 Jun 2009

Ofcom research assists seniors and people with disabilities
 

Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, yesterday published research that identifies barriers to inclusive design in communications equipment, products and services, and ways to address these barriers. The research suggested that there are issues that the communications industry can easily address now.
 
7 Jun 2009

Ádám Kósa elected as a Member of European Parliament
 

...We will never forget the date: 7th June 2009 - it is when the first ever Deaf person and Sign Language user was elected to the European Parliament.
 
26 May 2009

Web Site Launched for Parents and Educators of Deaf Children
 

A new Web site intended to be a clearinghouse for questions about raising and educating a deaf child has been launched by the Center for Education Research Partnerships at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
 
12 May 2009

UK: teenager has his hard work recognised by town mayor
 

A 15-year-old student who set up a sign language class for his school friends has had his hard work recognised.
 
4 May 2009

WALES: Deaf children in plea to Assembly
 

DEAF children from all over Gwent are heading to the Senete to call on Assembly members to improve education and services provision for deaf children in Wales.
 
14 Apr 2009

USA: SixthSense blurs digital and the real
 

Laptops and smartphones allow easy access computing power, but researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology want to go one step further by turning the entire world into a computer.
 
8 Apr 2009

SYDNEY: Deaf aid sought for student
 

Deaf pupil Veronica Browne, 8, has to cram her studies into two hours a week because she does not have a full-time interpreter at Camden Public School.
 
8 Apr 2009

Air Canada challenges deaf–blind man's right to travel alone
 

In a case that balances passenger safety and the rights of disabled people, Air Canada is challenging a deaf and blind man's contention that he should be allowed to fly without an attendant.
 
7 Apr 2009

Deaf Australia welcomes universal newborn hearing screening
  Every newborn child will be tested for hearing loss under a new plan announced
by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on 29 June.
 
31 Mar 2009

COLUMBIA: Deaf orchestra astounds audiences
  The deaf children's orchestra has astounded audiences in Colombia.
 
27 Mar 2009

UK: Deaf athletes' dreams hit hurdle
  The dreams of deaf athletes to win international medals could be dashed after the government cut their funding - to help pay for the London Olympics.
 
27 Mar 2009

Student's work opens hearts and ears to cause
  As a child, Elizabeth Boschini said she read books which portrayed deaf children as different and passive. Now given the chance to write her own books, she wanted to portray them as normal people in control of their lives.
 
26 Mar 2009

SCOTLAND: Grammar pilot helping deaf people
  A new approach to teaching English-language reading and writing skills to deaf people is delivering "immensely promising" results.
 
25 Mar 2009

UK: Bristol degree in deaf culture
  Bristol University has launched the world's first masters degree in Deafhood Studies.
 
15 Mar 2009

The Deaf Kid Who Played Rock 'N' Roll
  ...Derek was profoundly deaf but could communicate with the help of hearing aids and by reading lips. He told his father about the things he still wanted to do...
 
28 Feb 2009

AUSTRALIA: Back from the deaf: A life lost and then found
  The gentle sound of cicadas humming on a balmy summer's night is a sound Mark Gravolin yearns to hear. But the Warrnambool man, who lost his hearing in an unprovoked nightclub assault almost two decades ago, does not consider himself unfortunate.
 
27 Feb 2009

CANADA: Experiment sweet music to the deaf
  ...The unusual concert, in what organizers say is the first ever concert for the deaf, is a rather public experiment by those who specialize in the science of music, who will use computers to translate audio signals into tactile sensations, along with visual projections that mimic the tempo of the music.
 
26 Feb 2009

Devices aid the deaf by translating sound waves to vibrations
  Lip reading is a critical means of communication for many deaf people, but it has a drawback: Certain consonants (for example, p and b) can be nearly impossible to distinguish by sight alone.
 
24 Feb 2009

UK: Police training to help communicate with deaf
  Police officers in East Lancashire are being given deaf awareness training to be able to communicate better with the deaf community.
 
19 Feb 2009

USA: Video phones improve communication for the deaf
  At a call center full of employees, complete silence might be an indicator of an unproductive staff, but the silence at one Waco call center doesn't mean that at all.
 
19 Feb 2009

UK: Deaf children to benefit from storytelling website
  ...Signed Stories is a new web-based programme that is being launched today with backing from internationally-renowned authors. It aims to make some of the best children’s stories accessible to young people with hearing disabilities.
 
