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“Deaf and Blind” Fiction: “Although I didn’t know anything about sex, I understood what there was to understand about lovers.”

This Week in Fiction: Lara Vapnyar on a First Encounter with Great Love Vapnyar discusses her story “Deaf and Blind,” about a woman who falls in love with a deaf-blind man.

Heartbreaking story of woman who was born deaf - and is now going blind

The first female deaf president at Gallaudet says her job is to listen Roberta Cordano talks advancements in the deaf community — and Lincoln’s role in that.

A Deaf-Blind, Harvard-Trained Lawyer Goes Surfing

High-tech glove could help the deaf-blind send text messages A new glove prototype could help the deaf-blind community better communicate with others.

High-tech glove could help the deaf-blind send text messages A new glove prototype could help the deaf-blind community better communicate with others.

High-tech glove could help the deaf-blind send text messages A new glove prototype could help the deaf-blind community better communicate with others.

My Deaf and Blind Daughter Beat the Odds Because I Expected Her To All of this is why moments of academic achievement in the life of a child categorized as deaf-blind by school districts, a child a kindergarten teacher once called "unteachable" to my face, is worthy of a party.