iCanConnect connecting the deaf-blind with life-enhancing equipment
INDIANAPOLIS — The world can be especially challenging for people who are both visually and hearing-impaired. There is a program that offers free equipment like braille keyboards and tele-braille phones for people with dual vision and hearing loss. Brian Norton is the...
Communication Service for the Deaf: Youmee Lee
In celebration of Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, this month’s spotlight focuses on Youmee...
Township pays $75K, agrees to reforms following federal lawsuit over hearing-impaired woman’s arrest
Officials in a South Jersey community have agreed to train officers and institute new policies for dealing with deaf people following a lawsuit filed by a deaf woman who said she was discriminated against during her 2016 arrest. Deborah Mendola filed the federal suit...
NJ LEAD-K and Deaf Students Bill of Rights – June 20, 2019
Language Equality & Acquisition for Deaf Kids (LEAD-K) and Bill of Rights for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children Deaf children are born with the same ability to acquire language as any other children, and deserve the same chance to acquire language. Deaf children...