15 Feb 2009

USA: Actress shares experiences with deaf parents
  "What does the sun sound like" is a one-woman play about growing up in two worlds, hearing and deaf, which is something many children of deaf parents struggle with.
 
13 Feb 2009

USA: Deaf son, mom team up on ‘Amazing Race'
  When you don't speak the language, it doesn't much matter whether you can hear what people say. That's the beauty of "The Amazing Race" for the show's first deaf contestant, Luke Adams.
 
10 Feb 2009
 

The Australian Federation of Deaf Societies (AFDS) has today highlighted the urgent need for a federal government subsidy program to enable the Australian Deaf Community to access strobe-light smoke alarms in the midst of the Victorian bushfires.
 
5 Feb 2009

Rock concert for deaf people to be staged in Canada
  ...Fox Jaws, The Dufraines and Hollywood Swank are among the acts that have been announced to perform at what is being claimed as being the first ever rock concert exclusively for the hearing-impaired.
 
4 Feb 2009

WALES: ITV Wales drops signing for deaf
  TV Wales has been criticised by deaf people and politicians for dropping sign language bulletins from its flagship news programme.
 
3 Feb 2009

USA: Deaf students mastering music
  Whether you play music or simply listen to it, music is a big part of many people's lives. But what if you can't hear it? That's the story of two girls at one Savannah school. They're deaf, but with the help of modern technology, these girls are not only listening to the sounds of music, but mastering it.
 
29 Jan 2009

UK: Pupils at a Hodge Hill school for the deaf have won a film award
  Two pupils at a Birmingham school for the deaf have landed a top film award after being inspired to create their own animation, Wallace and Gromit style.
 
27 Jan 2009

USA: Deaf comic gets rave reviews from both hearing and hearing impaired
  CJ Jones, deaf entertainer/director/producer extraordinaire, used snappy wit, superb timing and downright hilarious physical comedy to perfection in his critically acclaimed comedy act "CJ Jones Live."
 
8 Jan 2009

USA: Deaf, blind actors add realism to powerful play
 

...The play, written by William Gibson, tells the story of Helen Keller, a blind-and-deaf girl who learns to communicate with teacher Annie Sullivan.
 
7 Jan 2009

UK: Deaf teenager left 'humiliated' on school sports day

 

A deaf teenager faced discrimination at a school sports day because she could not hear announcements telling her to stop running.
 
6 Jan 2009

USA: Deaf students to attend inauguration
 

Students and staff from the Illinois School for the Deaf will be at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20 to see Barack Obama's inauguration as president.
 
31 Dec 2008
 

Hearing-impaired woman should not have been on jury, court says.
 
31 Dec 2008
 

I feel the new law banning texting in the car is discriminatory to deaf people, who use text pagers to communicate with others.

 
31 Dec 2008 USA: Sign language club seeks to improve communication
 

A Gardendale woman is helping teach others to communicate in a new way with a new group of people..
 
30 Dec 2008 Anti-Wrinkle Treatment Linked to Serious Birth Defects
 

An Australian baby was born deaf and blind in November 2005 after the mother was given facial cosmetic injections of the drug Dysport in her first week of pregnancy.
 
30 Dec 2008 Workers can learn sign language
 

Signs4Life, which is leading efforts to raise public and political awareness of deafness and deaf people, is setting up introductory employee in-house courses ranging from six to eight weeks to help people communicate and deal with the deaf community.
 
26 Dec 2008 Deaf pill sounds like a good idea
 

Scientists have formulated a pill that could prevent or even reverse hearing loss that has been caused by loud noise.
 
21 Dec 2008 The auditory-challenged gather to combat 'audism'
 

You have entered the world of "audism," where deaf people are at a disadvantage because of their difference. Fighting audism is the mission of the new Utah Valley University student American Sign Language Club.
 
12 Dec 2008 Nine's deaf captioning bungle
 

Channel 9 is under fire for compromising the captions on their television programs in order to save money.
 
11 Dec 2008 Can kissing make you go deaf?
 

A Chinese woman reportedly lost the hearing in one ear while kissing her boyfriend, but is it really possible to burst your ear drum snogging?
 
