May 10
The therapy treats a rare type of deafness, but experts hope it's a "jumping point......Read More
2024
May 9
Opal Sandy, who was born deaf because of a rare genetic condition, and can now hear unaided for the first time after receiving ground-breaking gene therapy at 11-months-old, at her home in Eynsham, Oxfordshire. Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty ImagesShe 'can hear sounds as soft as a whisper and is…
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May 8
Opal Sandy's hearing is now almost normal - and could improve further......Read More
May 8
New York Times: Scientists find staggering amounts of lead in the composer's hair......Read More
May 6
Caleb McDuff: UK teen who is world's first deaf Formula One driver. Indtagram/@calebmcduffThe world's first deaf Formula One driver is going to be a teenager from the UK and despite his incapacity to hear, he wants everyone to know about him.The native of South Wales, who lost his hearing at…
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May 5
Industrial activity has added up to 15 decibels of noise to the Santa Barbara Channel, new research has found. Hear the difference......Read More
April 17
I love dancing! And when I dance, I'm able to free myself and feel positive about life, so it encourages me to dance to live better-. Aicha Coulibaly...Read More
April 12
Thirty years after prisoners with disabilities sued and 25 years after a federal court first ordered accommodations, a judge found that California prison and parole officials still are not doing enough to help deaf and blind prisoners — in part because they are not providing readily available technology such as…
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April 10
Senegal lacks a national strategy for inclusive education, but it is developing one. A new approach in a selected number of schools in Senegal seats those who are deaf and hard of hearing in a same classroom as other children with no disability...Read More
April 7
Cocoa, a 3-year-old Dalmatian-pointer mix, struggled with anxiety and stress at the shelter, but that's all over now.Read More