The therapy treats a rare type of deafness, but experts hope it’s a “jumping point……Read More
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 […]
Opal Sandy’s hearing is now almost normal – and could improve further……Read More
New York Times: Scientists find staggering amounts of lead in the composer’s hair……Read More
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
Industrial activity has added up to 15 decibels of noise to the Santa Barbara Channel, new research has found. Hear the difference……Read More
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
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 […]
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
Cocoa, a 3-year-old Dalmatian-pointer mix, struggled with anxiety and stress at the shelter, but that’s all over now.Read More