5 Dec 2008 FINLAND: Singing through body
 

Finnish rap artist Marko Vuoriheimo alias Signmark has become one of the leading figures in promoting the awareness of the deaf as a linguistic minority with their own language and culture.
 
5 Dec 2008 Three million deaf and blind by 2050: report
 

Almost 300,000 Australians can neither see nor hear, with the number expected to grow to almost three million by 2050, a new report says.
 
5 Dec 2008 Subtitles Do Not Guarantee Hearing-impaired Viewers A Total Comprehension Of Television Messages
 

Researchers have studied the level of comprehension of subtitled television programs by groups of students who have a severe or profound hearing impairment.
 
4 Dec 2008 Australian Theatre of the Deaf join Todd McKenney on stage
 

AN all-singing, all-dancing musical is the last place you might expect someone hard of hearings.
 
4 Dec 2008 USA: Faster Phones For the Deaf
 

For people who are deaf or hearing-impaired and use traditional phone relay services, making a phone call to order pizza or just getting a call from a friend can be a lengthy process.
 
3 Dec 2008 Deaf Community still waiting…
 

As International Day of People with Disability is celebrated in Australia, the Australian Federation of Deaf Societies (AFDS) does not believe that the Deaf Community are being properly supported by Government.
 
1 Dec 2008 Leaping an Olympic-size hurdle
 

A Deaf Olympian, Nash participated in the 2005 Deaf Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, bringing home the silver in the 400-meter hurdles.
 
1 Dec 2008 UK: Deaf mum 'an inspiration'
 

A mum from Hemel Hempstead has become the first deaf woman to win a prestigious Woman of the Future award.
 
1 Dec 2008 Acoustically challenged, but pick me anyway
 

Jenny Cwilewicz explains why, despite her deafness, she is certainly not disabled.
 
27 Nov 2008 UK: Playstation opens doors for the deaf
 

Alison Carter, deputy headteacher at Longwill primary school in Birmingham, says the Sony PlayStation Portable is the ideal machine for the school's deaf children. Every child now has his or her own PSP.
 
26 Nov 2008 USA: Heaven sent
 

A new sign language gives freedom to a UH graduate student while solidifying the bond between service dog and master.
 
26 Nov 2008 IRELAND: Irish sign language action settled
 

A High Court action brought on behalf of a deaf brother and sister aimed at securing adequate tuition through Irish sign language (ISL) has been settled.
 
24 Nov 2008 Arctic Monkeys fan makes pop videos for the deaf on YouTube
 

Tyrone Whittle has filmed himself dancing and signing along to tracks by The Arctic Monkeys, The Smiths, Madonna and Oasis which more than 150,000 people have now watched on YouTube. (INCLUDES VIDEO).
 
21 Nov 2008 Internet-based sign language service trialled
 

It is hoped a new multimedia communication service launched in Sydney today will potentially bridge the communication gap between deaf and hearing people.
 
20 Nov 2008 Philippines: Special weather alert system for deaf sought
 

A weather bureau official yesterday urged disaster managers and radio and television station owners in the country to establish a system that would help provide timely, critical warnings of life threatening events to the deaf and those with difficulty in hearing.
 
20 Nov 2008 USA: Kids speak silently, thanks to sign club
 

Capitol View Elementary students are learning American Sign Language so they can communicate with deaf peers.
 
20 Nov 2008 Do You Care About Captions?
 

Channel 9 over the month of November have dropped the amount of captions (hours per week) in the 6am to midnight slot to just 57.5% of programs (compared to 83.7 % around 4 months ago).
 
17 Nov 2008 Pupils sign in for world record tilt
 
Pupils at Springwell School, in Wiltshire Way, Hartlepool, joined forces with 180 schools in the UK to set a Guinness World Record for the most people using sign language simultaneously.
 
17 Nov 2008 Mountain Empire Baptist Coach Goes Extra Mile for Two Deaf Players
 
As he called for a break during a practice last week, Zach Wagner suggested and then gestured to his Mountain Empire Baptist School players that they should drink plenty of water.
 
16 Nov 2008 Deaf soccer player not slowed by disability
 
The first thing you notice about No. 30 on the Stonewall Jackson Middle School soccer team is the blazing speed he possesses.
 
