Deaf News Today

19/09/2025

Deaf mom asks for help after escaping apartment complex fire: 'I feel very lost'
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington-county/deaf-woman-son-escapes-aloha-apartment-complex-fire-gofundme/283-8eed6048-6655-46a8-bed6-0adf00b6fcae

19/09/2025

Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport Expands Accessibility with ASL Interpretation App

Free Aira ASL app now available for deaf and hard of hearing travelers Oakland, Calif. – September 18, 2025: Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) today announced the launch of a new accessibility initiative in partnership with Aira, offering free, on-demand American Sign Language (ASL) interpr....

18/09/2025

Maine celebrates deaf culture with annual tea ceremony

It is Deaf Culture Week in Maine, and that is being celebrated in many ways, like the annual Deaf Culture Tea taking place at the State House Thursday.

18/09/2025

Milwaukee Sign Language School struggles with teacher vacancies

Staff shortages at Milwaukee Sign Language School have created challenges in supporting students and increased staff burnout.

18/09/2025

A new play featuring ASL will premiere at Pittsburgh's City Theatre Saturday (Sept 20)
https://www.wesa.fm/arts-culture/2025-09-18/pittsburgh-city-theatre-another-kind-silence-asl

Audiences are quite used to closed captioning and on-stage sign language interpreters as ways to make the arts more accessible to the hearing-impaired. But a new play world-premiering at City Theatre this week goes even further in integrating ASL into a production for general Pittsburgh audiences.

17/09/2025

NASCAR driver and motivational speaker Kris Martin, who was born profoundly deaf, will speak at Oklahoma City Town Hall on Thursday

NASCAR driver and motivational speaker Kris Martin will speak Sept. 18 at Oklahoma City Town Hall, sharing his story of perseverance.

17/09/2025

Celebrate Deaf Awareness Month With These Memoirs

An award-winning superhero graphic memoir, a DeafBlind disability advocate graduates from Harvard, and a poet comes of age in London.

16/09/2025

Michigan School for the Deaf planning new $40 million dormitory

Michigan School for the Deaf in Flint is planning to replace its student housing complex, which dates back to 1948.

16/09/2025

Oscar winner Troy Kotsur discusses his role in the new limited series “Black Rabbit,” where he plays a dangerous bookie with strong ties to organized crime.

Oscar winner Troy Kotsur, along with his interpreter Justin Maurer, join TODAY to discuss his new role in the new limited series “Black Rabbit,” where he plays a dangerous bookie with strong ties to organized crime. Kotsur reveals how the showrunners wrote the role for him after a chance convers...

16/09/2025

On this day (Sept. 16) in 1973, the first deaf player ran onto the field for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Eagles.

On this day (Sept. 16) in 1973, the first deaf player ran onto the field for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Eagles. Bonnie Sloan played in four games at defensive tackle and only lasted one season, because of knee injuries, but he had made his mark at the age of 25. The 6-foot-5, 2...

15/09/2025

Two well known members of Montreal's deaf community were killed when a train struck them in Portugal

Members of Montreal’s deaf community are in shock and saddened after two women were struck and killed by a train in Portugal.

15/09/2025

An ALS T-shirt will be available for Tuesday's Deaf & Hard of Hearing Awareness Night at the Buffalo Bisons game

GET MY TICKETS The Bisons will open their final homestand of the 2025 season with ‘Deaf & Hard of Hearing Awareness Night’ on Tuesday, September 16 against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at Sahlen Field (6:05 p.m. | Gates 5:00 p.m.). As part of the event, the Bisons will hold a special