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Actor to deaf Burbank students: 'If someone says no, move on to the next yes'
Bob Hiltermann was four years old when he lost his hearing to spinal meningitis, but another six years would pass before anyone around him would discover he was deaf. He was 10 when a teacher debunked his family’s assumption that he was “...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Entertainment, Education, Schools, Music
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Burbank police academy to accommodate Armenian-language speakers, the hearing impaired
The Burbank Police Department has announced plans to begin offering its community academy program -- a behind-the-scenes look at police operations -- for Armenian-language speakers and the hearing impaired. “Our administration is trying to open...
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An anchor between two worlds
Steve Silverman earlier this week sat at the front of his fourth-grade classroom during a reading exercise, pulled out a crumpled ball of paper and lobbed it at a student.
With their hands stretched skyward, the George Washington Elementary students...Tags: Career and Workplace, Dog (animal), Human Body, Human Interest, Genetic Condition
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Not to be silenced
There is a philosophy in the Tubert family that all of its members live by: "This is your journey, and what do you want to do with it?"
Following that credo, father Marcelo has become a successful actor and voice-over artist and mother Lori is a...Tags: Philosophy, Entertainment, Music, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Colleges and Universities
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'The Fosters,' an ABC Family drama, pushes the envelope further
Elbow to elbow around a kitchen island, a family dinner is unfolding. One teen is thumbing around on her phone; another is dousing his dinner in ketchup; the other two are talking music and dubbing their teacher Grim Reaper. The parents, meanwhile,...
Tags: Entertainment, Satellite and Cable Service, Mad Men (tv program), ABC Family (tv network), Diff'rent Strokes (tv program)
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Trouble hearing? Consider getting in the loop
Slowly but steadily, people with hearing loss are discovering looping, a simple way to enhance their theater, concert or worship experience — or just to make it easier to hear while riding in a taxi. Simply put, looping takes a signal from a sound...
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Research-based baby sign language program offered in Berkeley County, W.Va.
Special to The Herald-MailChange the diaper. Feed the baby. Burp. Hold. Sleepy time. After babies are born, fussing often is a way of communicating some basic needs. When they get a little older, it’s not always that simple. Babies can point, or they can make some...Tags: Autism, Style Network (tv network)
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Fire deaths up in Indiana; State Fire Marshal in South Bend
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND -- More people are dying in fires and here's why it's so startling: most of those deaths could have been prevented. Indiana's fire marshal says most of those fatal fires involved homes without smoke detectors or working ones. Jim Greeson...Tags: Fires
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Rice ready for Team USA
Chloe Rice has never thought of herself as having a disability. Rice lives an active life. She's a freshman soccer player at Corona del Mar High, where she is a good student. She also enjoys scuba diving and snowboarding. She had competed in gymnastics....
Tags: FIFA World Cup, Soccer, Trips and Vacations, Sports, Travel
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United Way agencies to get 30 percent less funding
South Bend TribuneThe United Way of St. Joseph County will distribute 30 percent less to programs at its partner agencies for the next two years, or a total loss of $500,000 each year. It stems from a United Way campaign that, officials say, suffered from workplace losses...Tags: Diabetes, Social Issues, The Salvation Army, Corporate Officers, United Way
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American Sign Language more popular at colleges
Every year, more college students in the U.S. are learning a new language without uttering a word. American Sign Language, or ASL, has become one of the most popular language classes, ranking fourth in the latest Modern Language Association Survey and...Tags: Teaching and Learning, University of California, Berkeley, Language, United States Census Bureau, Education
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New hearing aid offers a different way to hear
Hearing loss is the third most common physical condition after heart disease and arthritis. Hearing aids used to be the only option for those with moderate to severe hearing loss, but now an invisible device is giving patients a new choice. Doctors...
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