Poor literacy skills have plagued the deaf and hard of hearing community for decades. The median literacy rates of deaf high school graduates have languished at a fourth-grade level since the turn of ...

Here is a truly magical moment from The Happiest Place on Earth. Olive Crest is an organization that serves over 3,500 at-risk kids and families throughout California, Nevada and Washington. On one of ...

Probably many of us have heard about the powerful impact of therapy dogs, yet this one is very special: Cole is deaf. This therapy pit bull is sharing a very important message with the world that a ...

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — A school for kids that are deaf or hard of hearing is making life a little easier for parents and caregivers. Around 12,000 babies are born in the U.S. each year with permanent ...

When: 4:30-6:30 p.m. May 29. Where: Corbin Park, 501 W. Park Place. Info: Sponsored by Spokane Public Schools, the event promises “an evening of fun, food and friendship” through games, free food and ...

Student Derick Jackson communicates with DISD’s Director of Health and Physical Education Lisa Whitaker through sign language at a summer camp at Harry Stone Montessori in Dallas, June 16, 2025. The ...

It’s heartwarming when humans gather to celebrate various milestones of furbabies. In an Instagram video, elementary school kids throw a massive birthday party for a deaf rescue dog, who arrives at ...

On Wednesday, Santa did just that in Sioux Falls. Of all the appearances Santa will make before a trip around he world on Christmas Eve, this one was unique. It meant everything to kids who are deaf ...

Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...

More than 70 million deaf or hard-of-hearing people globally use sign language, but there's an acute shortage of interpreters. Silence Speaks is a British startup that wants to bridge that gap with an ...

You are such a sweetie,” Chris Hannah smiled as the 5-month-old pit bull scampered across the shelter floor, leapt into his lap and began licking his face. But the pup couldn’t hear Chris’ words. “He ...

For 16 years, Kent County’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services has made Christmas accessible to Michigan kids who are deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing. Their annual “Signing Santa” event returned to ...