Maine Mass Shooting Devastates Deaf Community
Four members of Maine’s deaf community were killed during the Lewiston, Maine mass shooting that occurred on Oct. 25, 2023.
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Deaf Patients May Face Difficulties in Healthcare Access
A recent study led by Idaho State University (ISU) faculty members Elizabeth Schniedewind and Ryan Lindsay, along with Steven Snow from the Idaho Council for Deaf and Hard of Hearing, found that deaf patients often face discrimination in access to healthcare.
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Synthetic Molecule May Help Correct Expression of Gene Causing Usher Syndrome
Researchers at the Oregon Hearing Research Center at OHSU, working with mice, injected a specially designed synthetic molecule into the developing inner ear of fetal mice 12 days after fertilization.
Deaf Patients Not Always Helped by VRI Technology
The reliance of some hospitals on video remote interpreting (VRI Technology) as a way to comply...
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ReSound Sponsors ‘First Deaf Person’ to Row Across Atlantic
Forty-nine days since setting sail from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, Mo O’Brien has now...
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Report Highlights Healthcare Access Challenges of Welsh Deaf Community
Deaf people in Wales face serious challenges in getting the health care information and services...
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New Apps Help Transcribe Speech, Find ASL Interpreters
Gerald Isobe and his son, Brandon Isobe, recently developed an app to help deaf individuals locate “real-time interpreters” on-demand, according to an article on Apple’s App Store website.
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ReSound Sponsors Rower Who Aims to Be ‘First Deaf Person’ To Row Across Atlantic
The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is “a daunting challenge for anyone—and an inconceivable idea for many,” according to ReSound’s announcement.
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Report Shows Deaf Veterans Face Unique Barriers In College
Of the 37,000 deaf veterans enrolled in college, they are older than typical college students, take more developmental courses, are more likely to be enrolled in online programs, and do not complete a bachelor’s degree at the same rate as hearing veterans.
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Does Tinnitus Get Worse as Hearing Loss Increases in Severity?
“Our results suggest that tinnitus will likely get louder, but not by very much,” write Hashir Aazh, PhD, and Richard Salvi, PhD, in their recent study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology which shows only a weak association between tinnitus loudness and puretone average (PTA) thresholds.
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Pediatric Hearing Loss May Lead to Changes in Brain’s Sound Processing
Researchers say that the findings may have implications for how babies are screened for hearing loss and how mild-to-moderate hearing loss in children is managed by healthcare providers.
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Study Identifies 44 Genes Linked to Age-related Hearing Loss
By the age of 65, one-third of people are affected by some degree of hearing loss which can lead to social isolation and disability and has been identified as a risk factor for dementia.
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New Texas Law Allows Individuals to Indicate Hearing Difficulties on Vehicle Registration
Senate Bill 976 aims to clear up any miscommunication that may occur during a traffic stop, as the health information will be available to an officer who runs the license plate through their system.
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Canadian Hearing Society Awards ‘Record Number’ of Scholarships
The CHS National Scholarship Program helps to break down financial barriers for students who are often excluded from the full academic experience because of added accessibility costs, and makes it possible for these exceptional students to pursue their dream careers.
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Researchers Develop Storytelling App for Deaf Children who Speak in Sign Language
The initial findings found that a child’s motivation increased when technology was part of the activity, specifically when rewards in the form of virtual trophies were offered.
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Solera Launches Diabetes Prevention Program in ASL
Johnson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE), located within the Kansas City metropolitan region, is offering the DPP lifestyle change program in ASL to bridge the language gap that can traditionally hamper efforts to provide health-related services to the hearing-impaired community.
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Researchers Find Proteins Associated with Hair Cell Formation
The proteins, described in a report published June 12 in “eLife,” may hold a key to future therapies to restore hearing in people with irreversible deafness. An article summarizing the research was published on the Johns Hopkins Medicine website.
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Passings: Harlan Lane, Psychologist, Linguist, Advocate for the Deaf
Lane, according to a “New York Times” article, believed that deaf people were a distinct ethnic group “with their own language, culture, customs, values, and humor,” and was transformed by his experience with deaf students communicating in ASL at the University of California, San Diego, in the 1970s.
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