The deaf actress was born in England on Nov. 17, 1994 Image: Meena Getting to know Rose Ayling-Ellis: Stars in t he TV crime drama “Code...

It was on this date (Nov 14) in 1966 that Congressman Hugh Carey announced that Rochester, New York, would be the site of a new college. The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) admitted its first students in 1968. It is one of nine colleges located at the Rochester Institute of Technology. There are now more than 1500 students and about 600 faculty and staff. More than one in five of the students has a cochlear implant. Less than one in five of the faculty and st

According to Jamie Berke, the answer depends on who you ask and why. While the medical community has a specific physical definition, people within the deaf or HOH community can have an entirely different opinion. Berke writes: There is no singular definition that tells us whether someone is deaf or hard of hearing. Though the medical definition may pertain to everyone, anyone's personal perception of their hearing loss and how they fit (or don't) into the deaf culture are jus

For decades it was illegal to teach ASL in US schools. PBS explains why in this video.

Professional stuntwoman Kitty O'Neil died seven years ago today (Nov. 2, 2018) from pneumonia at the age of 72. Among other things, the deaf daredevil set a record for land speed by a female driver in 1976. It was in Oregon's Alvord Desert that Kitty hit 512 miles per hour. Childhood diseases left her deaf and nearly killed her. She became a champion diver at a young age. Her work later as a Hollywood stuntwoman was featured in TV shows like Quincy, Baretta and The Bionic Wom

Black American Sign Language was born out of segregation. (Image from ABC video) ABC News’ Kyra Phillips has a video report on the...

MentalFloss has a video about the Deaf in a series called "Misconceptions." In one episode, four members of the Deaf Community offered insights on misunderstandings hearing people have about deaf people. Each of the four, Treshelle Edmond, Harold Foxx, Dickie Hearts, and Melissa Elmira Yingst "share some of the most prevalent (and weirdest) misconceptions people have about them."

Hair cells play a critical role in our hearing. When they are damaged, doctors say they act like blades of grass. When someone walks on...

The Rhode Island School for the Deaf was founded by Mary Ann Lippitt who was born on this date (Oct. 7) in the year 1823. Her daughter...

Hollywood Insider's Alexa Sutherland picks her "top five favorite films and television where American Sign Language is heavily featured."...

Greg Hlibok first entered the national spotlight when he was elected president of the Student Body Government at Gallaudet University...

Two members of the board of the American Cochlear Implant Alliance address what they consider myths about implants. Their five myths...

Edward Miner Gallaudet served as president (1864–1910) of the school that would become Gallaudet University. Edward was the youngest of...

Louise Fletcher, best known for her role as Nurse Ratched in the 1975 classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,  died on this date three...

On this day (Sept. 16) in 1973, the first deaf player ran onto the field for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Eagles....