Is this Pope John Paul II waving from beyond the grave?

This fiery figure is being hailed as Pope John Paul II making an appearance beyond the grave.
The image, said by believers to show the Holy Father with his right hand raised in blessing, was spotted during a ceremony in Poland to mark the second anniversary of his death.
Details appeared on the Vatican News [...]

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New Starbucks in Kelantan, Malaysia

Neatorama reader Burhan told us about this coffee shop in Malaysia, which name is a play of Starbucks (pronounced Setarbak in Malay, Kopi means coffee). At least they kept the green color! Found at Critical Thoughts – Thanks Burhan!

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A sign of inspiration

Ashley Beghtel advocates deaf culture by sharing her own life experience
Miss Deaf America is an ambassador, a spokeswoman and a role model. Next year, she may also be a University alumna.
Next summer, Ashley Beghtel, a senior in the College of Education’s Family and Human Services program, will represent Oregon at the biennial national competition in [...]

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Raped deaf teenager pregnant, police say

Bacolod, Philipphines, 18 September, 2007-The police yesterday said they may seek the help of a psychiatrist in the case of a 16-year-old girl, who is deaf and unable to speak, who was reportedly raped by her father and is now pregnant in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental.
Kabankalan City police commander, Chief Inspector Calixto Mabugat told the [...]

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New Sheboygan bank will cater to the deaf

Lake Shore Wisconsin Corp. in Sheboygan is raising $15 million to $25 million and forming an executive team to open the Lake Shore Bank, a “one-of-a-kind” bank that will provide special services to the deaf.
The new bank will be located in the former Prairie States Building at 615 Pennsylvania Ave. in downtown Sheboygan.
The bank is [...]

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Technique links words to signing

Technology that translates spoken or written words into British Sign Language (BSL) has been developed by researchers at IBM.
The system, called SiSi (Say It Sign It) was created by a group of students in the UK.
SiSi will enable deaf people to have simultaneous sign language interpretations of meetings and presentations.
It uses speech recognition to animate [...]

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Fred had to hide to avoid being sent to deaf school

Sunderland-15 September 2007-A deaf-mute man whose parents hid him so the authorities couldn’t send him away is celebrating his 90th birthday.
When Fred was young, education bosses decided the best place for him was a boarding school 200 miles from home.
But his parents, James and Elizabeth, were adamant no one was going to send their little [...]

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Deaf Awareness Week begins

CICERO, N.Y. — The only organization in Central New York that serves deaf and hearing impaired children year-round kicked off Deaf Awareness Week with a dinner Saturday night.
The organization is called Whole Me and the theme of the week is “bringing worlds together.”
They say the hearing population has little understanding of the deaf and hope [...]

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Bringing flavors to a soundless world

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 [...]

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Budget 2008 brought happy news for the disabled community

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 [...]

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