About DeafnessGet the latest headlines from the About.com Deafness GuideSite.Is an Implant a Legitimate Reason Not to Deport- June 22, 2008 The Guardian newspaper from the U.K. has a report on a deaf girl of African heritage whose family faces deportation because their application to stay was denied. The family is...http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258346.htm Smoking and Diabetes Both Linked to Hearing Loss- June 21, 2008 Two items of interest recently: First, a European study has found a link between smoking and hearing loss. This is not new, but this study found a "clear link." Next,...http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258345.htm Rape of Deaf Four Times Higher- June 20, 2008 A deaf woman was interviewed by an ABC affiliate about being raped twice. The article states, "Sexual assault against members of the deaf community is four times higher than it...http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258344.htm Fear of Crime Restricts Deaf Ability to Order at McDonalds- June 18, 2008 Emg4963 has posted on the forum about the frustration a deaf brother had in trying to order at a McDonald's drive-in window late at night. The brother tried to hand...http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258343.htm Deaf Bar and Bat Mitzvah in Israel- June 16, 2008 IsraelNationalNews.com has an article about a deaf bar and bat mitzvah ceremony for fifty deaf teens in Israel. Now in its seventh year, the deaf bar and bat mitzvah program...http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258341.htm Another Deaf Teen Graduates High School- June 15, 2008 This article from the Progress-Index about Marcel Waters started off typically, but as I read further, it revealed something else. Waters had received a cochlear implant when he was a...http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258340.htm Blogs of Interest- June 14, 2008 Here are this week's blogs of interest. Most were published in the past week (June 8 to June 14), but some were published earlier. Interpreter with ALS - Karen tells us...http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258336.htm Heat, Humidity, and Hearing Aids- June 13, 2008 In the summertime, heat and humidity are the enemies of hearing aids (and cochlear implants, as I have discovered). In fact, during the recent heat wave that we had, a...http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258339.htm No One is Perfect - Not Even Marlee Matlin- June 12, 2008 According to this press release, Marlee Matlin will release her own autobiography (referred to as a memoir) in 2009. The book is expected to include her "confession" about her...http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258338.htm Handling Discrimination on the Job- June 11, 2008 As regular readers of this blog know, I frequently receive emails from deaf and hard of hearing people sharing their tales of discrimination because of their hearing loss, on the...http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258337.htm |