PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon cafe that takes orders in sign language has become a cherished space for the Deaf community, providing a unique gathering place as well as employment for those who are ...

YOUNGSTOWN — There’s a mantra Mackenzie Goranitis brings to her job every day: “a deaf person can do anything a hearing person can do … except hear.” She is the deaf and hard of hearing support ...

A mixed media piece currently on display at the University of New England Art Gallery in Portland, in an exhibit titled ...

Jake Holland says Deafconnect, which has announced its closure, helps give deaf people equal rights.

Deaf women in the United States experience rates of domestic and sexual violence one-and-a-half times higher than their hearing counterparts, according to the Vera Institute of Justice. Whenever a ...

Member of the Iowa City Deaf community Robert Vizzini scribbled down some notes an interpreter provided to him, but when it was finally his turn to speak at a Cedar Rapids school board meeting, the ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester area is home to one of the largest per capita populations of deaf people in the country, according to the city’s website. However, a non-partisan group has raised ...