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SAMHSA Adds Sign Language Service to National Suicide Hotline

Deaf Niche — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 23:05:32 +0000

In 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration took a significant step towards battling the United State’s rising suicide rates when they approved a $1billion dollar budget for mental health services, including 988 Suicide Hotline. This step was taken further by SAMHSA to provide accessibility by introducing American Sign Language services to their 988 hotline. This marks a […]

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The Deaf Man Who Won 11 Gold Medals In His Olympic Career

Deaf Niche — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 05:10:00 +0000

Jeff Float is a former American swimmer who had a successful career at the collegiate and international level. His matter of fact nature and sense of humor defined his career: “With the last name of Float, what else was I going to do?” Born in Buffalo, New York, he contracted viral meningitis which destroyed his […]

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7 High Quality Superhero T-shirts In ASL Coming Soon!

Katie Dicus — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 04:41:34 +0000

Ever dream about wearing a superhero shirt but in your language? That’s what the creator of the Hero Shirts did. Now there are seven designs to choose from in ASL: Superman, Superboy, Wonder Woman, Batman, Spiderman, Captain America, and Hulk. The designs are developed to show off the hand signs for each hero’s name and […]

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Major Development for Deaf Emergency Access In Los Angeles

Jack Huang — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 00:22:21 +0000

The City of Los Angeles now has the Text-To-911 emergency contact available for the public and deaf and hard of hearing in Los Angeles, California. This means anyone can text to 911 in an emergency as long as they are in the city of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) urges the public, […]

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“Mother of Music in ASL” Passed Away-Remembering Shirley Childress

Deaf Niche — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 01:25:09 +0000

March 6, 2017-Shirley Childress passed away at the age of 69. Childress is best known for being the first black certified ASL interpreter and as one of the members in the band Sweet Honey in The Rock. Over the course of her career, she interpreted for famous people such as Maya Angelou (writer of I Know […]

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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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Remembering: The Deaf Little Mermaid

Deaf Niche — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 15:03:37 +0000

Remember who else was on the show? Walt Disney Studios’ The Little Mermaid was a box office hit when it was released in theaters in 1989. This launched a television series in 1993 with more adventures of Ariel’s and her friends before the movie. The usual gang headlined the show: Ariel, Flounder, Sebastian, and Scuttle […]

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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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