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		<title>Deaf Student Beat Out The Entire Mainstream Elementary School in Spelling Bee!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>35,000 Miles Around The World In Just Two Weeks!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE

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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A with Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<strong>DeafNation:</strong> Congratulations on your selection! I'm curious, how has life changed for you since the announcement?<br />
<strong>Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz:</strong> 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).]]></description>
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		<title>RIT/NTID accepting entries for Art Contest and National Science Fair</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[

 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deaf In India Might Be Allowed To Drive</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Burton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Deaf Dancer Wins South African National Talent Competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz is 10th President of Gallaudet University</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Ten-Digit Numbers for Safety and Convenience</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>John Maucere&#039;s Curtain Call</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeafNation</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Minor Leaguer Tyson Gillies Excels for the High Desert Mavericks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeafNation</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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