Lancashire teen wins Miss Deaf World (prestontoday.net) (7 clicks)
August 5 2008
A Lancashire teenager has sashayed, smiled and performed in sign language to win a Miss World title. (04/08/2008 09:23:33)

Eye on the Ozarks: Lack of Deaf Services (KOLR - KSFX Ozarks) (6 clicks)
August 5 2008
Twenty-five million dollars of your Missouri tax money this year will pay for the housing and care of 9,500 people labeled developmentally disabled or mentally ill.

Justice may be blind, but it's also deaf or very hard of hearing (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) (7 clicks)
August 5 2008
Some people can't hear. Others don't want to. It is the deliberately hard of hearing who turned a deaf ear to Latell Chaney and left him sitting in a southern Minnesota jail for months without access to an interpreter who might have helped him.

Things to do in the Midlands (The State) (8 clicks)
August 5 2008
AUDITIONS COLUMBIA CHORAL SOCIETY: Auditions will be held 6-8 p.m. Monday and 5:45-6:45 p.m. Aug. 18 at the First Baptist Church choral room, 1306 Hampton St. (803) 933-9060; www.columbiachoralsociety.org SANDLAPPER SINGERS: AMERICAN MUSIC, AMERICAN SOUND: Auditions will be held through Friday for five openings. To schedule an audition, contact Lillian Quackenbush at (803) 786-3702. ...

ABS-CBN airs "Dolphy at 80" TV special (PEP) (7 clicks)
August 5 2008
Wearing an impeccable white suit and matching pants, Dolphy looked every inch the royal King of Comedy that he is. He listened graciously to the speeches, the production numbers, and the tributes that were made in his honor during the TV special dubbed as The King of Comedy: Dolphy at 80 .

A language of their own (The Advocate) (8 clicks)
August 5 2008
Jessica Storey helps her student, Joseph Montgomery, adjust his riding position during a recent lesson at her farm in Gonzales. Montgomery is deaf so sometimes needs a little more hands-on training.

Eye on the Ozarks: Lack of Deaf Services (KOLR - KSFX Ozarks) (9 clicks)
August 5 2008
Twenty-five million dollars of your Missouri tax money this year will pay for the housing and care of 9,500 people labeled developmentally disabled or mentally ill.

Justice may be blind, but it's also deaf or very hard of hearing (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) (10 clicks)
August 5 2008
Some people can't hear. Others don't want to. It is the deliberately hard of hearing who turned a deaf ear to Latell Chaney and left him sitting in a southern Minnesota jail for months without access to an interpreter who might have helped him.

Free Service Improves GP Access For Deaf Patients, UK (Medical News Today) (12 clicks)
August 5 2008
Deaf patients are now able to enjoy better access to GP services thanks to a new partnership between SignHealth - the healthcare charity for Deaf people - and EMIS, the UK's leading provider of GP systems.

Slydial - I called but I don't want to speak (Times Online) (8 clicks)
August 5 2008
For a few days I thought I was going deaf. Then I concluded that it must be a problem with my mobile phone. Why else would I keep getting so many missed-call messages? Why else would frustrated callers keep leaving me voicemails and apologise for having missed me again?

A 'Sign' exhibited (Daily Aztec) (6 clicks)
August 4 2008
Though the stigma of the deaf community is one that is often unheard, art instructor Jennifer Anderson and students have created a sign that cannot be missed. Anderson and five San Diego State students have created a piece of public art for the Port of San Diego. Their unofficial Art 103 project is as tall as a house and bound to draw some curiosity at first glance. What the students really ...

Students from China complete college prep program (Cornell News Service) (8 clicks)
August 4 2008
Fifty high school students from China completing the Cornell China College Preparatory Program (CCCPP) will return home with memories of Cornell, the United States and many academic and cultural experiences.

Child care network helps people find resources (The Pantagraph) (7 clicks)
August 4 2008
NEW 5 p.m. BLOOMINGTON — Jan Wimberly suddenly needed childcare for her three grandchildren. She wanted to find someone dependable, affordable and with early morning hours, so she could keep her job to support the family.

Community Calendar - Aug. 4 (Akron Beacon Journal) (8 clicks)
August 4 2008
Area community events for the entire family

Regional News Stories: June 2007 (WCPN Cleveland) (8 clicks)
August 4 2008
Accused Killer’s Mother Wanted More Power for Care of Son Posted Friday, June 1, 2007 The mother of accused cop-killer Timothy Halton, Jr. says she wishes the state would have given her more power to take care of her mentally-ill son.

At your service (Daytona Beach News-Journal) (5 clicks)
August 4 2008
The At Your Service column appears on Mondays in The News-Journal. Featured this week are hot lines and volunteer opportunities in Volusia and Flagler counties.

Lancashire teen wins Miss Deaf World (prestontoday.net) (7 clicks)
August 4 2008
A Lancashire teenager has sashayed, smiled and performed in sign language to win a Miss World title. (04/08/2008 09:23:33)

Instructor lends hand in teaching seniors signing (The Observer-Dispatch) (5 clicks)
August 4 2008
Senior citizens at the Parkway Senior Center kept their hands busy Thursday. It was the final day of their sign language class.

