Savage Garden, a popular music group from the late 1990s, made a music video about how technology was/is affecting communication and how we interact now after exposure to the internet. This song was written at the time when chat programs like MSN Chat and AIM were increasing in popularity and less people were talking to […] More
It’s believed that being deaf is a curse In Haiti, people with disabilities face extreme discrimination due to the outdated cultural belief that they are cursed. This what the Haitian investigators believe to be the case of the three deaf women being murdered. The women were found in a ditch with their tongues cut out, […] More
13 Deaf lawyers will be part of the federal Supreme Court’s Bar Association On April 19, the Supreme Court will hold a mass ceremony to swear in 13 deaf lawyers. This is the first time a large amount of deaf lawyers have been admitted onto the Supreme Court’s Bar Association, marking this as a historical […] More
7UP teams up with musician Martin Garrix to create an environment where Deaf can fully appreciate a music concert Martin Garrix is a musician from the Netherlands; he was inspired to create an experience for the deaf to enjoy music. He teamed up with the major soda company 7UP and hired experimental artists to recreate […] More
Minnesota Timberwolves and UCLA graduate Zach LaVine has a program with The Metro Deaf School Zach LaVine, the basketball player on the Minnesota Timberwolves, revealed that he learned ASL in high school and has been involved in the Deaf community since then. The kids are excited as he enters the school and he greets them, […] More
Heather Whitestone was born hearing in Alabama, US and lost most of her hearing as an infant. From a young age, she loved ballet and practiced it most of the time growing up. This helped her build confidence and encouraged her to participate in pageants. After experiencing several pageants and winning Miss Alabama, she moved […] More
Gordon-Low founded Girl Scouts for the sole purpose of having an all-inclusive program Juliette Gordon Low was born hearing and became deaf at the age of 17 due to multiple ear injuries. She was a very athletic woman, always active in sports and the outdoors. It was after she met the founder of the Boy […] More
People said that he was deaf because sound was too scared to go near him! James “Deaf” Burke was born deaf and all his life was a humble laborer in London, training in his free time. He became so strong that the champion at the time, Jem Ward, refused to fight him out of fear […] More
A Sign Language was created out of necessity in this Arab village It was discovered in a remote Arab village that deafness was a high occurrence in the population (4% of the village’s population are born deaf.) As a result, a complete sign language was developed in one generation! To best understand how amazing this […] More
Air China was one of the first airlines to provide Sign Language to their Deaf customers Sign Language on a Chinese Plane. Posted by Deaf Civilization on Friday, November 21, 2014 Chinese airlines have provided safety videos in their national Sign Language for many years; they are one of the first countries to do so. The […] More
Hawai’i’s Sign Language is dying as ASL takes over For captions, turn on the captions feature on the video. Hawaii has a slowly diminishing Deaf population that still uses Sign Language that is different from ASL. Only the seniors using it are few now. None of the younger generations are learning it along with ASL, […] More
Lorena Palma is the lucky contestant on “Let’s Make a Deal!” Here’s a video of me, Super Carlos Greenham, and Lorena Palma: Let’s Make a Deal (TV Shows).. Enjoy. 🙂 Posted by Amanda Maldonado on Friday, March 18, 2016 Lorena Palma had the wonderful opportunity to appear on last night’s “Let’s Make a Deal,” here’s the […] More
Recipes for you to save to your mobile device in case your Starbucks needs it! St. Patrick’s Day is the day we turn everything green and celebrate Ireland’s independence! Green beer, green food, “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” shirts, and green everything! What about green Starbucks drinks? Sure there’s the Green Tea Frappuccino, but what if […] More
