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.

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.

It has been quite a week, the deaf golf players are a competitive bunch, and U.S. Deaf Golf is growing with players stepping up into a higher level of play, not only restricted to the United States only but internationally also.

As I talked about the physical and mental rigors in the sport of golf, it is also a gentleman’s game; a measure of respect in the entire 18 holes is what the game demands. There is etiquette for golf, no blurs in the peripheral vision, no distractions, if someone is about to putt, don’t drive the cart until golfer finishes putting. Being around in a golf court requires little things that allows players to focus on their game, having mutual respect for others.

This morning when the USDGC golf rounds started, the weather felt a little cooler than the past two days, Jed Barish caught my “shiver,” as goose bumps broke out. Thoughtfully, he offered a metaphor to my intolerance for even the mildly cool weather, “I prefer to start my rounds early in the morning when it’s still cool instead of being in the last group to go out, because by the time I even start the weather becomes hot.”