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Deafweekly is an independent news report for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community that is mailed to subscribers on Wednesdays and available to read at www.deafweekly.com. These are the actual headlines and portions of recent deaf-related news articles.

This article is about the difficulties deaf ppl have going to the movie theater. Many theaters don't have CC so deaf ppl can't go to new releases. Some theaters advertise they have CC but apparently it rarely works so many deaf ppl go home disappointed. I guess this is just another hurdle deaf ppl have to overcome that many of the hearing population doesn't even think twice about.

This site is devoted to deaf videos. Most are just youtube style videos that people make. It's amazing how fast some of the people sign. It seems impossible to ever be able to understand what they are signing, but I suppose it's just like learning any new language...with time and practice it becomes easier.

As the first known sign­ing Deaf woman to receive a doc­tor­ate in phi­los­o­phy, Teresa Burke faced unique chal­lenges that she turned into unique oppor­tu­ni­ties. She grad­u­ated from UNM last week.

A blog that is a collection of current events relating to deaf culture!

According to this article "LANCASTER - Nina Coyer never thought she'd see herself anywhere near Russia, especially twice in two years. Due to her involvement with Hands of Hope, a charitable social service organization, she knows she will be returning."

A chat forum for the deaf community. From the site: "Introduce yourself to deaf and hoh members here. The most popular deaf forum. A place for off topic discussions and polls, deaf chat, just about anything one wishes to speak their mind about. Do people feel like they need... Happenings around the world, deaf news, know what's going on around you."

This is by someone who applies Zen principles with his experience being deaf. Given the extensive focus on mindfulness and elements of silence in Zen, this is some great insight.