Eighteen years ago, deaf students at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, passed alerts hand to hand and pulled fire alarms to agitate for a deaf president. This week, as the university prepared to ...

The International Week of Deaf People has been celebrated during the last full week of September. This week, we come together to recognise that deaf people have our own communities, our own cultures, ...

In 1921, Kikue Ukai’s parents enrolled her in the California School for the Deaf, from which she graduated at the age of 18. In 1923, Kikue enrolled at Gallaudet. Kikue frequently contributed to ...

I didn’t realise I was doing it at the time. In my mind, I felt I was protecting them by always being involved. I was worried that the world would be cruel to them and I wanted to soften ...

Thunder will rumble, winds will howl, storm sirens will wail, and emergency alerts will squawk. So many of the warning signs of severe weather are audible, making tornados and hurricanes a dangerous ...

As productions re-open this fall, the global team is illustrating what Deaf audiences actually need to fully experience theater's vast stage canon. By Abbey White Associate Editor & News Writer As ...

More often than not, deaf people are not given the opportunity to tell their own stories; hearing actors often fill deaf roles, and films and television series about deaf people frequently may not ...