An 11-year-old boy, Aissam was born deaf due to a single gene mutation. In October 2023, he became the first person in the US to receive a gene therapy that added a healthy version of the mutated gene ...

Some people who are born deaf think by visualizing sign language. Image credit: PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/Shutterstock.com. DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION.

More than 90% of deaf kids are born to hearing parents without experience with the Deaf community or American Sign Language. An estimated 70% of these hearing parents never learn ASL, according to ...

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Emilee Segura, who received a cochlear implant after being born deaf, signs “thank you” to Lucy Bentley, 2, as Segura works with the Bentley family as ...

The Foster's felt "grief" when their son was born deaf, but they've since learned ASL and want other hearing parents to do the same. U.S. ... which can allow some deaf people to perceive sounds.

Born deaf, receiving a cochlear implant at 13 months, Stoeppel is hoping to inspire people like him, who got the help he needed to succeed in life growing up in Brookfield, Connecticut. Stoeppel's ...

When Foster and her husband researched, they found that more than 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.

Braille is one of the happiest dogs you’ll ever meet. The two-year-old Australian Shepherd was born fully blind and deaf as the result of merle-to-merle breeding, but it hasn’t stopped him.

Like others, Jewish people who are deaf may have a hard time finding a synagogue that offers the services they need. To that end, Anshe Tikvah offers Friday and other services live and online ...