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Feed: DEAF TODAY V3.0
Bringing you the news daily from a to z from around the world!
Officials consider changes to schools for deaf, blind
02-Apr-10
From: Fulton Sun - Mar 30, 2010 By Bob Watson For the Fulton Sun Missouri's schools for the deaf and blind will continue operating in the future, but perhaps with a different role to play. John Heskett, former assistant commissioner...
DA failed to charge Murphy in abuse case, victim says
02-Apr-10
From: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Mar 31, 2010 McCann says cases were too old to prosecute By Annysa Johnson of the Journal Sentinel Advocates for victims of clergy sex abuse on Wednesday accused retired Milwaukee County District Attorney E. Michael...
Deaf Speaker Shares Life Stories
02-Apr-10
From: The Breeze - Apr 1, 2010 By Jessica Albert HARRISONBURG, Va. — After being falsely pronounced dead at birth, Richard Pimentel was abandoned by his biological mother. Four years later, his grandmother adopted him from an orphanage and raised...
Deaf man hit crossing road improving
02-Apr-10
From: Dayton Daily News - Apr 1, 2010 By Staff Report LEBANON — A deaf man remains hospitalized two days after he was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross North Broadway near the Warren County Fairgrounds. The condition...
Deaf Caretaker Charged With Battery To Infant
02-Apr-10
From: Chicago Sun-Times - Apr 1, 2010 A deaf West Side woman was charged with aggravated battery to a child Thursday for allegedly shaking and squeezing an infant she was caring for earlier this month. Angela Harris, 47, of 5200...
WA Senate OKs tax increase for 911 upgrades
02-Apr-10
From: Seattle Post Intelligencer - Apr 1, 2010 OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The state Senate has approved a measure that lets counties and the state increase a tax on landline and cell phone bills to pay for 911 system upgrades. Under...
Callison: A new spin on sign language
02-Apr-10
From: Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Apr 1, 2010 JILL CALLISON When Brad Wyant learned sign language, he didn't know it was a method of communication that dated back centuries. But when he researched its history, he found that in...
Deaf Today is going offline for good
01-Apr-10
From: webmaster - Mar 31, 2010 Since Nov 2008, Deaf Today went inactive and have been hibernating for long time. It was inexcusable to let that happen. But I have decided to let Deaf Today shut down for good. Although...
Wisconsin School for the Deaf dancers perform at Kennedy School in Green Bay
01-Apr-10
From: Green Bay Press Gazette - Mar 31, 2010 Students and staff at Green Bay’s Kennedy Elementary School were treated to a different kind of performance on Wednesday, thanks to the Sign Song Dancers from the Wisconsin School for the...
Case of an Accused Priest Stands Out
01-Apr-10
From: New York Times - Mar 31, 2010 By LAURIE GOODSTEIN The case of the Rev. Lawrence C. Murphy, accused of molesting as many as 200 deaf boys at a school in Wisconsin, stands out among the cases of sexual...
Deaf Action Center receives $1.4 million grant to expand video interpreting
01-Apr-10
From: Shreveport Times - Melody Brumble - Mar 31, 2010 BY MELODY BRUMBLE A $1.4 million stimulus funds grant will allow the Betty and Leonard Phillips Deaf Action Center of Shreveport to connect hearing-impaired people and sign language interpreters in...
Speaking in silence
01-Apr-10
From: University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily - Mar 31, 2010 Signing through deaf culture at UVa Katie McNally, Cavalier Daily Senior Writer The lights dim in the auditorium. Anticipation builds within the room. The introducer begins to warm up...
Oregon Lacks Mental Health Resources for Deaf Persons
01-Apr-10
From: The Lund Report - Raymond Rendleman - Mar 31, 2010 Most people don’t receive adequate treatment because of poor interpretation services By: Raymond Rendleman March 31, 2010 -- Deaf advocates are raising awareness about the lack of specialized mental...
Deaf man trying to cross street hit by car
31-Mar-10
From: Middletown Journal - Mar 31, 2010 Staff Report LEBANON — A deaf man remains in critical condition one day after being struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross North Broadway near the Warren County Fairgrounds. Dianna Brown said...
Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton changes name to Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech
31-Mar-10
From: MassLive.com - Mar 30, 2010 By Fred Contrada, The Republican NORTHAMPTON – For more than a century, the name Clarke School for the Deaf was instantly recognizable to nearly everyone in the deaf community throughout the country. Now they...
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