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The Top 5 Good Things That Happened For the Deaf In 2016

Deaf Niche — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 10:25:58 +0000

This has been quite a year of changes, some good and some bad. We’d like to kick off the New Year with a list of positive things that happened in 2016! For the first time in television history, a deaf celebrity won a dancing show America already loved Nyle DiMarco when he proved his modeling […]

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North Dakota’s Deaf Children’s Bill of Rights Went Into Effect This Year

Deaf Niche — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 06:32:02 +0000

After several proposals from Deaf educators, parents of deaf children, and advocates in 2015, North Dakota’s Legislature passed the House Bill 1366: Deaf and HOH Children’s Bill of Rights. HB 1366 went into effect this year, requiring all hearing schools to provide accommodations for deaf children who attend their schools. If they cannot do so, […]

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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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