A Melbourne taxi driver who transported deaf children to and from school has been accused of repeatedly molesting one of them as she rode in his car. Ioannis Amourgianos, known…
South Africa’s first sign language teachers’ training programme was launched on Monday, aimed at prospective sign language teachers and deaf teaching assistants. The move could prove to be a boon…
Footage of Asher swaying, rocking and mouthing along Stormzy’s performance Friday of the uniquely London style of rap lit up social media and gave new recognition to the art of…
The Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD) is calling for enactment into law, the Ghanaian Sign Language (GSL) as the official language for the deaf in Ghana. According to…
A deaf girl from Kyuso district in Kitui county is set to fly out of the country in early July to represent Kenya in the Mr and Miss Deaf International…
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Negligence By Government And The Society Has Led Some Deaf Community Into Human Trafficking And Begging- Alaba Adefala
Voice for the Deaf Foundation has bemoaned the rate at which some of them are being trafficked for prostitution, alms-begging and ‘slavery jobs.’ They begged the Federal Government to come…
Police in the Northern Region have appealed to health facilities, herbalists and individuals in the region, to report anybody who comes to them with gunshots wounds for treatment to the…
The Ghana Deaf Football Association (GDFA) on Saturday held a special football match at the Accra Sports Stadium to commemorate the 72nd birthday anniversary of former President, Jerry John Rawlings.…
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Deaf PhD Holder In U S. Wants Special Attention For Wesley School
He wakes every morning with a dream. The desire to give back to his roots, the solid foundation, a school that moulded him like a porter would a clay pot,…
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Memphis Depay Visits Ghana Again To Support School Of The Deaf, Dresses As A Student (photos)
Former Manchester United striker Memphis Depay has visited Ghana for the second time. Depay, born to a Ghanaian father and a Dutch mother was in his father’s country to spend…
There is a rich history of Catholic priests being involved in efforts to help the deaf understand and the speech-impaired communicate. Even the developer of American Sign Language studied under…
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Deaf toddler hears her mom say ‘I love you’ for first time after getting cochlear implants
A’Deja Rivers is almost two years old. She has been deaf since birth. Her father and sister are also deaf. Older sister Jalen had success with cochlear implants and now…
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WADS Tournament: Deaf Football Team appeals to Government for financial support
The Liberia Deaf football team says it needs thirty thousand (30,000) United States dollars to participate in this year’s West Africa Deaf Sports tournament scheduled to take place in Freetown,…
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Woman absconds after giving birth in Anambra hospital •Man who raped 11-year-old deaf girl in police net
Anambra PPRO, SP Haruna Mohammed A statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Haruna Mohammed, said that police operatives attached to Juvenile and Welfare Unit, Osumenyi Division,…
Approximately 95 percent of the world’s 400-plus sign languages have no Scripture. Thankfully, Deaf Bible Society notes significant progress in sign language Bible translation. Deaf Bible Society’s Chantel Pagan says…