A man who was born with profound hearing loss answers questions about his condition.
Learn about the development of a deaf community, American Sign Language, and how technology effects the lives of hearing-impaired people.
Explores deaf culture and examines cochlear implants, controversial devices that can stimulate hearing. From PBS.
Answers questions such as what does it mean to be deaf, what causes deafness, and how do people who can't hear learn to speak.
Put together by a 17-year old deaf girl. Includes a personal plea to learn sign language, along with some of the basics.
View episodes, meet the people, play games, and try science projects from the TiVo Kids show. Offers finger spelling. In English, French, American Sign Language, and Langue des Signes Québécoise.
Read about life at home and at school for four hearing impaired kids.
Fourth and fifth graders write about going to school with deaf children, famous people who have suffered from deafness, what causes the condition, and how to communicate with people who cannot hear.
Learn how loud music can cause temporary and permanent hearing loss and how to protect your ears.
Find out what causes it and what can be done to help correct the problem.
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