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Gene therapy breakthrough allows toddler born deaf to hear — Popular Science
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 starting to talk.’ The post… Continue reading Gene therapy breakthrough allows toddler born deaf to hear — Popular Science
Girl born deaf is first in world to have hearing restored in new gene therapy trial — Wales Online
Opal Sandy’s hearing is now almost normal – and could improve further……Read More
Locks of Beethoven’s hair offer new clues to the mystery of his deafness — NZHerald
New York Times: Scientists find staggering amounts of lead in the composer’s hair……Read More
Meet world’s first deaf Formula One driver in making — The News International
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 the……Read More
How humanity’s ear-splitting racket deafens whales and other marine animals — LA Times
Industrial activity has added up to 15 decibels of noise to the Santa Barbara Channel, new research has found. Hear the difference……Read More
‘Fietan du Burkina’, the dance troupe empowering the deaf — AfricaNews
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
California Fails to Adequately Help Blind and Deaf Prisoners, US Judge Rules — Kaiser Health News
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 video recordings and laptop computers…Read… Continue reading California Fails to Adequately Help Blind and Deaf Prisoners, US Judge Rules — Kaiser Health News
Senegal: In some classrooms, deaf and hard-of-hearing pupils now study alongside everyone else — AfricaNews
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
Deaf Shelter Dog Finally Finds Forever Home After Learning Sign Language — Newsweek
Cocoa, a 3-year-old Dalmatian-pointer mix, struggled with anxiety and stress at the shelter, but that’s all over now.Read More