Deaf Awareness Week - primary assembly

An assembly framework and video to learn about the deaf community and Deaf Awareness Week which is celebrated in May each year.
Orlando Sentinel

These Orlando parents learned sign language for their deaf daughter — but 70% of hearing parents don’t

After an illness during pregnancy deafened Doug and Naomi Foley’s baby, they got a call from a friend of the family who had a deaf and blind son. Her emphatic message: Learn American Sign Language.
Phys.org

Sign language plays key role in d/Deaf children's education, study shows

Ensuring d/Deaf children become bilingual in sign language and English should be a key priority for policymakers and teachers because this plays an important role in their education, a new study says.
National Catholic Reporter

Gallaudet University's new deaf priest a sign of renewal

When Fr. Min Seo Park, a deaf Catholic priest from South Korea, celebrated his first livestreamed Mass in American Sign Language, or ASL, on Feb. 6, over 800 viewers, many of them likely deaf ...
The Conversation

From CODA to Hawkeye, the surge of sign languages on screen is a sign of better things to come for the Deaf community

When Troy Kotsur was awarded Best Supporting Actor at the recent Academy Awards, he dedicated his win to the Deaf community. CODA went on to win Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, making it a ...