Deaf people from different parts of the world can have different accents, whether they speak, sign or both.
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Families with deaf children often seek a lot of advice and help, but too rarely find the robust Deaf community in the US full of people with experience and expertise.
It’s refreshing to see disabled actors in disabled roles, but can’t the academy acknowledge films that highlight disability without falling into stereotypical representations?
As long as you don’t tune out the world and protect your hearing, it’s hard to overdo it.
The brain uses visual information and vibrations to substitute the missing sense of hearing.
Those with disaster experience said they hadn’t received proper warnings, which led to confusion, helplessness and panic. There was a sense that ‘we always come last’.
Rather than presenting a disability as an obstacle, life writing can explore the joys, frustrations and creativity of living with disability or Deafness.
Before COVID-19, if you told me that I’d need to construct a tent in which to operate this year, whilst wearing spoggles and a respirator mask, I would not have believed you.
The absence of BSL interpreters at daily briefings and patronising mask guidance have made a grim time even worse for some citizens.
The 30th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act offers a chance to celebrate the greater inclusion of disabled Americans in mainstream society, but much work remains to be done.
Measures to control or reduce workplace noise exposure are critical to reducing hearing loss in workers.
Ghana urgently needs an official Ghanaian Sign Language (GSL) policy. Such a move has the potential to humanize education for people who are Deaf and alleviate the linguistic discrimination they face.
Scientists are working on technology to analyse and advise your attempts to learn sign language.
A New Zealand theatre company stages plays that blend spoken and sign language, giving audiences a chance to experience Deaf culture and identity.
The latest proposed cuts to deaf education services just fuel the deaf community’s mistrust of the ‘hearing’ authorities that wield the axe.
Yes, sign language has grammar – and it goes way beyond what you do with your hands.
We can prevent congenital deafness and intellectual disability due to cytomegalovirus by simple hygiene measures. So, why don’t pregnant women know about this?
People suffering hearing loss learn to speak through a combination of lip-reading and watching for visual clues.
Effective communication in sign language between health workers and deaf patients enhances the provision of safe and effective health care.
Deafness is a huge burden for economies and individuals. This is particularly true in developing countries. Solutions need to take into account not just costs, but the rights of individuals too.
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Associate professor, Adelaide University
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Assistant Clinical Professor of Audiology and Clinical Audiologist, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Associate Professor, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University
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Director of Bruce Lefroy Centre for Genetic Health Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Research Group Leader, Hearing Loss Pathologies, Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Melbourne
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York Research Chair in Stigmatization & Social Identity, Associate Professor of Organization Studies, York University, Canada
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Head - Audiology Division, Department of Speech Pathology & Audiology School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand
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Postdoctoral Scientist, Virology Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW
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Professor of Developmental Psychology, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Portland State University
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Breda Carty is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Fellow, Faculty of Human Sciences, Macquarie University
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Researcher, Senior lecturer, University of Nairobi
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Lecturer in Language and Communication Science, City St George's, University of London
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Honorary Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Computer Science and Informatics, University of East London