Cindy Robles Figueroa is a profoundly Deaf 6th grader at Lehi Elementary in Mesa, AZ. Lehi Elementary School is a public school with a mainstream program for the districts’ deaf and Hard of Hearing students. Cindy is taught by Ellen Kowalczyk a Deaf instructor in the areas of Language, Reading, Social Studies, Science and Writing.

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No Barriers with Joel Barish will kick off 2010 with an “Around the World” media assignment, where Joel travels around the world in two weeks. During his travels, Joel will touch down in seven different countries, spending about two days in each city. Beginning on January 8, Joel will travel to the following cities [...]

DeafNation: Congratulations on your selection! I’m curious, how has life changed for you since the announcement?
Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz: It has been surreal. This is something I never dreamed for, especially after almost 40 wonderful years in Rochester. I expected to finish my career at NTID/RIT until I was contacted by Gallaudet’s Presidential Search Advisory Committee (PSAC).

Photo Illustration winner: Fading Love by Paul Hoven from North Canton, Ohio
This work of art won the Photo Illustration category last year. Could yours be next?
The Rochester Institute of Technology is now accepting entries for its annual Digital Arts, Film and Animation Competition, for deaf and hard-of-hearing high school students. Last year, there were [...]

India is one of the few countries that does not license its deaf citizens to drive. That may change soon with a ruling by the Delhi High Court granting the Indian government three months to make a decision about amending its rules to allow deaf people to drive.

Deaf hip-hop dancer Darren Rajbal has shot to fame in his home country of South Africa. The 19-year-old winner of a nationally televised talent show, “South Africa’s Got Talent,” Rajbal emerged as the nation’s favorite contestant and beat his fellow contestants to win $33,000 USD.

On the afternoon of October 18th, the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees announced their selection of Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz as the 10th president. Making the announcement in Swindells Auditorium to a capacity crowd, board chair Dr. Benjamin Soukup called Dr. Hurwitz a leader whose expertise and excellent track record in education will carry the unique mission of the University.

Are you one of the thousands of people that use Video Relay Services (VRS) and IP Relay daily to make calls? If so, you are urged by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to register for your ten-digit number by November 12, 2009.

A 5′9″ foot tall olive-skinned man who looks impeccably Italian with “fast and furious” arms flashing signs faster than neon lights is drawing laughs while people crowd in asking, “what did he just say,” with him effectively switching from John Leno to SuperDeafy saving the day before one can answer that question.

He’s not Curtis Pride, who was an established major leaguer, but Vancouver (Canada) native Tyson Gillies, who has a hearing loss of 35% in one ear and 50% in the other ear, is making his case to become the next Curtis Pride. He wears hearing aids.

Recently DeafNation had a Q & A interview with Ashley Fiolek, who recently stole the show by winning the Women’s Moto X Super X in California. It was her X-Games debut, she planned to make the debut last year but sustained an injury, but her wait was worthwhile.

Arriving in Las Vegas, I took off my shoes and replaced them with sandals and donned my sunglasses, scanning the Sin City with the eye of an eagle as excitement began to mount up in anticipation for the 2010 DeafNation World Expo (DNWE). I am ready to rock!

Deaf rider and upcoming Red Bull Honda factory competitor Ashley Fiolek overcame a slow start to finish strong in grabbing the gold in the Women’s Moto X Super X championship.

Hollywood Actress Deanne Bray, who is deaf and has played Sue Thomas in PAX TV’s F.B.Eye television show, is now a “fascinating and powerful Superhero,” as NBC TV show creator of Heroes Tim Kring describes, and the Superhero’s name is “Emma.”

Both Brandon Babineaux of Minnesota and John Ramirez of California went head to head for the 5th Annual DeafNation Golf Classic, with Babineaux winning his second consecutive tournament two weeks in a row.

Michael Mabashov, the youngest deaf golfer in the 5th annual DeafNation Golf Classic, who attends Maryland School for the Deaf, is flourishing in the sport of golf under the guidance of his doting parents, particularly his father Jerry who as a fellow golfer instilled in his son great sportsmanship values.

Players showed up ready to go, starting at the driving range to work on their swing before they congregated at the putting green to watch Joel Barish open the 5th annual DeafNation Golf Classic at TPC Deer Run. It was beautifully cloudy, as the skies closed up the players were hoping that it would not rain.

This will be an unique story about a deaf man who has done pretty much everything, about his business partner who is an associate, who served as a true mentor and who is one of America’s finest deaf businessmen and financial advisers.

As DeafNation arrived at the TPC Deere Run golf course for the golf practice rounds in preparation for the 5th annual DeafNation Golf Classic in Silvis, Illinois; the weather felt cooler than the golf course in Colorado where the recent U.S. Deaf Golf Championships took place, which Babineaux took first place in Men’s Open.

After departing Windsor, Colorado after a sub par week for Jed Barish in golfing, we headed for Moline, Illinois where we will stay during our DeafNation Golf Classic in nearby Silvis at the TPC Deer Run Golf Course, where the John Deere Classic, a PGA tournament, is held.

Watching the deaf golf players doing their practice rounds today brought me to a realization that the game of golfing is so dependent on technique. Good days and bad days are determined by whether technique was used correctly, the weather conditions also play a factor, even the difficulty of a golf course.