Cochlear Implant Too Late in Life to Provide Functional Language16 Apr 2012

This issue is still debated, and as far as we know, there are no reliable predictors for success with implants. Yet families are often advised not to expose their child to sign language. Here absolute positions based on ideology create pressures for...

Forgotten treasure: Move over Wilt Chamberlain. Meet Bennie Fuller11 Mar 2012

During his high school senior season, 104 colleges at every level of competition made offers to the 6-foot-2 guard. It was based, for the most part, on Fuller's remarkable statistics since few colleges scouted a Class B deaf school. Yet his numbers w...

QAST Test Dates11 Mar 2012

Test Dates for the Oklahoma QAST Evaluation 2012 June 7, 2012 – Live Panel 9:00am Filled 10:30am Filled 1:00pm Filled 2:30pm Filled June14, 2011 Video 9:00am Filled 10:15am Filled 12:15pm Filled 1:30pm Filled June 15, 2012 – Video 9:00am Fill...

Not ‘just a teacher’3 Mar 2012

She returned to her true vocation when she began volunteering to help teach deaf students. When she left the classroom each week, she couldn’t wait for another seven days to elapse. She just wanted to be back teaching. “With everything I thought...

Student overcomes hearing impairment with cochlear implants3 Mar 2012

First, doctors shaved a small portion of hair around his left ear. Then, they put him under anesthesia. They drilled into his skull and inserted a small electrode ray into cochlea, his inner ear. Once activated, the electrode would give him the sen...

Investors relieved they got shut out of Facebook IPO - Reuters21 May 2012

USA TODAYInvestors relieved they got shut out of Facebook IPOReutersBy Jessica Toonkel | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Curtis Arnold tried to buy Facebook Inc stock 10 times throughout the day on Friday through his online brokerage, E*Trade Financial Inc. Each time, he tried to make the $25000 purchase of shares, ...Facebook tumbles below issue price as investors scramble to sell sharesTelegraph.co.ukWhere are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPOThe Associated PressThe Facebook Effect: Zynga, Other Stocks DownABC NewsWall Street Journal -BBC News -Reuters Indiaall 1,168 news articles »

NATO signals end of Afghan war in sight - for the West - Reuters21 May 2012

The GuardianNATO signals end of Afghan war in sight - for the WestReuters* NATO to pull out most troops by end of 2014 * Obama says will "responsibly" bring war to conclusion * British official does not rule out post-handover terrorism * France's Hollande sticks to early withdrawal plan By Alister Bull and Adrian Croft ...Nato and G8 summits: what did we learn on Afghanistan, aid and the euro?The GuardianDavid Cameron expresses Nato's 'frustration' at PakistanTelegraph.co.ukDavid Cameron tells Nato UK 'won't desert Afghans'BBC NewsTimes of India -Toronto Star -USA TODAYall 3,689 news articles »

Plans to make sacking workers easier erupts into Tory-Lib Dem row - The Guardian21 May 2012

The GuardianPlans to make sacking workers easier erupts into Tory-Lib Dem rowThe GuardianTensions within the coalition over proposals to make it easier for businesses to fire workers have spilled out into the open with Tory backbenchers lining up against the Lib Dem frontbench led by business secretary Vince Cable who declared the idea ...Cameron steps back from labour law ideaFinancial TimesControversial Beecroft Report on employment law published ahead of schedule ...Telegraph.co.ukVince Cable calls sacking plans in Beecroft report 'the wrong approach'BBC NewsThe Sun -The Press Associationall 628 news articles »

Shafilea Ahmed 'honour killing' witnessed by sister, court told - The Guardian21 May 2012

The GuardianShafilea Ahmed 'honour killing' witnessed by sister, court toldThe GuardianThe sister of a teenager who was murdered by her parents when she refused to agree to an arranged marriage saw the killing, a court was told on Monday. Alesha Ahmed told police she watched her parents "acting together" during the murder of her older ...Daughter 'murdered out of shame'WalesOnline'Parents killed their daughter Shafilea Ahmed over her Westernised lifestyle'The Sun'Sister Saw Parents Kill Teenager'Sky NewsYorkshire Postall 431 news articles »

If Miliband's latest guru fails, he'll be left without a prayer - Telegraph.co.uk21 May 2012

Telegraph.co.ukIf Miliband's latest guru fails, he'll be left without a prayerTelegraph.co.ukBy Mary Riddell When Liam Byrne left the Treasury, he wrote a famous note for his successor: “I'm afraid to tell you there is no money left.” After Ed Miliband's reshuffle last week, Mr Byrne could have penned a second memo: “And there are no policies ...Miliband plays down EU poll talkThe Press AssociationEd Miliband set for decision on Europe referendumThe GuardianIoS exclusive: Cameron hit by big rise in hostility to EuropeThe IndependentBBC News -Financial Times -Belfast Telegraphall 1,048 news articles »