Category: Tennessee

Infant Drowns

Friday, April 13th, 2012
The infant child of a deaf woman drowned in Knoxville Tuesday. Jennifer Tomko left Javin Collins alone in bathtub and found the ten-month-old drowned when she returned. Her neighbors called 911 and attempted CPR, but her baby was pronounced dead at East Tennessee Children's Hospital.
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School History in Photos

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
The Tennessee School for the Deaf's history lives through photographs. Read about it here.
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Marlee’s Advice

Sunday, March 25th, 2012
A look at Marlee Matlin's visit to Middle Tennessee State University here.
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TN school history online

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
There's a new site where you can take a look at the architectural history of the Tennessee School for the Deaf in Knoxville. The exhibit was put together by the Tennessee Virtual Archive and features images of the unique buildings on the campus. Many of these structures were designed by noted deaf architect Thomas Scott Marr in the 1920s. Marr graduated from the school and went on to found a prominent Nashville architectural firm that carried his name - Marr and Holman. You'll find the site here.
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Deaf carpenter helps out at Extreme Makeover

Sunday, January 15th, 2012
Carpenter Michael Arwood came out to help with the construction of a home in Knoxville. WATE-TV spoke with him in the video here.
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Teen Hit Getting on School Bus

Thursday, January 12th, 2012
A deaf teenager in Tennessee, is in critical condition after suffering head injuries this morning. The 13-year-old boy was hit in Lakeland near Memphis by the passenger side mirror of a Jeep Cherokee driven by an 18-year-old who says he didn't see the bus or its flashing lights. The driver now faces charges related to
the accident.
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Auto-Old My Music

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
A free iPhone app shows teens what its like to experience hearing loss from cracking up the music. Auto-Old My Music plays music the way their parents may hear it - muffled from the loss of high pitches. The app was developed by Baptist Memorial Health Care in Memphis and you can find it at playitdown.org where it has been downloaded more than 10,000 times. If kids want to check their hearing, there's The Volume Zone and  The Ear Knob,
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New Playground for School

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
The West Tennessee School for the Deaf has a new playground on the campus in Jackson, Tennessee to replace the old wooden one. The school, parents, teachers and students raised $30,000 for the project. West Tennessee serves more than 50 students.
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