In a typical classroom at Sacramento State, the words “poop,” “diaper,” “bathroom” and other potty language are seldom heard. But this is not a typical classroom. “Promoting Rich Accessible Language ...

Future deaf Americans could do a lot less signing and a lot more speaking. Cuts in Indiana could slash budgets for state schools for the deaf, forcing some children to attend "mainstream" schools, ...

Children who are deaf or hard of hearing may experience higher rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) than their ...

YOUNGSTOWN — There’s a mantra Mackenzie Goranitis brings to her job every day: “a deaf person can do anything a hearing person can do … except hear.” She is the deaf and hard of hearing support ...

In a darkened room in Rochester, N.Y., a baby girl in a pink onesie peers at a computer screen. Wherever she looks, an eye tracker follows — recording her gaze patterns for future analysis. The baby, ...

Soon, kids who are deaf or hard of hearing will have a new way to watch some of their favorite shows. Beginning Thursday, April 18, PBS Kids will make American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation ...

I swear, the Center for Early Intervention on Deafness (CEID) in Berkeley never ceases to amaze me. Founded in 1980 by Jill Ellis and Mary Molcavage, it’s based on an obvious fact that many people don ...

PLANO, Texas — "I just worry. I really worry," said Katrina Christensen, a Collin County mother. Christensen is a mother of four. Two of her children, Jack and Luke, were born deaf. She and her ...

Deaf children in Scotland are facing irreparable and dangerous delays, with one child waiting over 90 weeks for an audiology assessment.

Cochlear implants, advertised as a "miracle" cure for nerve deafness, are successful for adults late deafened like Rush Limbaugh. But results for deaf children are far from conclusive. There are ...