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Action on Hearing Loss
Action on Hearing Loss, formerly known as The Royal National Institute for Deaf People is a charitable organization working on behalf of the UK's 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people.
Action on Hearing Loss, formerly known as The Royal National Institute for Deaf People is a charitable organization working on behalf of the UK's 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people.
Anacusis
Anacusis is a state of complete deafness.
Anacusis is a state of complete deafness.
Audism
Audism (also known as Surdophobia) is a term typically used to describe discrimination against deaf or hard of hearing people, although it could also be expanded to include anyone with a differe...
Audism (also known as Surdophobia) is a term typically used to describe discrimination against deaf or hard of hearing people, although it could also be expanded to include anyone with a differe...
Auditory exclusion
Auditory exclusion is a form of temporary loss of hearing occuring under high stress.
Auditory exclusion is a form of temporary loss of hearing occuring under high stress.
Auditory neuropathy
Auditory neuropathy is a variety of hearing loss in which the outer hair cells within the cochlea are present and functional, but sound information is not faithfully transmitted to the auditory ...
Auditory neuropathy is a variety of hearing loss in which the outer hair cells within the cochlea are present and functional, but sound information is not faithfully transmitted to the auditory ...
Auditory verbal agnosia
Auditory verbal agnosia, also known as Pure Word Deafness, is caused by bilateral damage to the posterior superior temporal lobes or disruption of connections between these areas.
Auditory verbal agnosia, also known as Pure Word Deafness, is caused by bilateral damage to the posterior superior temporal lobes or disruption of connections between these areas.
Auditory-verbal therapy
Auditory-verbal therapy is a method for teaching deaf children to listen and speak using their residual hearing in addition to the constant use of amplification devices such as hearing aids, FM ...
Auditory-verbal therapy is a method for teaching deaf children to listen and speak using their residual hearing in addition to the constant use of amplification devices such as hearing aids, FM ...
BANZSL
BANZSL, or British, Australian and New Zealand Sign Language, is the language of which British Sign Language (BSL), Auslan and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) may be considered dialects.
BANZSL, or British, Australian and New Zealand Sign Language, is the language of which British Sign Language (BSL), Auslan and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) may be considered dialects.
Bilingual-bicultural education
Bilingual-bicultural or BiBi education programs use sign language as the native, or first, language of deaf children.
Bilingual-bicultural or BiBi education programs use sign language as the native, or first, language of deaf children.
Bimodal bilingualism
Bimodal bilingualism refers to an individual or community's bilingual competency in (at least) one spoken language and (at least) one signed language (spoken and signed are the "modes" t...
Bimodal bilingualism refers to an individual or community's bilingual competency in (at least) one spoken language and (at least) one signed language (spoken and signed are the "modes" t...
British Deaf Association
British Deaf Association is a deaf-led British charity that campaigns and advocates for deaf people who use British Sign Language.
British Deaf Association is a deaf-led British charity that campaigns and advocates for deaf people who use British Sign Language.
Central hearing loss
Central hearing loss is a form of sensorineural hearing loss caused by damage to the auditory pathways.
Central hearing loss is a form of sensorineural hearing loss caused by damage to the auditory pathways.
Child Of Deaf Adult
A child of a deaf adult, often known by the acronym "CODA", is a person who was raised by a deaf parent or guardian.
A child of a deaf adult, often known by the acronym "CODA", is a person who was raised by a deaf parent or guardian.
Child of deaf adult
A child of a deaf adult, often known by the acronym "CODA", is a person who was raised by a deaf parent or guardian.
A child of a deaf adult, often known by the acronym "CODA", is a person who was raised by a deaf parent or guardian.
Closed captioning
Closed captioning is the process of displaying text on a television, video screen or other visual display to provide additional or interpretive information to individuals who wish to access it.
Closed captioning is the process of displaying text on a television, video screen or other visual display to provide additional or interpretive information to individuals who wish to access it.
Cogan syndrome
Cogan syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by recurrent inflammation of the front of the eye (the cornea) and often fever, fatigue, and weight loss, episodes of dizziness, and hearing loss.
Cogan syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by recurrent inflammation of the front of the eye (the cornea) and often fever, fatigue, and weight loss, episodes of dizziness, and hearing loss.
