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A video relay service (VRS), also sometimes known as a video interpreting service (VIS), is a video telecommunication service that allows deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech-impaired (D-HOH-SI) individuals to communicate over video telephones and similar technologies with hearing people in real-time, via a sign language interpreter.
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is an organization for the promotion of the rights of deaf people in the United States. NAD was founded in Cincinnati , Ohio, in 1880 as a non-profit organization run by Deaf people to advocate for deaf rights, its first president being Robert P. McGregor of Ohio.
Deaf-mute is a literal translation of the French sourd-muet which was already in use in France in the 19th century, in the works of the founder of the deaf school in Paris, as well as in the name of the school, the Institution Nationale des Sourds-Muets à Paris. Since some Deaf people can also speak, the term deaf-mute is not accurate.
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Heather Leigh Whitestone McCallum (born February 24, 1973) is an American conservative activist and beauty queen who was the first deaf Miss America title holder, having lost most of her hearing at 18 months.
That’s OK for Kris, though, and for many other deaf people, because being deaf isn’t a disqualifier. Back in 1920 there were a few states that, for a short time, didn’t allow deaf people to ...
The Deaf Person in the World in Evolution: 7 (VII) 1975: 31 July–8 August: Washington, D.C., United States of America: Full Citizenship for All Deaf People: 8 (VIII) 1979: 20–27 July: Varna, Bulgaria: The Deaf People in Modern Society: 9 (IX) 1983: 28 June–6 July: Palermo, Italy: Deafness Today & Tomorrow: Reality & Utopia: 10 (X) 1987: ...