Originally appeared in Silent News, January 2001.
One says it’s because he’s deaf. The other says it’s because of competency issues.
Either way, it’s plain that the battle is far from over.
Jason and Loura Hurdich met online about two years ago. They started dating, and got married. Jason, 26, is deaf, and Loura, 23, is hearing. She[.....]
Originally appeared in Silent News, January 2001.
Napanoch, NY – He stood in front of his peers, and created a poem out of the “S” handshape. He began with the birth of his daughter, and ended with being behind bars and becoming free.
A powerful message, especially coming from a deaf inmate incarcerated at the[.....]
Originally appeared in Silent News, January 2001.
On Nov. 30, I had the opportunity to take a scenic drive up to the Catskills Mountains to the Eastern Correctional Facility in Napanoch, N.Y. Eastern is a maximum security prison located inside of a beautiful castle-like building.
Peter Cook and his Flying Words project partner, Kenny Lerner, had been[.....]