12 Nov 2008 SCOTLAND: Revolutionary operation could let deaf man, 29, hear for first time
 
He has been completely deaf since birth, but a Dalry man is preparing for an operation which could let him hear for the first time
 
9 Nov 2008 Worlds apart – hearing in a deaf society
 
For most of her childhood, Rosemary Lipman felt torn between the deaf community and the hearing. A ‘CODA (child of deaf adults)’ with perfect hearing, she understood both worlds but struggled to find her place.
 
3 Nov 2008 YouTube now autotranslates subtitled videos
 
Over the weekend, YouTube introduced a new feature to help make captioned or subtitled videos more accessible to international users. The new system uses machine translation to convert any of these videos into your language of choice in real time.
 
22 Oct 2008 UK: School aim to become record breakers
 
Hundreds of children at a Roundhay primary hope to have signed their way into the record books.
 
21 Oct 2008 USA: Captioned Radio Broadcast of Presidential Election
 
For the first time, the deaf and hard of hearing will be able to follow a live radio broadcast of Election Night, thanks to a new service developed in part by Melbourne-based Harris Corp.
 
 
21 Oct 2008 CANADA: My Smart Hands Named Ontario’s Mom Entrepreneur Of The Year
 
Ontario consumers have shouted in unison and they have chosen Ontario based educational sign language company My Smart Hands as the Province’s Mom Entrepreneur of the Year!
 
20 Oct 2008 Deaf Sports Australia - newsletter for October 2008
 
Monthly update from Deaf Sports Australia.
 
20 Oct 2008 ENGLAND: MPs join call for equal telecoms access for deaf people
 
A consortium of deaf organisations campaigning for deaf people to have equal access to the telephone is taking its case direct to Parliament.
 
17 Oct 2008 NEW ZEALAND: Deaf Short Film Festival gets $6000 grant
 

In May next year, Wellingtonians will have a chance to experience the world from a hearing-impaired perspective when the New Zealand Deaf Short Film Festival takes place.

Coinciding with New Zealand Sign Language Week, the festival will be comprised of two parts – a short film competition for local filmmakers and a showcase of deaf films from New Zealand and around the world.
 
16 Oct 2008 Don’t DIS my ABILITY and The Festivalists present the inaugural Access All Areas Film Festival
  The AAA Film Festival will screen films in cinemas around NSW, all of which will be audio described, open-captioned and wheelchair accessible. Introductions and Q&A sessions will be Auslan interpreted.
 
 
16 Oct 2008 Specialised Service for Deaf/Hearing-Impaired Children, CODA’s and Adults
  Lindfield Speech Pathology and Learning Centre is now able to offer a new specialised service to Deaf/ Hearing-Impaired children and CODA’s (Children of Deaf Adults), who use sign language as their primary communication mode. Children may use Auslan, Sign Supported English (SSE) or Signed English (SE).
 
15 Oct 2008 Auslan DVD For November 2008 Elections
  The Victorian Electoral Commission has produced a DVD in Auslan, describing enrolment and voting entitlements, voting procedures and nomination procedures.
 
14 Oct 2008 ENGLAND - School for deaf children faces further hurdles
  Why do parents and teachers of a nearby primary oppose a merger with threatened school?
 
14 Oct 2008 ENGLAND - Deaf people lobby MPs over phones
  Deaf campaigners fighting for equal access to the telephone are lobbying MPs at a reception in Parliament.
 
9 Oct 2008 Turning a blind eye to deaf health care: reversing the trend
  British doctors are learning how to sign in order to stem the flow of dissatisfied deaf patients who would rather avoid their GP than put up with substandard health care due to poor communication, according to an expert panel from the United Kingdom.
 
8 Oct 2008 National Government Arts Disability Health Ageing Education Employment Strategy Discussion Paper
  This Discussion Paper is relevant to any individual or organization interested in the areas of arts, health (including mental health), disability and community services, ageing, education, employment, Indigenous affairs and infrastructure. Submissions will be open until 3 November 2008.
 
 
7 Oct 2008 Implications of the proposed national broadband network
 

Record of the meeting of the Select Committee on National Broadband Network.
The first 18 pages are particularly relevant to the needs to provide an effective Video Remote Interpreting service.
 
6 Oct 2008 Born at 26 weeks, young Thomas beat the odds
  The lasting impact of Thomas' premature birth is his deafness, but he lip reads and Auslan sign language is the second language studied by students at his school.
 
