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Through Deaf eyes Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
THROUGH DEAF EYES is a two-hour documentary that explores 200 years of Deaf life in America.THROUGH DEAF EYES tells the story of conflicts, prejudice and affirmation that ultimately reaches the heart of what it means to be human.
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Deaf and blind woman escapes her abductor then identifies the suspect Posted: 10 months ago by tigertony
The woman — deaf and mute, with vision so poor she's legally blind — had been sitting at a bus stop when she was approached by a man she thought was a co-worker. She was wrong!
Comments: 10 Score: [-] 477 [+].
Deaf Parents Demand Right To Deaf Children Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
RNID has made a statement that deaf people should be able to select an embryo that will be born deaf and throw out ones that would be able to hear. RNID does not speak for all deaf people and some are saying that the statement is taken out of context. That they want the right to implant embryos that are deaf when that is the only viable embryo.
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Heard the one about the deaf comedian? Posted: 1 year ago by bernardblack
John Smith is Britain's only BSL (British Sign Language) stand-up comedian. There's more to deaf humor than first meets the eye
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Deaf girl who couldn't hear teachers wins discrimination case Posted: 11 months ago by mattgup
A deaf teenager has won a landmark discrimination case after she was humiliated on sports day because she could not hear announcements telling her to stop running.
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Deaf dalmation given a new lease of life after learning sign language Posted: 12 months ago by AutumnLotus
A deaf dalmatian which was trapped in a world of its own has been given a new lease of life after learning sign language.
The spotted dog called Zoe was born profoundly deaf and had failed to bond with its owner who was forced to give her up. But staff at an animal shelter began to teach the 18-month-old pooch basic sign language through a series of hand commands.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 432 [+].
Deaf puppy learns sign language Posted: 10 months ago by 2manyusernames
Snowy was handed in to an animal charity because her owners could not cope with having a deaf dog. However, within just three weeks of training, the four-month-old Jack Russell can sit, stay and walk, by responding to hand gestures.
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Karaoke for the deaf Posted: 3 years ago by Phildo
I think this is funny! My deaf brother-in-law thinks it's hillarious!
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Deaf Woman Expresses Her Imagination, Creativity Through Piano Posted: 11 months ago by suebe
"Music is like an electrical current flowing around in me." Video of her playing in article.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 151 [+].
Are you tone-deaf or a musical genius? (56K warned) Posted: 3 years ago by hypnotode
This is a fun test to see if you can tell the difference between 36 sets of two musical snippets. I got 83.3% right! 56k - may take a while to load.
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3 Words That Forever Changed a Deaf Boy’s Life Posted: 2 years ago by maxriter
"From the very first day, school was a struggle. And yet, as fate would have it, three simple words forever changed my life….."
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 168 [+].
Golfers warned they could go deaf from 'sonic boom' created by modern clubs Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
Being caught in a thunderstorm or hit by a ball ought to be the only real dangers in a round of golf.
But players of this most relaxing of games are being warned they are at serious risk of shattering their eardrums when they tee off.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 166 [+].
Texas Cashier Clubs Deaf Customer For Not Talking Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad
Texas...the new Florida.
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Deaf 11 Year-old Miraculously Gains Hearing Posted: 2 years ago by muppetmaker
Jerome Bartens was playing pool when he suddenly heard a massive pop in his head, reaching to his ear, he removed a small piece of cotton that was lodged in his ear since he was a toddler, giving him his full hearing back.
Comments: 6 Score: [-] 584 [+].
The world's first divorce text message? Posted: 2 years ago by TheStep
A judge has overseen what is thought to have been the world's first divorce via text. The reason behind this odd style of divorce lies with the nature of the couple - they're both deaf and mute.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 204 [+].
Priest Drops Silent Bombshell During Mass Posted: 4 months ago by Doggylives
No, not like that!
As his congregation of deaf Roman Catholics prepared to head home after Mass, the priest indicated that he had something to tell.
Then, using sign language, Father Peter McDonough dropped his bombshell
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Military sonar blamed for mass dolphin strandings Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
Mass strandings of dolphins and whales could be caused because the animals are rendered temporarily deaf by military sonar, experiments have shown.
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Deaf woman sleeps through five hour police standoff Posted: 2 years ago by misswinkle
Woke up only after a police dog sank its teeth into her arm.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 116 [+].
*Great* Commercial For Pepsi Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
This commercial will be in the SuperBowl. There is no audio as it was created and enacted by deaf members of the Pepsico workforce, EnAble.
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Blind Auto Mechanic Hires Deaf Assistant Posted: 3 years ago by suebe
"So much of it is done by feel anyway," he told the Eugene Register-Guard. "I use my hands to see what I'm doing now."
Another story with video links
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 35 [+].
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