Things to do in the Midlands (The State) (3 clicks)
August 4 2008
AUDITIONS COLUMBIA CHORAL SOCIETY: Auditions will be held 6-8 p.m. Aug. 11 and 5:45-6:45 p.m. Aug. 18 at the First Baptist Church choral room, 1306 Hampton St. (803) 933-9060; www.columbiachoralsociety.org SANDLAPPER SINGERS: AMERICAN MUSIC, AMERICAN SOUND: Auditions will be held through Friday for five openings. To schedule an audition, contact Lillian Quackenbush at (803) 786-3702. ...

Translators work with words at Inland school district parent meetings (The Press-Enterprise) (5 clicks)
August 4 2008
Iris Guardiola has learned many key things in several years working as a translator for the San Bernardino school district. Jokes get lost in translation. Education jargon is tough but not impossible to relay to Spanish-speaking parents.

House GOP seeks special session on energy (UPI) (5 clicks)
August 4 2008
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. House Republicans' pleas for a special session on energy fell on deaf ears at the White House, which said such a session wouldn't make any difference.

House GOP seeks special session on energy (Moldova.org) (7 clicks)
August 4 2008
U.S. House Republicans' pleas for a special session on energy fell on deaf ears at the White House, which said such a session wouldn't make any difference.We don't have plans to call Congress into session -- it won't make a difference if Democratic leaders are unwilling to bring up a bill for an up-down vote, White House spokesman Tony Fratto told The Hill in an e-mail.Reps. Jeb Hensarling , ...

Search continues for deaf bushwalker (Daily Telegraph) (4 clicks)
August 4 2008
THE search is continuing this morning for a 65-year-old man missing since Saturday in a national park in the Gold Coast hinterland.

Lost walker's third freezing night (The Courier Mail) (6 clicks)
August 4 2008
A PARTIALLY-deaf 65-year-old bushwalker has spent a third night lost in near-freezing temperatures in the Gold Coast hinterland, deepening fears for his safety.

Investing In The Future (Purdue Boilermakers) (4 clicks)
August 4 2008
Purdue volleyball coach Dave Shondell spent Monday investing in the future, not that of his squad, but that of the youth of Indiana at the Indiana State Fair Youth Leadership Conference. The event, which took place at the Indiana School for the Deaf, brought together nearly 100 delegates from 4-H Clubs across the state.

DEAF SCHOOL TO FILL NEED IN STATE (Las Vegas Review-Journal) (0 clicks)
August 4 2008
FIND OUT MORE More information about the school is available at www.lvcsd.org or by calling 702-385-3323. A text telephone line is available at 702-228-5182.

A cynical look at Harvard's 'caldron of capitalism' (AM New York) (4 clicks)
August 4 2008
When Kim Clarke, then dean of Harvard Business School, greeted 900 new students to the school in 2004, he warned them not to become cynical. The advice seems to have fallen on deaf ears with Philip Delves Broughton, journalist-turned-MBA.

A 'Sign' exhibited (Daily Aztec) (5 clicks)
August 4 2008
Though the stigma of the deaf community is one that is often unheard, art instructor Jennifer Anderson and students have created a sign that cannot be missed. Anderson and five San Diego State students have created a piece of public art for the Port of San Diego. Their unofficial Art 103 project is as tall as a house and bound to draw some curiosity at first glance. What the students really ...

National Deaf Women's empowerment seminar held (Central Chronicle) (8 clicks)
August 4 2008
Bhopal, Aug 3: National Association of the Deaf organised first National Deaf Women's empowerment seminar at AICUF Ashram, Shahpura on Sunday from 9.30 am to 5 pm. Around 172 women deaf participants of 16 states of the country took part in the programme.

Deaf Theatre Jam a peach (Miami Herald) (4 clicks)
August 4 2008
A new summer camp is getting ready to rock the house. This week, the first Deaf Theatre Jam will to give kids not ordinarily in the spotlight a chance to shine. Almost all of the 23 middle-school-age performers are hearing-impaired or at risk.

Lack of interpreters halts deaf man's dream (Stuff) (45 clicks)
July 13 2008
A severe shortage of sign language interpreters in Christchurch means a deaf student has to put his dream of training as a mechanic on hold.

Deaf history buffs get Philly GPS video tours (Centre Daily Times) (34 clicks)
July 13 2008
When 13-year-old Tyhira Jones goes to a museum, she normally spends so much time reading long explanatory texts that the history she eagerly wants to learn can get lost in translation.

Deaf history buffs get Philly GPS video tours (WFMJ Youngstown) (32 clicks)
July 13 2008
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Students from the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf have tested devices that give virtual guided tours of Philadelphia's historic district in sign language.

Crossett Board Adopts Changes In Handbooks, Roles for Buildings (Ashley County Ledger) (23 clicks)
July 13 2008
A proposed change to the newly adopted parent-student handbook and an update on the reconfiguration of the district's buildings were among the topics discussed during Crossett's School Board meeting on Monday, June 9.

Miles Kington: Believe me, jury service is nothing like 'Twelve Angry Men' (Independent) (27 clicks)
July 13 2008
(10 November 1999) I heard on the radio yesterday that Mr Jeff McWhinney, president of the British Deaf Association, is furious at being barred from jury service on the grounds that he is profoundly deaf. He says that, given a skilled British Sign Language interpreter, there should be no problem. To which I say, anyone who demands to do jury service, instead of running a mile from it, needs his ...