It’s as simple and profound as this: when children see people like them reflected in popular culture, they’re more likely to identify with those characters and realize that they belong in the world.

"Watching George go for a hearing test and start using a hearing aid is the kind of story I wish I’d had when my son was little." ...

A powerful collaboration among two universities and a tech giant is working to develop a mobile app that will enable parents of deaf children to more easily learn American Sign Language. The game is ...

Troy Kotsur appeared in a new episode of the “Dad Saves America” podcast alongside host John Papola to provide information about how hearing parents can best raise a deaf child Troy Kotsur is using ...

In a typical classroom at Sacramento State, the words “poop,” “diaper,” “bathroom” and other potty language are seldom heard. But this is not a typical classroom. “Promoting Rich Accessible Language ...

Currently, there is no standard process for assessing deaf children under five. Kids with hearing loss sometimes arrive at kindergarten with “language deprivation,” meaning they don’t know as many ...

MUCH MORE. A KENTUCKY TEENAGER IS HOPING TO FIND A FOREVER FAMILY THAT KNOWS AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE. 16 YEAR OLD ALEX IS DEAF AND WOULD LIKE TO FIND AN ADOPTIVE FAMILY THAT KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF ...

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The Iowa School for the Deaf is pictured in 2016 in Council Bluffs. (Scott Morgan/Freelance for The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be ...