SignLight International Film Festival Showcases Deaf Talent
SignLight Inc., will launch the inaugural SignLight International Film Festival, the world ' s largest gathering of Deaf and hard of hearing film and television talent, in Hollywood April 16-20, 2024 (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 13, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Photo and Film Casting Source Type: news

SignLight Film Festival to Showcase Global Community of Deaf Filmmakers
The first SignLight International Film Festival will take place in Hollywood from April 16-20, featuring Deaf filmmakers and creatives from around the world. Actor-director-producer CJ Jones is behind the event, which has also drawn support from Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, Shoshanna Stern, Craig…#hollywood #cjjones #troy #marleematlin #shoshannastern #craigmazin #rosieodonnell #andreasdeja #screenings #silentrhythm (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Child maltreatment among deaf and hard-of-hearing adolescent students: associations with depression and anxiety - Hammad MA, Al-Otaibi MN, Awed HS.
OBJECTIVE: Child abuse and neglect have several short- and long-term consequences for the victim. Though Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing children are at higher risk of being maltreated as compared to hearing children, little research in Saudi Arabia has focused o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

The debilitating impact of tinnitus, and how a new app could help – podcast
It ’s thought that about 15% of us are affected by tinnitus, and despite its potentially debilitating impact on mental health and quality of life, there isn’t any cure for the condition. Madeleine Finlay speaks to John, who has used CBT techniques to learn to live well with his tinnitus, and Dr Luc y Handscomb, a tinnitus researcher who is involved in trialling a new app that could hold promise for sufferers.• In the UK, the charityMind is available on 0300 123 3393 andChildline on 0800 1111. In the US, call or textMental Health America at 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. In Australia, support is available atBeyond Blue ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 29, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Presented and produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science Health Deafness and hearing loss Medical research Disability Society Depression Source Type: news

Macron jeered by angry farmers at Paris Agricultural Fair:'You have grievances. You do not have a government that ’s completely deaf '
French President Emmanuel Macron was greeted with boos and whistles at the opening of the Paris Agricultural Fair on Saturday by angry farmers who blame him for not doing enough to support them. Macron was scheduled to visit the event, which draws crowds of visitors every year. But before the…#emmanuelmacron #farmers #elysee #normandy #noneuropeanunion #agriculturalfair (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘Boy Kills World’ Trailer Promises Bloody Carnage With Bill Skarsgard
“Boy Kills World” rampages into theaters this April and we’ve got the very wild first trailer. The plot for “Boy Kills World” is pretty standard – a deaf-mute boy’s family is killed and he retreats to the jungle where he’s trained by a mysterious, stereotype-skirting mentor to go back and seek…#boykillsworld #billskarsgård #culling #samraimi #roylee #jessicarothe #yayanruhian #andrewkoji #famkejanssen #brettgelman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What is " denning " and does your dog do it? Here's what it probably means
A dog owner has shared footage of her Australian shepherd "denning" and it's something she believes all dogs do. Toni McCain's dog Luna was born completely deaf, which was something the family was initially unaware of when they brought her home as an eight-week-old puppy. "When we first met her,…#australian #tonimccain #americankennelclub #luna #tiktok #susannilson #nilson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Internet bills to increase for millions of Americans
Internet service fees are set to rise for 23 million American households after the Biden administration's request for the continued funding of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) fell on deaf ears in Congress. The program had been allocated $14.2 billion as part of the Bipartisan…#acp #fcc #jessicarosenworcel #blairlevin #brookings #speaker #bsg #virginia #tomperez #abcnews (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Marlee Matlin Calls Out CBS For Not Showing ASL Performances During Super Bowl: “I Am Absolutely Shocked”
Marlee Matlin is calling out CBS after the network didn’t feature the American Sign Language (ASL) performers during the live Super Bowl LVIII broadcast. Deaf artists Shaheem Sanchez, Anjel Piñero and Daniel Durant were introduced during the game before their performances. Sanchez performed “Lift…#marleematlin #americansignlanguage #asl #superbowl #shaheemsanchez #anjelpiñero #danieldurant #lifteveryvoice #andraday #postmaloneamerica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Deaf dog who was shelter's longest resident finally adopted after 753 days
Every day that a dog spends in a shelter is one too many, but after spending 753 days waiting to be adopted, this shelter's longest resident has finally found her forever home. Lucy Ballerina, a Dalmatian mix, arrived at the Humane Society of El Paso (HSEP) back in January 2022, and she's been…#lucyballerina #dalmatian #hsep #courtneyroszakmoore #roszakmoore #lisaballerina #aspca #hsepfacebook (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Lawmakers press Biden to get Congress' approval for Middle East airstrikes
WASHINGTON — As he orders airstrikes in a growing Middle East conflict, President Joe Biden faces fresh demands that he ask Congress to vote on a new authorization for military action before he proceeds further. Those calls, however, are falling on deaf ears, with the White House insisting that…#middleeast #aumf #houthi #yemen #redsea #iran #iraq #syria #jordan #timkaine (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

People Have Been Deaf To Antisemitism, Says Oscar-Winner Steve McQueen
Oscar winner Steve McQueen says he believes that, while the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East has seen a rise in antisemitism across Europe and the US, he believes it has always been there, but that “people have been deaf to it.” McQueen, whose 2014 movie 12 Years a Slave brought him an…#oscar #stevemcqueen #israel #middleeast #biancastitger #nazi #amsterdam #timesoflondon #jews #occupiedcity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Gene therapies that let deaf children hear bring hope —and many questions
The past few months have brought electrifying news that, for the first time, a gene therapy has provided some hearing to children born with mutations that left them deaf. Eli Lilly announced this week, for example, that a profoundly deaf boy from Morocco given its treatment as part of a clinical trial in Philadelphia can now hear. And five children in China treated similarly at younger ages gained hearing with some able to verbally communicate without their cochlear implants. Their hearing recovery, first covered by the press in October 2023, is described in detail this week in The Lancet ...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 26, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Novel Gene Therapy Allows Kids With Inherited Deafness to Hear
(MedPage Today) -- A small study published Wednesday documents significantly restored hearing in five of six kids treated in China. On Tuesday, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announced similar improvements in an 11-year-old boy treated... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - January 25, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Experimental Gene Therapy Allows Kids with Inherited Deafness to Hear
Gene therapy has allowed several children born with inherited deafness to hear. A small study published Wednesday documents significantly restored hearing in five of six kids treated in China. On Tuesday, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia announced similar improvements in an 11-year-old boy treated there. And earlier this month, Chinese researchers published a study showing much the same in two other children. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] So far, the experimental therapies target only one rare condition. But scientists say similar treatments could someday help many mor...
Source: TIME: Health - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: LAURA UNGAR/AP Tags: Uncategorized wire Source Type: news