Woman nabbed after scuffle with boy in wheelchair over soccer ball

Authorities said a 23-year-old woman was arrested after a scuffle with a 13-year-old boy in a wheelchair Police said the woman's first swing missed, but her second struck the boy's halo, causing him pain.

Real Numbers for Deaf Individuals

Sorenson Communications Now Providing Real Numbers for Deaf Individuals. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent order requiring VRS providers to offer real numbers and Enhanced 911 (E911) to VRS users by Dec. 31, 2008.Read More

According to one State in United States, Good Samaritan should be punished

California's Supreme Court ruled that the state's Good Samaritan law only protects people from liability if the are administering emergency medical care, and that Lisa Torti's attempted rescue of her friend didn't qualify.See more

Deaf Newspaper reaches worldwide audience

Ken Davis's newsroom is much quieter than most others. Davis runs a website called deafnewspaper.com, where he uploads sign language stories in video form.

Researchers work on developing sign language for cell phones

Supported mainly by grants from the National Science Foundation, the team plans to conduct further field studies on the device, called MobileASL (American Sign Language), next year. Click on link to read more......

Deaf man wins business award

This year's Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs has been won by a man whose company provides video conferencing for deaf people.

Andrew Thomson will use the money to expand his business, Sign-now.com ,is a web-based means of enabling deaf people to communicate with the hearing world.

Deaf woman and Provincial civil court Judge Donald Ingram

"I cannot pay the $150," the 34-year-old mother of four - who survives on a disability income - told the judge, speaking through an American sign language interpreter. (Click on link)

"It is unfair and I feel I have been discriminated against," she said. "I feel, as a deaf person, it is a slap in the face."

Provincial civil court Judge Donald Ingram briefly looked at Wood, who had become quite agitated, and then said: "I get your message. Anything else?"

Judge Ingram's background:
Judge Donald Ingram was born in Edmonton, and earned his bachelor of arts and law degrees from the University of Alberta in 1956. He articled under Garth Fryett and Douglas Matheson, and was admitted to the bar on May 29, 1957 in Calgary.

His career as a civil litigation lawyer began with the firm of Matheson and Company in Edmonton. He rose quickly to become a senior partner with expertise in the practice areas of criminal, corporate and administrative law.

He was appointed to the Edmonton civil claims division of the Alberta provincial court in January 2000.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says U.S. automakers need a new business model to better compete

Buffett is Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and arguably the greatest investor of all time.

One wondered how the deaf could communicate despite missing one of the most important senses – hearing

A NEWER PERSPECTIVE I realized that there are so many things that regular people can do to help people with disabilities.

Should websites include sign language?

People who are deaf or have a hearing impairment can have problems access websites and other ICT systems. Interesting article.

open board meetings at St. Mary’s School for the Deaf in Buffalo

10 similar schools across New York would be forced to open their board meetings to the public under legislation introduced by............ This is good news and about time. Let's hope this will happen.

Harry G. Lang: Honeoye Falls resident, a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, received

the 2008 Robert F. Panara Award for contributions to deaf education at a statewide conference held in Rochester earlier this month. (Panara, 87, presented the award.)
Harry G. Lang writes about education and history in the deaf population

Deaf Community Resource Center: Grand Opening

in Dayton, Ohio between from 4 to 8 p.m. today, May 9th. The center, at 3333 Stanley Ave., is a dream come true for many in the local deaf community after years of planning and hard work. The founders captured $600,000 in grants from several sources, including the Ohio Department of Health and Wright State University. All 14 staff members are proficient in sign language. Read more about it in Dayton Daily News

Multiple Sclerosis and Poor Communication?

No, I am not talking about poor communication between people but rather poor communication between our body parts. The protective myelin coat that surrounds nerve cells have been destroyed by an over-active immune system. In Canada, May is MS month that Canadian Institutes of Health Research(CIHR)researchers is educating the public MS from a kid's perspective. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is, essentially, is important for Canadians (as well as everyone else around the world) because Canadians have an extremely high rate of MS.

If you live in Central Ohio or nearby....consider adopting

Deaf White German Shepherd This deaf White German Shepherd in Ohio Needs a Home!

Prozac may help slow multiple sclerosis

This is an interesting The anti-depressant Prozac may help curb disease activity in the relapsing remitting form of multiple sclerosis, a Dutch study said. I am taking generic form of prozac and I believed it has helped me in many ways ever since I was diagnosed with MS.

Deaf411 Launches "Deaf-Friendly Cities in the U.S."

Project What Does a City Need to Accommodate Deaf Residents? Deaf411 will research and compile information on which cities are deaf-friendly.

Is your city friendly to Deaf residents? Go to Deaf411 Online

News from Massachusetts: Relay office for deaf closing

Communication Services for the Deaf plans to "permanently close its entire relay office" at 489 Whitney Ave. on June 30, according to a letter sent to Sullivan dated Monday from the Sioux Falls, S.D.-based company.

WHAT?! 'DEAF' GI BEING SENT BACK TO WAR

A New York soldier thought he had done his duty battling America's enemies overseas after losing the hearing in his left ear and injuring a knee.

Deaf artist tells stories to the hearing

“My name is Stefrose,” the artist lettered along two white walls in the entryway to the exhibit. “I can’t hear you even if you shout. That is where we are going to have a communication problem. So deal with it! If you don’t speak to my face, then I haven’t heard you. Have I mentioned I’m deaf?”