It was on this date (June 23) 1943 that Vinton Cerf, who is hard of hearing, was born in New Haven, Connecticut. (image Royal Society)...

Karen Alkoby became the first deaf woman in the U.S. to earn a Ph.D. in computer science on this date (June 15) in 2008. She graduated...

Canada's first deaf Roman Catholic priest was ordained in 2012. Raised a Baptist in Michigan, Matthew Hysell lost his hearing after a bout with meningitis as a toddler. He made the decision to become a priest as a teenager after reading about the priesthood in school. He graduated from City University in New York, then earned a master's in theology from a California program. He celebrates mass using sign language. He was as Associate Pastor at Corpus Christi Parish with respo

It was on this date (May 5) in 1889 that Frederick Barnard died at the age of 80. His full name was Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard....

The Texas Archive of the Moving Image has posted footage showing a day at Austin's Texas School for the Deaf in the 1960s. The activities...

One of the first deaf actresses to have a major role on a TV series died on this day (April 22, 2015) in Fremont, California. CBS Photo...

On this date (April 20) in 1786, John Goodricke died. Goodricke only survived to the age of 21, but the deaf astronomer made a major...

It was on this day (April 15) in 1817 that the American School for the Deaf, the oldest permanent public school for the deaf, opened its...

It was on this date, April 8, 1864, that President Abraham Lincoln signed the charter to establish Gallaudet University.

It was on this date (Nov. 24) in 2004, when sign language interpreter Nataliya Dmytruk refused to translate the official script during a...

DC's FOX-5 takes you to a unique museum on the campus of Gallaudet University. image from FOX-5 video report It offers many stories about...

A woman from the UK became the first deaf person to row across the Atlantic Ocean on this date (Jan 31) in 2020. Image from ReSound video...

The "royal court" of the 134th Rose Parade making history by including a "princess" who is deaf. image: Tournament of Roses Salia Baligh...

The Museum of Deaf History, Arts & Culture is located in Olathe, Kansas, across the street from the Kansas School for the Deaf. image...

The Stan Mikita Hockey School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing got its start nearly 50 years ago in 1973. image from CBS-2 video The camp...

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) board has picked April as the National Deaf History Month. image from NAD video This resolves...

A study of sign language in Europe has found that Spanish sign language is possibly the oldest in existence. A map of sign language...

Jane Fernandes became the first deaf woman to lead a U.S. college or university when she took the position at North Carolina's Guilford...

Laura Kim was flying from from the DC area to San Diego to visit family on Sept. 11, 2001. image from KFMB-TV video Kim walked off her...

Nicaraguan Sign Language is the first language to be developed without the influence of another language. The History Channel has details...