Communication Access Real-Time Translation
Communication Access Real-Time Translation, also called open captioning or real-time stenography, or simply real-time captioning, is the general name of the system that court reporte...
Communication Access Real-Time Translation, also called open captioning or real-time stenography, or simply real-time captioning, is the general name of the system that court reporte...
Conductive hearing loss
Conductive hearing loss occurs when there is a problem conducting sound waves anywhere along the route through the outer ear, tympanic membrane (eardrum), or middle ear (ossicles).
Conductive hearing loss occurs when there is a problem conducting sound waves anywhere along the route through the outer ear, tympanic membrane (eardrum), or middle ear (ossicles).
Congenital hearing loss
Congenital hearing loss implies that the hearing loss is present at birth.
Congenital hearing loss implies that the hearing loss is present at birth.
Cued speech
Cued Speech is a system of communication used with and among deaf or hard of hearing people.
Cued Speech is a system of communication used with and among deaf or hard of hearing people.
Deaf American
A Deaf American is defined as a member of the American Sign Language linguistic minority.
A Deaf American is defined as a member of the American Sign Language linguistic minority.
Deaf CanDo
Deaf CanDo (previously the Royal South Australian Deaf Society), is a not for profit community organisation operating in South Australia, it is second oldest charity in South Australia establish...
Deaf CanDo (previously the Royal South Australian Deaf Society), is a not for profit community organisation operating in South Australia, it is second oldest charity in South Australia establish...
Deaf culture
Deaf culture describes the social beliefs, behaviors, art, literary traditions, history, values and shared institutions of communities that are affected by deafness and which use sign languages ...
Deaf culture describes the social beliefs, behaviors, art, literary traditions, history, values and shared institutions of communities that are affected by deafness and which use sign languages ...
Deaf education in the United States
Education of the deaf in the United States consists of two main approaches: manualism and oralism.
Education of the deaf in the United States consists of two main approaches: manualism and oralism.
Deaf hearing
Deaf hearing refers to a condition in which an entirely deaf individual is able to automatically react to an auditory stimulus, without being consciously aware of this ability.
Deaf hearing refers to a condition in which an entirely deaf individual is able to automatically react to an auditory stimulus, without being consciously aware of this ability.
Deaf white cat
Deaf white cats are domestic cats with a pure white coat.
Deaf white cats are domestic cats with a pure white coat.
Deaf-mute
Deaf-mute is a term which was used historically to identify a person who was either deaf using a signed language or both deaf and could not speak.
Deaf-mute is a term which was used historically to identify a person who was either deaf using a signed language or both deaf and could not speak.
Deafblindness
Deafblindness is the condition of little or no useful sight and little or no useful hearing.
Deafblindness is the condition of little or no useful sight and little or no useful hearing.
Deafness Research UK
Deafness Research UK (The Hearing Research Trust) is the leading national British medical research charity working in the field of deafness.
Deafness Research UK (The Hearing Research Trust) is the leading national British medical research charity working in the field of deafness.
Doug Alker
Doug Alker is the former chair of the British Deaf Association and the Royal National Institute for the Deaf.
Doug Alker is the former chair of the British Deaf Association and the Royal National Institute for the Deaf.
Ear trumpet
Ear trumpets are tubular or funnel-shaped devices which collect sound waves and lead them into the ear.
Ear trumpets are tubular or funnel-shaped devices which collect sound waves and lead them into the ear.
Education of the deaf
Education of the deaf consists of main main approaches - manualism and oralism.
Education of the deaf consists of main main approaches - manualism and oralism.
Electropalatography
Electropalatography (EPG) is a technique used to monitor contacts between the tongue and hard palate, particularly during articulation and speech.
Electropalatography (EPG) is a technique used to monitor contacts between the tongue and hard palate, particularly during articulation and speech.
Filipino Sign Language
Filipino Sign Language or Philippine Sign Language, is a form of manual and visual communication that utilize hand gestures.
Filipino Sign Language or Philippine Sign Language, is a form of manual and visual communication that utilize hand gestures.
Fingerspelling
Fingerspelling (or dactylology) is the representation of the letters of a writing system, and sometimes numeral systems, using only the hands.
