Originally appeared in Silent News, July 2001.
Every day I open my e-mail, and am often bombarded with e-mail after e-mail about various situations at schools in the nation. It’s almost frightening for me at this point. It’s tragic that so many things are happening at so many different schools. Let me give you a[.....]
Originally appeared in Silent News, July 2001.
In 1901, people had not yet experienced a World War; Titanic hadn’t sunk yet; TTYs and decoders were unheard of; and deaf people were routinely denied life insurance.
The National Fraternal Society for the Deaf (NFSD), one of the oldest deaf organizations active today, recently observed its 100th anniversary[.....]
Originally appeared in Silent News, July 2001.
Visitors to St. Paul will see a variety of characters – including some quite comical ones. No, that isn’t an insult to anyone. The city is literally filled with Snoopys and Charlie Browns.
Charles Schulz, the late creator of the comic strip Peanuts, was originally from St. Paul. The[.....]
Originally appeared in Silent News, July 2001.
A recent fall has shaken up the Alabama School for the Deaf’s community. Don Hackney, a long-time coach and athletic director at ASD, suffered spinal injuries due to a 10-feet fall while trimming a tree. Currently at a spinal injury center, Hackney suffered a broken back, a[.....]