It's easy to forget how inaccessible our world is to anyone with limited vision or hearing. Even something as simple as watching a Facebook video is a challenge due to access barriers. Haben Girma is ...

The not-for-profit Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf started 10 years ago to help bridge the gap between the deaf and hard of hearing community and the justice system. Without such services, members ...

A new communication card was developed to help individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing exchange information with law enforcement A new communication card was developed to help individuals who are ...

Haben Girma, the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, advocates for people to celebrate her community and take action for accessibility for more than a month. Girma is an author ...

Meet Haben Girma, the first deaf-blind student to graduate from Harvard Law School. She's also a disability rights advocate who wants everyone to join the fight for more accessibility. HABEN GIRMA: My ...

At the heart of its mission, the Partnership for Families, Children and Adults exists to empower people and build communities. It is the goal of the organization that people of all ages leave the ...

Like many drivers, Cathi Hilts has been pulled over for a traffic violation. But for Hilts, the otherwise routine situation included an added stress. The Boiling Springs resident is deaf. “Sometimes ...

Theodore Burtzos spent the last couple of days trying to verify the milestone, but he can now confidently declare that he is the first deaf judge in Illinois history and perhaps only the second in the ...

At the age of 15, Haben Girma had danced, skied, kayaked and traveled to Mali. And although that’s a lot for any young person to experience, Haben was doing so while deaf and blind. After realizing ...