Fingerspelling (or dactylology) is the representation of the letters of a writing system, and sometimes numeral systems, using only the hands.
Florida Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
The Florida Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf is a non profit organization aimed at helping interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing living within the state of Florida.
The Florida Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf is a non profit organization aimed at helping interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing living within the state of Florida.
French Sign Language family
The French Sign Language family is a proposed language family of sign languages which includes French Sign Language and American Sign Language, among others.
The French Sign Language family is a proposed language family of sign languages which includes French Sign Language and American Sign Language, among others.
H.E.A.R.
H.E.A.R. is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing hearing loss, mainly from loud rock music.
H.E.A.R. is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing hearing loss, mainly from loud rock music.
Healing the deaf mute of Decapolis
Healing the deaf mute of Decapolis is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels, namely Mark 7:31-37.
Healing the deaf mute of Decapolis is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels, namely Mark 7:31-37.
Hearing (person)
The term hearing or hearing person, from the perspective of mainstream English-language culture, refers to someone whose sense of hearing is at the medical norm.
The term hearing or hearing person, from the perspective of mainstream English-language culture, refers to someone whose sense of hearing is at the medical norm.
Hearing impairment
Deafness is a condition wherein the ability to detect certain frequencies of sound is completely or partially impaired.
Deafness is a condition wherein the ability to detect certain frequencies of sound is completely or partially impaired.
Hearing loss with craniofacial syndromes
Hearing loss with craniofacial syndromes is a common occurrence.
Hearing loss with craniofacial syndromes is a common occurrence.
History of deaf education in the United States
The history of deaf education in the United States began in the early 1800s, when the Cobbs School, an oral school, was established by William Bolling and John Braidwood, and the Connecticut Asy...
The history of deaf education in the United States began in the early 1800s, when the Cobbs School, an oral school, was established by William Bolling and John Braidwood, and the Connecticut Asy...
History of sign language
The recorded history of sign language in Western societies extends from the 16th century, as a visual language or method of communication.
The recorded history of sign language in Western societies extends from the 16th century, as a visual language or method of communication.
Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke
Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke, CH PC was a British politician.
Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke, CH PC was a British politician.
Jacob Rodrigues Pereira
Jacob Rodrigues Pereira or Jacob Rodrigue Péreire was an academic and the first teacher of deaf-mutes in France.
Jacob Rodrigues Pereira or Jacob Rodrigue Péreire was an academic and the first teacher of deaf-mutes in France.
James C. Marsters
James Carlyle Marsters was a deaf orthodontist in Pasadena, California who in 1964 helped invent the first teletype device capable of being used with telephone lines.
James Carlyle Marsters was a deaf orthodontist in Pasadena, California who in 1964 helped invent the first teletype device capable of being used with telephone lines.
Japanese Federation of the Deaf
The Japanese Federation of the Deaf (JFD) is the national organization of the Deaf in Japan.
The Japanese Federation of the Deaf (JFD) is the national organization of the Deaf in Japan.
John Bulwer
John Bulwer (baptised May 16, 1606 – buried October 16, 1656 ) was an English physician and early Baconian natural philosopher who wrote five works exploring the Body and human communication, p...
John Bulwer (baptised May 16, 1606 – buried October 16, 1656 ) was an English physician and early Baconian natural philosopher who wrote five works exploring the Body and human communication, p...
Juan Pablo Bonet
Juan Pablo Bonet (Zaragoza (Aragon), circa 1573-1633) was a Spanish priest and pioneer of education for the deaf.
Juan Pablo Bonet (Zaragoza (Aragon), circa 1573-1633) was a Spanish priest and pioneer of education for the deaf.
Lennard J. Davis
Lennard J. Davis, a nationally and internationally known American specialist in disability studies, is Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of A...
Lennard J. Davis, a nationally and internationally known American specialist in disability studies, is Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of A...
Manualism
Manualism is a method of education of deaf students using sign language within the classroom.
Manualism is a method of education of deaf students using sign language within the classroom.
National Association of the Deaf (United States)
The National Association of the Deaf was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1880 as a non-profit organization run by deaf people to advocate for deaf rights.
