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Category Archives: people
POTUS Knows Some ASL
I saw this video last week sometime but finally got a chance to share it here. It’s pretty cool, too. President Obama was speaking at Prince George’s Community College where Stephon, a Deaf student, attended. After the event, the President … Continue reading
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Details About Katie Leclerc’s Hearing Loss
The following comes from an interview Katie Leclerc from “Switched At Birth” gave to Ology. So when did you learn sign language? In high school? Yeah, I did. I just took it as an elective. My sister was an ASL … Continue reading
Katie Leclerc talks Switched At Birth
…I kinda feel like we’re breaking new ground here. Lizzie Weiss, the creator, she did her research really, really well. I feel like the portrayal of the deaf community is done with tact and respect and class. It’s … Continue reading
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Mandy Harvey – Deaf Jazz Singer
Mandy Harvey lost her hearing as a Freshman at Colorado State University. She’s now 21 and has released a Jazz CD and her voice is angelic. Her website says she is a regular performer at Jay’s Bistro in Fort Collins … Continue reading
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NPR Interview with Keith Wann
ASL comedian Keith Wann was interviewed on NPR about his comedy and life growing up as a Child Of Deaf Adults (CODA). The first video below is just the audio from the interview. The second video is Keith interpreting the … Continue reading
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Matlin Shatters Barriers on Celebrity Apprentice
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) congratulates Marlee Matlin for her extraordinary accomplishments on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice. During the episode that aired on April 3, 2011, she took on the task of being Project Manager and raised one million … Continue reading
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Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Alexander Graham Bell is best known for the invention of the telephone. However, hanging in the foyer of Bell Hall at the Rochester Institute of Technology is a plaque with this quote: “Recognition of my work for and interest in … Continue reading
Marlee Matlin Helps Gary Busey Hear
Both Marlee Matlin and Gary Busey are currently on the reality show “The Celebrity Apprentice” Interestingly, we learn that Gary has been legally deaf for 22 years and it wasn’t until recently that he found out and received hearing aids … Continue reading
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LJ Helbig
LJ Helbig, a sophomore on the University of Wyoming wrestling team, will be one…340 wrestlers overall competing in the NCAA Wrestling Championships starting today at Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia. But he’ll enjoy only the sights of the national tournament … Continue reading
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I. King Jordan
Chartered by President Abraham Lincoln and created as an Act of Congress, Gallaudet University was designated and has since become the world’s only liberal arts college for the Deaf World. One-hundred and twenty-four years later it received its first Deaf … Continue reading
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