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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: Music, Schools, Washington, DC, Teaching and Learning, Entertainment
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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: Physical Conditions, Dog (animal), Human Body, Washington (U.S. state), Brain
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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: Polo, Physical Conditions, Colleges and Universities, Water Polo, Family
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Fewer than 5 CPS schools expected to be spared
Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down....
Tags: Walter Burnett, Jr., Howard Brookins, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago City Hall, Justice System
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Language bank provides live telephonic interpretation for practitioner, patient
marieg@heald-mail.comAn elderly woman heads into the emergency room with severe stomach pain. She hardly understand what’s happening, let alone how the doctors will fix it. All she knows is that it hurts, she’s alone and she doesn’t speak English. As...Tags: Abdominal Pain, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Deaf artist brings skills to schools
Students in Palm Beach County who are deaf or hard of hearing will get a taste of visual storytelling from CJ Jones – an internally known deaf artist. Jones next week will conduct drama workshops at Indian Pines Elementary in Lake Worth, Palm...Tags: Palm Springs (Palm Beach, Florida), Lake Worth, Greenacres
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Hearing Aid attached to tooth turning up the volume from some
36-million adults in the U-S report some degree of hearing loss. But only one in five people who could benefit from a hearing aid uses one. Now a new device that actually goes inside the *mouth* could help many hear much better. Remember how the...Tags: Physiology
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Deaf Awareness Day is Friday, May 10, at the Valley Mall
Deafnet Association Inc. is sponsoring Deaf Awareness Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 10, at the Valley Mall, 17301 Valley Mall Road, Hagerstown, featuring vendors serving the deaf community. Also from 1 to 2 p.m., state officials will lead a... -
Hearing officers criticize CPS plans
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push to shut 53 city elementary schools ran into an unexpected buzz saw of criticism Tuesday from hearing officers hired to vet the process, with several raising doubts about the wisdom of the proposals and recommending against 13...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Police Department
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Hearing officers oppose 13 of closings planned by CPS
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s push to shut 53 city elementary schools ran into an unexpected buzz saw of criticism Tuesday from hearing officers hired to vet the process, with several raising doubts about the wisdom of the proposals and recommending...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Police Department
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Regal to let deaf moviegoers see what they've been missing
Raymond Smith Jr. has been trying for nearly two decades to make the movie industry listen to the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing. This month, the senior executive at Regal Entertainment Group will come closer to his goal. His company, the...
Tags: Litigation, Carmike Cinemas Incorporated, Crime, Law and Justice, Sony Corp., Regal Entertainment Group
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