The National Association of the Deaf was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1880 as a non-profit organization run by deaf people to advocate for deaf rights.
Noise-induced hearing loss
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is an increasingly prevalent disorder that results from exposure to high-intensity sound, especially over a long period of time.
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is an increasingly prevalent disorder that results from exposure to high-intensity sound, especially over a long period of time.
Nonsyndromic deafness
Nonsyndromic deafness is hearing loss that is not associated with other signs and symptoms.
Nonsyndromic deafness is hearing loss that is not associated with other signs and symptoms.
Northern Ireland Sign Language
Northern Ireland Sign language (NISL) is a sign language used mainly by Deaf people in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland Sign language (NISL) is a sign language used mainly by Deaf people in Northern Ireland.
Oralism
Oralism is the education of deaf students that came into popular use in the United States around the late 1860s with Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton, Massachusetts being the first scho...
Oralism is the education of deaf students that came into popular use in the United States around the late 1860s with Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton, Massachusetts being the first scho...
Pendred syndrome
Pendred syndrome or Pendred disease is a genetic disorder leading to congenital bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and goitre with occasional hypothyroidism.
Pendred syndrome or Pendred disease is a genetic disorder leading to congenital bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and goitre with occasional hypothyroidism.
Post-lingual deafness
Post-lingual deafness is a deafness which develops after the acquisition of speech and language, usually after the age of six.
Post-lingual deafness is a deafness which develops after the acquisition of speech and language, usually after the age of six.
Presbycusis
Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, is the cumulative effect of aging on hearing.
Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, is the cumulative effect of aging on hearing.
Pure word deafness
Pure Word Deafness, or auditory verbal agnosia, is caused by bilateral damage to the posterior superior temporal lobes or disruption of connections between these areas.
Pure Word Deafness, or auditory verbal agnosia, is caused by bilateral damage to the posterior superior temporal lobes or disruption of connections between these areas.
Raphaël Bouton
Raphaël Bouton, born December 14, 1969, is a French politician, who born deaf.
Raphaël Bouton, born December 14, 1969, is a French politician, who born deaf.
Rear Window Captioning System
The Rear Window captioning system (RWC) is a method for presenting, through captions, a transcript of the audio portion of a film in theatres for deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
The Rear Window captioning system (RWC) is a method for presenting, through captions, a transcript of the audio portion of a film in theatres for deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
Royal National Institute for Deaf People
The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) is a charitable organization working on behalf of the UK's 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people.
The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) is a charitable organization working on behalf of the UK's 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people.
Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf
The Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf was (despite the name) the first international conference of deaf educators held in Milan, Italy in 1880.
The Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf was (despite the name) the first international conference of deaf educators held in Milan, Italy in 1880.
See Hear
See Hear is a weekly magazine programme for deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK, broadcast on Wednesday afternoons at 1pm.
See Hear is a weekly magazine programme for deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK, broadcast on Wednesday afternoons at 1pm.
Sensorineural hearing loss
Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a type of hearing loss in which the root cause lies in the vestibulocochlear nerve (Cranial nerve VIII), the inner ear, or central processing centers o...
Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a type of hearing loss in which the root cause lies in the vestibulocochlear nerve (Cranial nerve VIII), the inner ear, or central processing centers o...
Sign language
A sign language is a language which, instead of acoustically conveyed sound patterns, uses manual communication and body language to convey meaning.
A sign language is a language which, instead of acoustically conveyed sound patterns, uses manual communication and body language to convey meaning.
Sign language media
Sign language media are media based on a media system for sign languages.
Sign language media are media based on a media system for sign languages.
Sign name
In Deaf culture and sign language, a sign name is a special sign that is used to uniquely identify a person, just like a name.
In Deaf culture and sign language, a sign name is a special sign that is used to uniquely identify a person, just like a name.
Simultaneous Communication
Simultaneous Communication, SimCom or Sign Supported Speech (SSS) is a technique sometimes used by deaf, hard-of-hearing or hearing sign language persons in which both a spoken...
Simultaneous Communication, SimCom or Sign Supported Speech (SSS) is a technique sometimes used by deaf, hard-of-hearing or hearing sign language persons in which both a spoken...