1 Oct 2008 Deaf student sues LaTrobe University
  A DEAF student has launched legal action against La Trobe University for allegedly failing to provide the help she needs to study.
 
23 Sept 2008 Deaf Community ignored ahead of National Fire Prevention Week
  AFDS identifies a significant lack of programs to support people who are Deaf or hard of hearing in accessing smoke alarms.
 
 
22 Sept 2008 AFDS's National Policy Directives for service provision
  The Policy Directives outlines the key priorities where AFDS plans to work in conjunction with the Federal government to improve the services available to the Australian Deaf Community, and the vast issues facing Deaf service providers in Australia.
 
22 Sept 2008 Submission to Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network
  AFDS, in coalition with the Australian Communication Exchange (ACE), have provided the Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network with a submission and advice as to the minimum standards of operation for the National Broadband Network.
 
10 Sept 2008 AFDS speaks about National Broadband Network
  Transcript from an ABC radio interview with Senator Fiona Nash (Nationals Party Senator) and Alex Chapman (Australian Federation of Deaf Societies) about the needs of the Deaf community for the National Broadband Network..
 
10 Sept 2008 Digital Radio – How it can help the deaf?
  Digital radio can convey text, like subtitling for the hard of hearing in television. It will also support pictures, so perhaps Auslan could be “typed in”. The sound can be rewound electronically if required.
 
9 Sept 2008 Cool Kids Cool Parents workshop
  Parent Council for Deaf Education and Deaf Children Australia have collaborated to bring an exciting new program to NSW.
4 Sept 2008
  From today, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) will be known as the Australian Human Rights Commission.
1 Sept 2008
  Many teachers or lecturers who are assigned a deaf student in their classes, can only see potential disadvantages and no way to circumvent these.
27 Aug 2008
  As part of Hearing Awareness Week, Australia’s Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, has called for cinemas to do their share for Australians who are deaf and hearing impaired.
16 Aug 2008
  Deidre Willmott promised to work to help the school get money for an urgently needed for dedicated acoustic facilities for teaching chldren who are deaf or have hearing problems.
6 Aug 2008
  Lions Hearing Dogs are supplied free of charge to approved applicants right across Australia.
27 Jul 2008
  Seven Hills woman Danni Wright has won many hearts for her testimony to Pope Benedict about her deafness in Sydney last week.
18 Jul 2008
  Human Rights Commissioner Graeme Innes has welcomed the announcement today of Australia becoming a party to the international Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and called for governments to act to make the rights in the Convention a reality.
6 Jul 2008
  Nicole Clark's first steps into the world of sign-language and the deaf came 10 years ago, as a hobby to help her heal after suffering post-natal depression.
1 Jul 2008
  Deaf Australia has developed a new document, Vision 2020, which outlines what Deaf Australia stands for and what we want for the future of Deaf Australians.
25 Jun 2008
  The Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes AM, today congratulated the Minister for Ageing, The Hon Justice Elliot MP, on anncouncing funding to assist 12 cinemas to provide access features for the many thousands of Austrlaians who are not currently able to fully enjoy the cinema experience.
18 Jun 2008
  Apparently more than 70% of young adults in Australia - between 18 and 24 - have tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, which is the first sign of hearing loss.
10 Jun 2008
  Judy Clew's eyes dance from fact to face, her expression variously lighting up or clouding over as her daughter Michelle Maguire describes the expreience of growing up with hearing in an otherwise deaf household.
10 Jun 2008
  Deaf people are fed up with the lack of captioning on television and they are doing something about it.
6 Jun 2008
  Deaf Australia lobbies the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) and TV broadcasters to provide more captioned television.
2 Jun 2008
  The Australian Communication Exchange (ACE) today donated a large range of deaf and hearing-related products to national consumer and advocacy group Deaf Australia.
9 May 2008
  Deaf Australia is pleased to release a new position paper, “Emergency Services and Deaf People”. The position paper explains Deaf Australia’s views in relation to Emergency Services access for Deaf people in Australia, with particular focus on the use of 000 and 106 emergency service numbers.
7 May 2008
  SignPost, the Sydney-based TV magazine program of the Australian Deaf community, has won the "Best Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Program" award at this year's Antenna Awards in Melbourne.