Minnesotans outraged by opinion column in local paper
Originally appeared in Silent News, March 2001. A recent article in the St. Cloud Times (Minnesota) sparked angry reaction from local deaf people. Columnist [...]
Hearing mother, deaf father in custody battle
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 [...]
Deaf and hearing prisoners learn about ASL poetry
Originally appeared in Silent News, January 2001. Napanoch, NY - He stood in front of his peers, and created a poem out of the [...]
Editorial: Things aren’t always what they seem
Originally appeared in Silent News, January 2001. On Nov. 30, I had the opportunity to take a scenic drive up to the Catskills Mountains [...]
Editorial: Old friends, new friends
Originally appeared in Silent News, December 2000. Well, it's about an hour before deadline and I'm hastily trying to write an editorial and fill [...]
Lexington’s Cohen to retire after 35 years
Orginally appeared in Silent News, December 2000. Dr. Oscar P. Cohen, Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer of the Lexington School for the Deaf/Center for [...]
Game show not covered by ADA
Originally appeared in Silent News, December 2000. Deaf people sue for access; Judge says no To get on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, [...]
Deaf flag football tournament in Chicago full of surprises
Originally appeared in Silent News, December 2000. Wheeling, IL—The weather was perfect: not too chilly, but not too hot. The sun was cooperative, and [...]
Wyndholme Village to start construction by January 2001
Originally appeared in Silent News, November 2000. Wyndholme Village, a residential senior community for deaf and hard of hearing people in Baltimore, Md., has [...]
STD/AIDS Hotline calls increases yearly
Originally appeared in Silent News, November 2000. Nowadays, AIDS and HIV are such household words, thanks in part to the generous publicity the disease [...]