In this video clip, a Deaf Blind man from Minnesota, John Lee Clark, shows how Hawk Relay plans to provide access to relay through Deaf Blind interpreters. It’s a very interesting take on regular relay services for the Deaf, tailored for the Deaf Blind who are getting further and further behind when it comes to telecommunications [...]
Entries from August 2007
August 2, 2007
Medical Research: Zebrafish Stem Cells Offer Clue to Sight Restoration
Zebrafish study may point way to blindness cure
By Ben Hirschler Wed Aug 1, 2:25 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) – The ability of zebrafish to regenerate damaged retinas has given scientists a clue about restoring human vision and could lead to an experimental treatment for blindness within five years.
(read more…..)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070801/hl_nm/blindness_fish_dc
Hat Tip to Misty K!
August 2, 2007
Sports: Deaf-Blind Cycling Trio does the Pacific West
HAWK RELAY SPONSORS CYCLING TREK BY DEAF-BLIND TRIO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1 August 2007
Contact: Samuel Hawk (sam@hawkrelay.com)
Hawk Relay
Biking is impossible without ears to listen for traffic signals and eyes to see where one is going, right? Wrong. A trio of deaf-blind cyclists will be making one of cycling’s toughest treks-the California coast-hugging [...]
August 2, 2007
Activism: Hospital Listens to Deaf Blind Activist Group
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 1, 2007
DEAF & DEAF-BLIND DEMAND COMMUNICATION
WITH MEDICAL PROVIDERS AT LAKE HOSPITAL SYSTEM
Euclid, Ohio – Imagine you are in another country and fall ill. Imagine you are rushed to a hospital and the doctors are trying to communicate with you about your medical condition in a foreign language that you barely understand. You [...]
