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I'm Deaf And I Have 'Perfect' Speech. Here's Why It's Actually A Nightmare.

Pointing at the menu, I accidentally let the word "soup" slip out to the server and our delightful meal goes straight downhill.
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Now Is A Great Time To Teach Your Kid About What It's Like To Be Deaf

'CODA,' a film about living with deafness, just won the Oscar for best motion picture. These books can show children more about what life is like for deaf and hard of hearing people.
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Troy Kotsur Makes Oscars History As First Deaf Man To Win

Kotsur’s Best Supporting Actor win comes 36 years after his “CODA” co-star Marlee Matlin became the first deaf woman to win Best Actress.
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Deaf Man Arrested, Jailed For 4 Months After He Couldn't Hear Police Commands: Lawsuit

Brady Mistic, who uses American Sign Language to communicate, has sued the city of Idaho Springs, Colorado, and the officers who arrested him.
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White House To Provide ASL Interpretation At Congressional Address For First Time

“To the best of our knowledge, this is a historical first for the White House," said the head of the National Association of the Deaf.
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12 Things Disabled People Want Their Nondisabled Friends To Know

If you want to be a better friend to people with disabilities, start by listening to what they have to say.
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Riz Ahmed On 'Sound Of Metal,' His Most Accomplished Performance Yet

For his latest movie, Ahmed wore a hearing aid and bleached his hair. But it was his internal transformation that really counted.
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Andrew Cuomo Finally Provides Sign Language Interpreter After Deaf New Yorkers Sue

His daily COVID-19 briefings had been the only one by a governor without the televised service, disability rights advocates said.
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‘Parasite’ Sparked A Subtitle Debate After The Oscars. As A Deaf Woman, Here’s What I Think.

Do you hate subtitles? Then this article is for you.
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Mark McGrath Of Sugar Ray Says He's Going Deaf

"I cannot hear anymore," he said in a recent interview.
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