Hearing Loss/Deafness
This year the Watertown community’s Deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened and Deafblind members can grab a “floating” sign language interpreter to connect with the many businesses, community organizations, artists, and other vendors at the ever popular Faire on the Square this coming Saturday September 27. Events take place in four adjoining locations: Saltonstall Park [...]
From Ginny Mazur Mendenhall:
Subject: There Will Be Blood – Sunday -9-28 – new weekend matinee – Deaf & HOH Film Series at the Coolidge
Join us at the Coolidge Corner Theater as we kickoff new weekend matinee schedule for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Film Series by Popular Request. Sunday September 28th at 12:30 p.m. [...]
What is the Census Project?
The Service Dog Census Project is a nationwide count of Service Dogs and their owners. This census information, once complete, can be used by organizations such as state departments of agriculture, the United States Department of Justice, service dog training organizations, universities, other service dog advocacy groups and disaster relief organizations [...]
From Damon Timm:
Hey Everyone,
You may have seen the news recently that Netflix was releasing a $99 set-top box that allows subscribers, at no extra charge, to view on-demand movies on their televisions. However, if you are a Netflix user and interested in watching streaming video on your computer or television you may be dismayed to [...]
DUMMY HOY: A DEAF HERO
Sunday June 1 at 12:30 p.m.
Order Tickets Now! Available on-line at www.coolidge.org. A film for the whole family – in English & ASL w/captions – w/sports lecture and discussion by David Del Pizzo. ASL & CART provided by MCDHH. $5 All Seats. At the Coolidge Corner Theatre, Deaf & HOH Film [...]
From Ginny Mazur Mendenhall:
The NPR radio news show, Morning Edition, WBUR 90.9 FM in Boston will broadcast a story and post a written transcript on their website about – The Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Film Series/Arts Access at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline
Story will be broadcast this Monday 3-24 – the show airs 5-7 a.m. [...]
This is a staggering increase in hearing loss in the United States:
Hearing Loss Reaches Epidemic Numbers Among Veterans
By CHELSEA J. CARTER
The Associated Press
Published: March 15, 2008
SAN DIEGO – Soldiers and Marines caught in roadside bombings and firefights in Iraq and Afghanistan are coming home in epidemic numbers with permanent hearing loss and ringing in their [...]
This is one ”reality show” that I actually enjoy — I love to watch dancing. This new edition with Marlee Matlin is inspiring me to pull a group of friends together to take some lessons! (I have two left feet that have nothing to do my hearing loss!).
Marlee Matlin ready for ‘Dancing With the Stars’ debut
By Sandy [...]
HumanWare has been chosen by Washington State ODHH (The Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing) to design, develop and manufacture the DeafBlind Communicator.
The project is well underway. To receive regular updates on the product, including the philosophy behind it, specifications, field test results, basic functions, more advanced forms of communication, mainstream applications, and the [...]
Massachusetts is studying the needs of people with disabilities for assistive technology (known as AT). If you are an AT user yourself, we hope you will take the time and respond to the survey. If you work with AT users or have someone usingh AT in your family, your response is requested as well. Your [...]
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