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In a remarkable breakthrough, 18-month-old Opal Sandy from Britain has become the first and youngest person worldwide to regain hearing through innovative gene therapy.

A tiny baby in Fayetteville, North Carolina, recently heard her parents’ voices for the first time and became quite emotional.

A professional Santa Claus is using American Sign Language to communicate and bring joy to deaf children this Christmas season.

A Michigan teenager with hearing loss has found a new companion and is enjoying every minute he spends with him.

A Tongan journalist said the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on Saturday was so powerful that many residents were deafened and had to use hand gestures to communicate while evacuating.

Moving footage caught the moment a Virginia ten-month-old heard his parents’ voices for the first time after receiving a cochlear implant.

A very special two-year-old dog in Illinois is back home with his family after he escaped the safety of his backyard.

CBS’ new drama “The Stand,” an adaptation of Stephen King’s classic dystopian novel, has come under fire for casting an actor who can hear to play a deaf character, with activists now calling on Hollywood studios to change their hiring practices.

The Texas School for the Deaf’s (TSD) football team is eager to play against its rivals on Friday night in hopes of winning a state championship.

A baby girl in Harrogate, England, is now able to hear her parents speaking to her, thanks to special hearing aids. 

One Maine school gave a warm welcome to an incoming six-year-old deaf student by teaching all staff and students American Sign Language (ASL).

A dog once thought to be “unadoptable” is now the first deaf K9 officer in Washington state serving as a narcotics detection dog.

A Florida man who is deaf and has autism was attacked by another man who wanted to engage “Superman” in a fight, police said.

Hollywood actor and Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt apologized in sign-language to deaf people last week after he said “turn up the volume” during a video.

The Islamic State (ISIS), ever on the lookout for new recruits, especially those who feel marginalized in their societies, is targeting the deaf community. Last week, the terror group released a video showing two of its members communicating in sign language, saying, “The way is open before you for you to come to the land of the Kilafah.”

TV producer Jill Blackstone, noted for her work on the television shows Jerry Springer, the Sally Jessy Raphael Show, and the Rosie O’Donnell Show, has been arrested in California in connection with the death of her deaf sister, TMZ reports.