YouTube has a live cochlear implant operation on video. The surgery was performed in July at Tampa General Hospital by Loren Bartels, M.D., F.A.C.S., Director of the Tampa Bay Hearing and Balance Center, and Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. It is narrated and [...]
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Live Surgery: Cochlear Implant to Benefit the Deaf
Posted in Deaf Video, Deaf community on October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Bringing flavors to a soundless world
Posted in Deaf community, Mass Media, Sign Language Service on September 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
ILOILO CITY,Ph 15 September, 2005 – If he cannot fully communicate with signs, gestures and smiles, he might as well convey the words and meanings through flavors and aromas.Philippines
With that, Angel Layagan, 26 and deaf, decided to learn how to cook by enrolling at the West Visayas State University (WVSU) nonformal education class with 30 other [...]
Budget 2008 brought happy news for the disabled community
Posted in Deaf community, Mass Media on September 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 September 2007-Budget 2008 brought happy news for the disabled community but more can be done to improve their lot.
THE Budget 2008 is a happy budget for all Malaysians. It is aimed at improving the quality of life of everybody. Malaysians with disabilities will get a piece of the pie.
As of Jan 1 [...]


