What matters deafness of the ears, when the mind hears?

August 7, 2006

Speaker tells of global obstacles facing deaf

Filed under: Education, General

Some of the links may be a bit dated, either weeks or months or, sometimes, years old, but they are as relevant and compelling as ever.

The opening paragraph of the following article is kind of… heartbreaking.

In some parts of the world, a deaf child is viewed as a punishment from God. The child is chained to a bed, occasionally fed and can have its tongue cut off to help stop it from crying.

Read on…

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