Category Archives: USA-L
State settles deaf Missourians’ claims of flawed mental health care
STLtoday.com JEFFERSON CITY • Missouri and representatives of the more than 1000 deaf Missouri adults and children won approval of the settlement of a two-year-old lawsuit Thursday that had alleged that the state provided inadequate mental health services to the … Click here to see more…
Roswell deaf child allegedly molested on school bus
NorthFulton.com A 10-year-old deaf boy has accused two teenage classmates, one 14 and the other 16, of molesting him repeatedly on their school bus. All three boys rode the bus to get to the Atlanta School for the Deaf in Clarkston. The alleged abuse only stopped once … Click here to see more…
Z Festival and 5K Run/Walk at Texas School for the Deaf
FOR RELEASE MAY 12, 2012 Z Festival and 5K Run/Walk at Texas School for the Deaf Fun for All Ages – Saturday, May 12 Special Appearance by Matt “The Hammer” Hamill AUSTIN, Texas [May 12, 2012] – The Texas School for the Deaf (TSD) and Z™ proudly announce a special appearance [...]
Obituary – George W. Johnston Jr
Obituary – George W. Johnston Jr George William Johnston Jr. passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center in Edison, N.J. Family and friends are invited to attend the visitation on Saturday, May 12, 2012, from 1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. in the McCriskin-Gustafson Home [...]
Christian Brother jailed for sexual assaults in deaf school
Irish Examiner A former Christian Brother who sexually abused three teenage students in the deaf school he worked in has been sentenced to 12 years with the last three suspended. Each of John McCabe’s victims waived their right to anonymity so that their abuser could … Click here to see more…
History of laws protecting students with disabilities
Daily Sundial Gallaudet would later have the first university for the deaf named after him, which was initially chartered by Congress in 1857 as the Columbia Institution … Click here to see…
Great Video from BC Canada
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The Scranton School for Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Children hosts annual car show
Pocono Record SCRANTON — The Scranton School for Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Children will welcome the greater Northeastern Pennsylvania community to its South Abington Township campus for the opportunity to see classic cars and hot rods at the annual Car Show from 10 … To Read More..
The Next Big Idea from RIT/NTID
Teams of students pitched their invention, business idea or new technology that would improve the lives for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. The judges awarded $10,000 in prize money to the top three teams. Who knows what’s next…maybe the Shark Tank show on TV? To see more…
Grant to Improve Problem-Solving Skills for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
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