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NEWS ABOUT: deaf people

deaf people stories: 6 news summaries

 Blind Actors 
 Blast  Breslin 
 Pick for Keller 

Advocates complain that blind, deaf had no chance to audition 

Oct 30, 09 2:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Advocates for blind and deaf actors complain that they were never given a chance to audition for the role of Helen Keller in an upcoming revival of The Miracle Worker. The part has instead been given to Abigail Breslin, best known for playing Olive in Little Miss Sunshine. The Broadway... More »

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child actors • Broadway • blindness • Broadway producers • actor • deaf people • Abigail Breslin • Helen Keller • actress

 Stem Cells 
 Could Cure 
 Deafness 

Researchers believe breakthrough will help reverse hearing loss

Apr 2, 09 6:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stem cell researchers have made a breakthrough they believe could someday cure deafness, the Times of London reports. The British team, working with stem cells from the inner ear, have successfully grown early versions of the cells that enable hearing and now aim to create functional cells that can be... More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • hearing loss • deaf people • scientific study

 Deaf Athlete Joins NCAA Team 

Trailblazer is determined to break barriers for the deaf

Feb 5, 09 10:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Signing to play football for Baltimore’s Towson University is a big leap for Ryan Bonheyo—and for the Division I program, too, the Washington Post reports: Bonheyo is deaf, and will be the lone such player at Towson and one of very few to earn a scholarship in any... More »

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NCAA football • deaf people • college student • Towson University • football player • Ryan Bonheyo • Gallaudet

Americans Face
Hearing Loss 'Epidemic'

Hearing impairment far more common than expected

Jul 29, 08 2:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Americans are likely to face an epidemic of hearing impairment in coming years as the use of personal listening devices soars and the population ages, Reuters reports. A third of adults already has hearing loss to some degree and the proportion is expected to rise significantly. White Americans, men, and... More »

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public health • disability • hearing loss • deaf people

New Keller Photo Surfaces

It may be the first image of her with teacher Anne Sullivan

Mar 5, 08 8:20 PM CST
(Newser) - A rare photo of a young Helen Keller accompanied by teacher Anne Sullivan in 1888 has surfaced among a family collection donated to the New England Historic Genealogical Society. The photo, which was tucked away in an album, may be the first taken of the two and the only to... More »

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discoveries • photography • New England • blindness • archive • Cape Cod • deaf people • Helen Keller

Deaf Porn Is Sight to Behold

Making erotica accessible to all is aim of new production company, Wired finds

Jan 4, 08 8:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Unlike mainstream movies and TV, there’s no closed-captioning for pornography—not that too many people, notes Wired's Regina Lynn, pay much attention to porn dialogue anyway. Enter Deaf Bunny, the first deaf-owned, deaf-staffed adult film company, which uses subtitles, sign language, and even cartoonish thought bubbles, in addition to... More »

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pornography • deaf people

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