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Hearing Impairment FAQ
A man who was born with profound hearing loss answers questions about his condition.
http://www.marky.com/hearing/content.html
History Through Deaf Eyes
Learn about the development of a deaf community, American Sign Language, and the effect of technology has upon the lives hearing-impaired people.
http://depts.gallaudet.edu/deafeyes/
Sound and Fury
Explores deaf culture and examines cochlear implants, controversial devices that can stimulate hearing. From PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/
Questions and Answers about Deafness
Answers questions such as what does it mean to be deaf, what causes deafness, and how do people who can't hear learn to speak.
http://nauvoo.byu.edu/TheArts/Theater/studypackets/lesson02/deafness.html
Seeing Disabilities from a Different Perspective: Deafness
Fourth and fifth graders write about going to school with deaf children, famous people who have suffered from deafness, what causes the condition, and how to communicate with people who cannot hear.
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5852/deaf1.htm
Loud Shirt Day
Learn about and how to participate in Loud Shirt day, an event designed to "give deaf children a voice."
http://www.loudshirtday.com.au/
Sign Language UK
Put together by a 17-year old deaf girl. Includes a personal plea to learn sign language, along with some of the basics.
http://signlanguageuk.mysite.freeserve.com/
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