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Hollywood’s Latest Love Story Is About Sign Language Users

Deaf Niche — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 01:16:02 +0000

December 7, 2017—Guillermo Del Toro’s latest fairy tale love story The Shape of Water will be released in theaters across the nation. The film takes place in Baltimore, Maryland during the 1960s Cold War and centers around a mute janitor who works at a high-security laboratory within the government. She uses sign language for communication […]

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Deaf Swimmer Competes for Olympic Spot

Deaf Niche — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:48:39 +0000

Marcus Titus joined the Olympic trials for a spot in Rio While watching the swimmers at the trials for the coveted Olympic spot, no one would have guessed that one of the hopefuls is deaf. Marcus Titus is a 30 year old swimmer from Tucson, Arizona. He started swimming at 12 years old with the […]

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Social Security Expected to Dry Up

Deaf Niche — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 14:00:38 +0000

SSI/SSDI Benefits for everyone could be reduced by almost 25% when funds run out Social Security has had a surplus set aside for emergencies like the Great Recession, and it is the current hot topic with more people depending on Social Security since the Great Depression. Everyone is wondering the same thing: when will it […]

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Deaf Boy Wins a Spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2016

Deaf Niche — Mon, 30 May 2016 07:57:31 +0000

Neil Maes from South Carolina just won a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee A young boy from South Carolina just won the National Spelling Bee, beating out many other children vying for spots in the Scripps competition. That boy is Neil Maes. Maes, a fifth grader, was born deaf. He has cochlear implants […]

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Did you know that Dr. Helen Taussig, the doctor who established Pediatric Care, was deaf?

Deaf Niche — Thu, 26 May 2016 04:03:58 +0000

Dr. Helen Taussig was the first doctor to establish intensive pediatric care; she dedicated her life’s research to a condition called Blue Baby Syndrome. This is a condition where the babies are born with a heart defect, causing poor blood circulation and giving them the blue skin. Many babies died from this condition as no […]

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Remembering: And Your Name Is Jonah

Deaf Niche — Sun, 22 May 2016 06:50:14 +0000

This movie came out shortly after American Sign Language was recognized as an official language in the United States And Your Name Is Jonah is a movie made in 1979 about a deaf boy who was mistakenly diagnosed as mentally challenged. He grew up in a hospital until his mother figured out that he was […]

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Deaf Lawyers to be Sworn Into Supreme Court on April 19

Deaf Niche — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 12:19:20 +0000

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 […]

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Did you know the first woman to swim the English Channel, Gertrude Ederle, was deaf?

Deaf Niche — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 02:43:56 +0000

Ederle broke 10 world records in 1926 Gertrude Ederle was the daughter of German immigrants and she was deaf from childhood due to measles. This didn’t stop her from swimming competitively! When she was only twelve years old, she set the world record for the 880 meter freestyle! After that, she participated in many competitions […]

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7UP hosts concert for the Deaf

Deaf Niche — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 03:06:24 +0000

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 […]

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Zach LaVine involved with the Deaf Community

Deaf Niche — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 02:42:42 +0000

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, […]

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