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Astoria Characters: The Walk-On Woman

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 06.04.2013 | New York
Nancy Ruhling

You can set your clock by Dana D'Ascoli. Every morning in every kind of weather, she's in Astoria Park logging lightning laps from 5 to 6. And it's not just around the park. Dana's running role in life has been careering away from things she doesn't love to do.

How Facebook Allows Me To Connect With People In Ways My Deafness Prevents

Christina Teani | Posted 05.15.2013 | Good News
Christina Teani

I was born with a profound hearing loss and have worn hearing aids for as long as I can remember. Growing up in a large "hearing family," I had to learn to speak and read lips, but I always felt like something was missing.

What Is It Like To Be Deafblind?

Quora | Posted 06.10.2013 | Home
Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Cristina Hartmann, Writer I'll tell you about what it's like to lose your sight as...

Deaf Comic Will Make You Rethink Funny

HooplaHa | Posted 04.23.2013 | Good News
HooplaHa

Some are blessed with ease when it comes to public speaking. They can enter a room and grab the attention of everyone. They can give a speech and have...

Breaking the Silence in the House of God

Marlise Karlin | Posted 04.14.2013 | Arts
Marlise Karlin

The sound of four deaf men who decided they couldn't live their lives in silence any more, will ring louder in your ears than if they were shouting.

The Day I Went Deaf (Sort Of)

Leah Kashar | Posted 04.16.2013 | Teen
Leah Kashar

I didn't pay much attention to it at first. But as it got later in the day, I began to hear less and less.

Not By Bread Alone: A Deaf-Blind Theater Troupe Makes Its U.S. Premiere

Seamus McKiernan | Posted 04.03.2013 | Arts
Seamus McKiernan

When is the last time you saw a play with a blind actor? What about a deaf-blind actor? How about an entire cast of deaf-blind actors maneuvering the stage with precision and poise as they dance and act -- and bake bread? That's the premise of Not By Bread Alone.

Not by Bread Alone: Play Dough Craftsmanship

Danny Groner | Posted 03.25.2013 | New York
Danny Groner

Not by Bread Alone calls on its 11 deaf and blind actors to demonstrate what they can do in the kitchen, where they bake loaves of bread, on an open stage full of imagination and ambition, and beyond.

Why Medicare Should Pay For Hearing Aids

Ann Brenoff | Posted 12.23.2012 | Fifty
Ann Brenoff

My husband's hearing aids set us back $4,000, which means we will be making budget sacrifices to pay for them, because Medicare doesn't cover them. To spend that much out of pocket was a big deal for us. But to be able to talk to the man I love, an even bigger one.

Deaf Boy Asked To Make Controversial Change (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 10.04.2012 | Parents

In a move blasted by rights groups, a 3-year-old-deaf boy has been told by his Nebraska school district to change the way he signs his name because th...

When Your World Suddenly Goes Silent

Rochelle Jewel Shapiro | Posted 10.27.2012 | Fifty
Rochelle Jewel Shapiro

At those times, when my husband's sudden deafness hits him like a packed snowball with a rock inside, there's nothing I can say to him. I just have to wait it out.

Teen Wows Google With Brilliant Cancer Diagnosis App

The Huffington Post | Dino Grandoni | Posted 07.26.2012 | Technology

Have you ever helped the hard-of-hearing listen to music? Or built a computer program to diagnose breast cancer? These kids have. The five teenage...

WATCH: Sensory Gloves Turn Sign Language Into Automated Speech

Posted 07.18.2012 | Small Business

Will the hearing soon be able to understand the deaf — without knowing sign language? If the EnableTalk project is marketed, then they very well ...

Andrea Stone

TSA Denies Report That Agents Stole Candy From Deaf Man And Cursed Him Out

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 07.13.2012 | Travel

The Transportation Security Administration is denying a widely-reported incident in which a deaf student accused the agency of harassing him at an air...

Anti-LGBT Rights Governor to Speak at Prominent Deaf Civil Rights Group's National Conference

Courtney O'Donnell | Posted 07.30.2012 | Gay Voices
Courtney O'Donnell

Gov. Daugaard is allowed his views and since he was duly elected by the people of South Dakota, I'm not going to second guess their decision. But it is fairly clear that Daugaard's view doesn't belong at the NAD conference. So why was he invited?

Deaf Boy Struck By Cab Is Brain Dead

Posted 06.16.2012 | New York

A 5-year-old deaf boy hit by a yellow cab this weekend is brain dead, The New York Daily News reports. Timothy Keith was struck after darting onto...

New Technology Allows Deaf-Blind People To Send Texts

Posted 04.22.2013 | Science

By: InnovationNewsDaily Staff Published: 04/07/2012 09:45 AM EDT on InnovationNewsDaily So far the products produced using remote-touch technolo...

What Would You Listen To You Were Going To Lose Your Hearing?

Posted 03.30.2012 | Home

Yesterday, we featured an interview with the filmmaker of "Lost and Sound," a new documentary that explores how deaf people experience music after los...

Gazelle Emami

Sounds Of Silence

HuffingtonPost.com | Gazelle Emami | Posted 03.28.2012 | Home

If you only had a few minutes before you lost your hearing, what three songs would you listen to? British director Lindsey Dryden poses this question ...

How Education Gave Me Self-Worth

Gina Anderson | Posted 05.27.2012 | Impact
Gina Anderson

My 14-year-old daughter Ally is aware of the importance of education because she sees how hard I work. I've shown her that it's possible to obtain a higher education regardless of the hand you were dealt. I became pregnant with Ally when I was just 19, and was a single parent before I even gave birth.

Theater: Hear This Loud and Clear -- Tribes One of Year's Best

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.05.2012 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

Nina Raine's new drama Tribes is unquestionably one of the best plays of the year. Even its flaws feel like the flaws of an ambitious young playwright bursting with talent and something to say. It's the sort of talent that makes you listen very carefully.

WATCH: Deaf ROTC Soldier Fights To Change Military Acceptance Rules

Posted 03.02.2012 | Impact

Growing up, Cadet Private Keith Nolan knew he wanted to be in the military. After high school he went to enlist, but instead, got three words scribble...

'NY Ink' Customer Opens Up About Hearing Implant

Posted 02.28.2012 | TV

Working in a tattoo parlor can be a lot like working as a bartender or a hair stylist. When people are in that chair, they tend to open up about their...

WATCH: 'I Can Tell That We Are Gonna Be Friends': Deaf Children Perform White Stripes Cover

Posted 11.29.2011 | Impact

The White Stripes may have disbanded last February, but their music is still making an impact. The band's early-2000s ballad "We're Going To Be Fr...

Mother Goes Deaf After Giving Birth

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 11.20.2011 | Healthy Living

What was supposed to be a joyous day for Heather Simonsen turned terrifying when, according to a report from Utah's KSL, she lost her sense of hearing...