Spatial hearing loss
Spatial hearing loss, also known as spatial processing deficit, refers to a form of deafness that is an inability to use spatial cues, i.e. where a sound originates from in space, to understand ...
Spatial hearing loss, also known as spatial processing deficit, refers to a form of deafness that is an inability to use spatial cues, i.e. where a sound originates from in space, to understand ...
Speech-to-text reporter
This article is about Speech-to-Text Reporters who are human beings reproducing speech into a text format onto a computer screen at verbatim speeds for deaf or hard of hearing people to read.
This article is about Speech-to-Text Reporters who are human beings reproducing speech into a text format onto a computer screen at verbatim speeds for deaf or hard of hearing people to read.
Surdophobia
Surdophobia, (also known as or anti-deaf sentiment), is the hostility, intolerance or fear against Deaf people, deaf culture and the Deaf Community.
Surdophobia, (also known as or anti-deaf sentiment), is the hostility, intolerance or fear against Deaf people, deaf culture and the Deaf Community.
Tadoma
Tadoma is a method of communication used by deafblind individuals, in which the deafblind person places their thumb on the speaker's lips and their fingers along the jawline.
Tadoma is a method of communication used by deafblind individuals, in which the deafblind person places their thumb on the speaker's lips and their fingers along the jawline.
Telecommunications device for the deaf
A telecommunications device for the deaf is a teleprinter, an electronic device for text communication over a telephone line, that is designed for use by persons with hearing or speech difficulties.
A telecommunications device for the deaf is a teleprinter, an electronic device for text communication over a telephone line, that is designed for use by persons with hearing or speech difficulties.
Telecommunications Relay Service
Telecommunications Relay Service, also known as TRS, Relay Service, or IP-Relay, or Web-based relay services, is an operator service that allows people who are Deaf, Hard-of-He...
Telecommunications Relay Service, also known as TRS, Relay Service, or IP-Relay, or Web-based relay services, is an operator service that allows people who are Deaf, Hard-of-He...
Teunissen-Cremers syndrome
Teunissen-Cremers syndrome is a genetic disorder that presents with skeleton defects some of which can include the bones of the inner ear, fingers and toes.
Teunissen-Cremers syndrome is a genetic disorder that presents with skeleton defects some of which can include the bones of the inner ear, fingers and toes.
Total Communication
Total Communication (TC) is an approach to deaf education that aims to make use of a number of modes of communication such as signed, oral, auditory, written and visual aids, depending on the pa...
Total Communication (TC) is an approach to deaf education that aims to make use of a number of modes of communication such as signed, oral, auditory, written and visual aids, depending on the pa...
Unilateral hearing loss
Unilateral hearing loss (UHL) or single-sided deafness (SSD) is a type of hearing impairment where there is normal hearing in one ear and impaired hearing in the other ear.
Unilateral hearing loss (UHL) or single-sided deafness (SSD) is a type of hearing impairment where there is normal hearing in one ear and impaired hearing in the other ear.
Vestibulocochlear dysfunction progressive familial
Vestibulocochlear dysfunction progressive familial, known also as familial progressive vestibulocochlear dysfunction is an autosomal dominant disease that results in sensorineural hearing ...
Vestibulocochlear dysfunction progressive familial, known also as familial progressive vestibulocochlear dysfunction is an autosomal dominant disease that results in sensorineural hearing ...
Visible Speech
Visible speech is the writing system used by Alexander Melville Bell, who was known internationally as a teacher of speech and proper elocution and an author of books on the subject.
Visible speech is the writing system used by Alexander Melville Bell, who was known internationally as a teacher of speech and proper elocution and an author of books on the subject.
Wolfram syndrome
Wolfram syndrome, also called DIDMOAD (Diabetes Insipidus, Diabetes Mellitus, Optic Atrophy, and Deafness), is a rare genetic disorder, causing diabetes mellitu...
Wolfram syndrome, also called DIDMOAD (Diabetes Insipidus, Diabetes Mellitus, Optic Atrophy, and Deafness), is a rare genetic disorder, causing diabetes mellitu...
World Deaf Badminton Championships
World Deaf Badminton Championships are organized since 2003.
World Deaf Badminton Championships are organized since 2003.