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Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders struck a tentative state budget deal Sunday, but extensive negotiations are still going on, including how much funding will be restored to schools, and whether or not it will be enough to avoid teacher … Continue reading →

The Justice Department has reached a settlement with Inova Health System to ensure effective communication with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing in the provision of medical services. The agreement, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and … Continue reading →

A deaf man has been accused of biting off part of another deaf man’s ear. Davon Stewart, 26, has been charged with aggravated assault and escape while under arrest. Houston police said Stewart was attending a party at a deaf friend’s … Continue reading →

A CHARITY for the disabled was found to be guilty of discriminating against a deaf worker. Sandra Cottrell has been embroiled in a three-year battle with North Tyneside Disability Forum after taking them to an employment tribunal for failing to … Continue reading →

Home of Hope Inc. on Saturday will celebrate its 12th year as an organization that has raised more than $1 million to help children and young adults who are orphaned, abandoned or physically or mentally challenged. For more than a … Continue reading →

John Nelson and Ted Lowe, two Rotarians from Mount Isa, are setting off today on a charity fund-raising cycle tour. Their story is an inspiration. John is doing this trip after having both his legs amputated when Meningococcal septicaemia threatened … Continue reading →

Three hours before showtime, Tiffany West descends the steps into the nightclub’s basement. She finds a small table and begins stacking her costumes in the reverse order in which she will change into them later that night. The 25-year-old doesn’t … Continue reading →

The children who attend Clarke School East off Rte. 138 in Canton act and sound like a normal bunch of pre-school children. So it is startling to discover that the children are a bit different. For example, they wear single … Continue reading →

While two-and-a-half-year-old Ishi Madan’s mother has come from Delhi to ‘bargain’ sound for her daughter, five-year-old Vedika Agarwal from Assam is here to know what sound sounds like.

Those snug fitting earbud style headphones, although sound great, may be damaging your hearing. According to a study published last year in the journal Ear and Hearing reported results from Dr. Brian Fligor of Harvard Medical School.