A deaf 6-year-old was denied his hearing aids by ICE and deported. Now he and his family are in hiding in Colombia

The child, named Joseph, is severely disabled and is currently unable to access the specialized healthcare and education he ...

Congressman says staff returned hearing aids to deported deaf child

Rep. Eric Swalwell said his staff traveled to Colombia to return hearing aids to a 6-year-old deaf boy who was deported ...

Deportation of deaf child, family from Bay Area to Colombia draws outrage

An attorney says a Hayward boy who attended the California School for the Deaf in Fremont was deported with his mother and ...

DHS deports six-year-old deaf boy after preventing him receiving his hearing aid, lawyer says

The child, his younger brother and mother, asylum seekers from Colombia, were detained in California earlier this week ...

ICE explains why deaf Hayward boy was deported to Colombia

A deaf 6-year-old Hayward boy, his younger brother, and their mother were deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to Colombia last week, ...

‘Outrageous’: Furor grows over ICE’s arrest, deportation of 6-year-old deaf Hayward child

The uproar follows allegations that ICE agents mislead the family’s attorney and separated the child from vital equipment he needs to properly hear.

Deaf CA child deported without hearing aids, state superintendent says

California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond is calling for the "immediate" return of a deported California ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

Deaf children’s learning during museum experiences is focus of research study

New research exploring how deaf and hearing preschool-aged children learn through interactive play with their parents is the focus of a partnership between Rochester Institute of Technology’s National ...
The Atlantic

Should Deaf Parents Be Able to 'Choose' Deaf Children?

In a thoughtful blog post on Meteuphoric, Katja Grace meditates on whether deaf parents who want deaf children should legally be able to use medical techniques to ensure that their kids will be ...