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Deaf-blind Speed Skater
Canada will be represented at the Impaired Skating Championships in Scotland by a deaf-blind speed skater. Read the story here.
Running the Marathon
A deaf-blind athlete didn't let excessive heat stop him from completing the Boston Marathon. Bill Barkeley, who has Usher Syndrome, completed the run in 4 hours and 59 minutes despite temperatures near 90 degrees. More than 4000 people dropped out. Barkeley's team raised more than $300,000 for the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Even though it was the first marathon for the 50 year old, Barkeley has climbed major mountains - like Kiliminjaro and Mount Quandary. The Grand Rapids, Michigan resident even took a group of deaf teens through the Amazon in Peru with No Barriers, an organization helping people lead more full and active lives.Read More at DeafNewsToday.com
Deaf-Blind Glove
A new glove is designed to help the deaf/blind communication. The Mobile Lorm Glove was put together by Berlin's Design Research Lab. It translates text into the Deafblind Manual alphabet called Lorm that's a tactile signing style still used in Europe. The glove facilitates texting, using email and online chat. Here's a video about the glove.Read More at DeafNewsToday.com
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Stage Fright
Deaf-blind blues pianist Michelle Stevens will play at Stage Fright Saturday morning in Melbourne. It's a showcase of talented singers, musicians and artists such as Stevens to raise funds for Able Australia Services. Stevens career was re-ignited by the charity after she gave up playing because of an ear disease. Blind since infancy, she played at clubs and made television appearances until she lost most of her hearing in the early 90s. More than a decade later, Able Australia Services reintroduced her to music and provided a cochlear implant. For more information on Stage Fright, click here. Below is a video on DeafNewsToday.com about Stevens graduation from La Trobe University.
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Woman Hit By Car
A deaf-blind woman was hit by a car in Corpus Christi, Texas yesterday. KIII-TV has a video report posted below (no captions). You can read the station's report here.
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Service Dog Banned from Lunch Hall
A deaf-blind student has withdrawn from her school in Berkshire, UK after her service dog was barred from the school's cafeteria. The principal of Mary Hare School for the Deaf says another student is allergic to Molly Watt's black Labrador-retriever named Unis. Molly's mother says no one at the school has shown her evidence of the other student's allergy. Molly was born deaf and is slowly losing her sight because of has Usher Syndrome. The deaf-blind charity Sense named Molly the Young Deafblind Person of the Year 2010. A petition has been signed on Molly's behalf by more than 1000 people. Here's a video Molly recorded last year, explaining her condition.
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