deafness
This Smart Glove Translates Sign Language to Text and Speech
Designer Hadeel Ayoub’s glove will soon incorporate multilingual translation and be able to send texts and emails.
How to Be a DJ When You're Deaf
Robbie Wilde has sensationally been labeled the "Deaf DJ," but he's out to show that his talent goes way beyond what his ears can and cannot do.
Rewiring the Brain to Create New Senses
How the brain's neuroplasticity lets us substitute one sense for another—and invent new ones.
My Hearing Loss Felt Normal, Until I Tried to Fix It
I've been half-deaf my whole life. But when I finally heard sound with a hearing aid, my hearing loss started to frustrate me more than it ever had before.
Sara Nović Takes You to the Front Lines of Croatia's Civil War in Her Novel, 'Girl at War'
We met the author to talk about her dark debut novel, which is about a girl caught up in war-torn Yugoslavia. We also discussed her blog, Redeafined, which gives a voice to issues faced by the deaf.
Deaf Artist Christine Sun Kim Is Reinventing Sound
Through sound art, performance, installations, drawings, and videos, Senior TED Fellow Christine Sun Kim is challenging "hearing culture" and our limited definition of sound, and electrifying the art world in the process.
Fresh 2 Deaf
I don't know why it's still so surprising for people to learn that deaf kids are into music too. I recently attended a spring formal at Gallaudet University and saw Prinz-D, an Alabama rapper who's profoundly deaf in both ears. His "disability" hasn't...
Going Deaf? Take This Pill, Shout Scientists
For the peole who have lived in silence their entire lives, the ability to hear even a stray sound here or there would be a breakthrough.