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– by Alex LoveA deaf woman who works with students at the Rochester Institute of Technology has been assisting other deaf people in Ukraine. Regina Kiperman-Kiselgof was born in Russia…

DeafNiche.com – A grand-scale project that was in testing stage for over a year became public in 2019; the brand-new “Quiet Taxis” hit the streets of South Korea with all…

Did you know there are Deaf in Afghanistan? The capital city, Kabul, has a School of the Deaf, established in 2003, and directed by Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul is both deaf…

During the Atlanta Campaign of the Civil War in 1864, 18-year-old deaf man, Joshua Davis, lived with his parents near Macon, Georgia. Joshua was squirrel hunting one day when he…

Real-Time Sign Language Translation More Accessibleby Devin Coldewey - Techcrunch.com - Sign language is used by millions of people, but unlike many languages, there’s no automatic translation available for those…

The Silenced and Isolated: Struggles of Ghana’s Deaf Community – 11/09/20 – Stephanie Russo – BorgenMagazine.com – The highest rates of deafness in the world are in sub-Saharan Africa. Ghana’s…

Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands (cont.) By Amanda Morris - npr.org/2019/01/13/673250200/deaf-and-unemployed-taking-matters-into-their-own-handsRather than creating their own "deaf ecosystems," some deaf employees and organizations are pushing employers and their industries for…

Deaf And Unemployed: Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands (cont.) – By Amanda Morris – npr.org Established companies are increasingly making efforts to accommodate, include, and support deaf employees and…

Deaf And Unemployed: Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands By Amanda Morris – npr.org/2019/01/13/673250200/deaf-and-unemployed-taking-matters-into-their-own-hands Angie Bedoya held up a pair of inside-out jeans to five judges, exposing the different sizes…

By Patrick deHahn at QZ.com – Zoom meetings. FaceTime calls. Parties, chats, and game nights over video. As work and life events go remote, people are increasingly sharing the feeling…