Evan Mercer delivered a high school graduation speech about overcoming deafness. May 30, 2014 — -- “Who could ever have imagined someone like me would make it this far?” asked Evan Mercer last ...

Over the past couple of decades, the world has evolved in a way that favors the hearing impaired, believe it or not. Whereas telephone calls had once been the preferred means of long-distance ...

Disability advocates are taking their latest fight to the Trump administration, where the White House has been accused of ...

Deafness creates significant barriers to speech development as it prevents the brain from receiving essential auditory feedback needed for learning speech. While cochlear implants can be effective ...

ASL had been kept out of scientific spaces… and though things have changed, the delay has meant that new STEM terms do not ...

A breakthrough clinical trial using gene therapy has restored hearing to five children born deaf. After six months, the children were able to recognize speech and hold conversations, raising hopes for ...

During a town hall event yesterday evening, Congressman Mike Flood (R-NE) went off on a tone-deaf speech trying to convince his constituents that he "works" for them. "I'm on your side," Flood ...

Dear Annie: After reading the letter from “Family Friend,” who is concerned about the development of the 2-year-old child of a friend, I wanted to share my own experiences. Perhaps this child may not ...