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In a world of whistles, deaf referee is on call

By the time Jim Segala was an upperclassman at Frontier Regional School in South Deerfield, Mass., he was known for more than just his scoring ability on a team that would finish as state runner-up his senior year in 1986.

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Greater equality for sign language users - Crockart

Edinburgh West MP, Mike Crockart, today called for equal access to telecommunications for sign language users at the launch of a new campaign, VRS Today!

Read More at : http://www.glasgowlibdems.org.uk/201102252405/Scottish-Lib-Dems/greater-equality-for-sign-language-users-crockart.html
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Students take time to sign

Ruth Brunner's seventh grade American Sign Language class at Windsor Middle School is in its eighth week and already demonstrating proficiency in signing.

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Speaking -- and reading -- in their own language

When Tim and Deadra Stewart talk, their hands move, not their lips. The couple converse in American Sign Language, a language many deaf people in the United States and Canada consider their first language.

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Senator eyes fee on Utah'scell phones

Utahns' cell phone bills could go up $2.40 a year under a legislative proposal that would add a monthly surcharge to fund telecommunication devices for people who are speech and hearing impaired.

Read More at : http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700113498/Senator-eyes-fee-on-Utahscell-phones.html
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(Deaf) Church volunteer sentenced to 22 years for child porn

A Baptist church volunteer who confessed to sexually abusing nine boys and was found by FBI agents to have gathered more than 10,000 pieces of child pornography was sentenced to 22 years in prison Friday.

Read More at : http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-child-porn-deaf-ministry-20110225,0,4412855.story