Alexander Popham and Daniel Whalley were important in the 17th century as deaf people who were taught to speak. So they were shown off in public by their tutors. Richard Crosse (1742-1810) was a ...

You will need about 6 hours for this part. In the third section we examine what we can find out about famous deaf people. It used to be that there were none of these available but now there is much ...

“I’ve seen stories of deaf characters told from a hearing person’s point of view. This show says what it means to be a deaf person from the point of view of a deaf person,” says Luke ...

Helen Keller, the famous blind and deaf woman born ... It was established in 2021 as a day to spread awareness on the deaf community and remind people that the future of deaf children has no ...

As a deaf person who primarily uses American Sign Language ... I read just about everything available on the island's deaf history, from the most famous-Nora Groce's 1985 book Everyone Here ...

Many deaf people are encouraged to get a cochlear implant. It's a high-tech medical device that helps the deaf perceive sound. But these devices aren't as simple as they seem - and they're not a ...

Lastly, it will examine US exclusionary immigration practices when admitting disabled Jewish people to the US during this time period. Excerpts taken by permission of Clifton F. Carbin, author of Deaf ...