Many deaf people are encouraged to get a cochlear implant. It's a high-tech medical device that helps the deaf perceive sound. But these devices aren't as simple as they seem - and they're not a ...

In 2012, the Task Force on Health Care Careers for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community, a partnership between RIT/NTID, Gallaudet University, University of Rochester Medical Center, and Rochester ...

We conduct rigorous research that lays the foundation for better health-related quality of life among deaf and hard of hearing people who use American Sign Language. We are a deaf-centric research ...

Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, created deaf mosquitoes and discovered that the males would not mate with the females, even when they were left alone together for days.

What are Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services? The Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services is the center for awareness and education on deaf and hard of hearing issues and services in Texas. Our goal ...

No census of deaf and hard of hearing people has ever been carried out in the state of Texas, primarily due to the cost of such a monumental effort. The Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: ...

This is the first comprehensive survey of the health of Deaf adults in the UK, utilising British Sign Language. Mixed methods were used to obtain a standardised health assessment on all participants, ...