This deaf man quit his start-up career to travel the world
Calvin Young left the start-up world to fulfill his lifelong dream of traveling the world. While he happens to be deaf, he hasn't let his disability affect his travel experiences.Follow Calvin's...
View ArticleThese gloves can convert sign language into spoken English
Two students from the University of Washington have invented gloves that can translate sign language into text or speech. Their invention has earned them a $10,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize.Produced...
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A partially deaf 2-year-old had a priceless reaction when he heard his...
Kaiden Orantes broke into a dance when a new hearing aid helped him to hear his mother's voice, ABC News reports. Kaiden, 2, was born with normal hearing but was diagnosed with progressive hearing loss...
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Starbucks just opened a store that's staffed by deaf baristas
Starbucks's latest move doesn't involve a rainbow or a new iteration of a sugar-packed "coffee" drink. The chain announced on Tuesday that it launched a store location dedicated to staffing deaf...
View ArticleThis virtual character can translate speech into sign language
Hand Talk is an app which is designed to allow better communication between deaf and non-deaf people.The app, which has already been downloaded more than one million times, works by either speaking...
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Games like 'Destiny' and 'Deus Ex' exclude deaf customers by flubbing a...
Video games are a wonderful, magical form of entertainment that can put you in someone else's shoes, giving you experiences that you wouldn't otherwise have in your day-to-day life.Want to be a spy?...
View ArticleThis Deaf world traveler lives life as an adventure
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Oklahoma City police fatally shot a man as his neighbors yelled that he was deaf
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City police officers who opened fire on a man in front of his home as he approached them holding a metal pipe didn't hear witnesses yelling that he was deaf, a department...
View ArticleNoise pollution is a bigger threat to your health than you may think, and...
Noise pollution is one of the types of pollution we don't often think about. The World Health Organization, CDC, and researchers worldwide have been warning against the effect it has on human health...
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An Uber driver's sign telling passengers about his disability went massively...
London-based model Milkie, 20, rode in an Uber with a deaf driver named Onur Kerey.On Twitter, Milkie shared a photo of a sign that Kerey put up inside the car telling passengers about his...
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Watch an ASL interpreter sign out Eminem's raps at lightning speed
Audiences can't get enough of Eminem's ASL interpreter who was jamming along during a concert. Holly Maniatty has been interpreting for many years and has also reportedly worked with artists like Snoop...
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The CEO behind a new social venture fund says too many companies overlook a...
Chris Soukup is CEO of Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD), which launched a social venture fund to invest in businesses owned by members of the Deaf community.It is a real problem when most...
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'It was meant to be': A deaf man adopted a dog with a hearing impairment, and...
Nick Abbott is deaf and adopted a deaf dog named Emerson. Emerson "had a rough start to life," with seizures and parvo, a contagious dog virus which causes a gastrointestinal illness. Now, the pair has...
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A viral video shows a Jack in the Box worker apparently mocking a deaf woman...
A video has gone viral showing a woman who is deaf being yelled at and apparently mocked by a Jack in the Box employee at a drive-thru.ReVae Arnaud-Jensen can be heard trying to explain to the worker...
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I'm deaf, and have found that transportation services have a long way to go...
Sarah Katz is a freelance writer who covers the intersection between disability and mental health, relationships, entertainment, and public services. As a deaf traveler, she finds herself "routinely...
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The deaf community is facing new barriers as we navigate inaccessible face...
Sarah Katz is a freelance writer who covers the intersection between disability and mental health, relationships, entertainment, and public services. As a deaf individual, the coronavirus pandemic has...
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Lawmakers ask that a sign-language interpreter be added to the White House's...
Sarah Katz is a freelance writer who covers the intersection between disability and mental heath, relationships, entertainment, and public services.The Congressional Deaf Caucus, chaired by Reps....
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Apple's iOS update comes with a new accessibility feature — but big tech...
Sarah Katz is a freelance writer who covers the intersection between disability and mental health, relationships, entertainment, and public services.At its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple...
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A step-by-step guide for supporting deaf and hard-of-hearing employees,...
Summary List PlacementDoes your company offer enough support for deaf or hard of hearing employees? Around seven in 10 deaf people report feeling isolated at work because of their hearing loss,...
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A deaf woman's 'dehumanizing' surgical experience led her to start a clear...
Summary List PlacementImagine lying on the operating table under bright lights, about to undergo surgery. You can tell that your doctors are speaking to you, but you can't hear a word they're saying;...
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