Read more about the article YOUNG GIRL’S TRAGEDY: Four-Year-Old Child Made Blind, Deaf And In Constant Pain From Rare Unknown Disease
Picture shows Marta, 4, from the Canary Islands, undated. Marta who had a rare disease died. (Newsflash)

YOUNG GIRL’S TRAGEDY: Four-Year-Old Child Made Blind, Deaf And In Constant Pain From Rare Unknown Disease

A four-year-old girl who suffered from a disease so rare it has not even been named has passed away due to her illness. Picture shows Marta and her parents, undated. Marta who had a rare disease died. (Newsflash) Marta - or the 'warrior princess', as she came to be known…

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Read more about the article TAKING THE HEAT OUT: Deaf Woman Performs ‘Boiling Water Challenge’ Using Sign Language
Renca Dunn prepares to throw boiling water in the air in order to put the cold to the test, in Nebraska, US, on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. Renca's flight was canceled due to an arctic blast/bomb cyclone blizzard. (ReallyRenca/Newsflash)

TAKING THE HEAT OUT: Deaf Woman Performs ‘Boiling Water Challenge’ Using Sign Language

This video shows a deaf woman from Nebraska making the most of a terrible winter blizzard that claimed the lives of many by performing the 'boiling water challenge'. The challenge involves throwing a cup of boiling-hot water in the freezing air and watching it instantly turn to vapour. Renca Dunn,…

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Read more about the article HEAR I AM: Deaf Baby’s Tears Of Joy At Hearing Mum’s Voice
Baby cries after hearing sound for first time in Lianyungang, China, undated. The 11-month-old was placed a cochlear implant. (GB311E/AsiaWire)

HEAR I AM: Deaf Baby’s Tears Of Joy At Hearing Mum’s Voice

This is the heartwarming moment when a born-deaf baby bursts into tears as it hears its mother's voice for the first time. The 11-month-old tot had been taken to a doctor's office in the city of Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, eastern China, by its parents to have a cochlear implant fitted.…

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Read more about the article HAND OF DOG: Deaf Pooches Learn Sign language
Nikki Engleman signals her two dogs, PeeWee and Faith, using sign language, on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. PeeWee and Faith are both deaf. (@deafdogofmn/Newsflash)

HAND OF DOG: Deaf Pooches Learn Sign language

A dog owner has revealed how she gave her deaf pooches a new leash of life by teaching them sign language. https://youtu.be/ZLkXqTAtORI Nikki Engleman learned how to use sign language to tell her deaf bull terrier PeeWee and a second dog called Faith where to find treats. In a video…

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Read more about the article Minister Slammed After Forcing Deaf Mute Child To Speak At International Day Of Persons With Disabilities Event
Tri Rismaharini, 60, the Minister of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, who forced a deaf and mute teen to speak up in the event held for International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Indonesia, on, 1st December 2021. (Newsflash)

Minister Slammed After Forcing Deaf Mute Child To Speak At International Day Of Persons With Disabilities Event

An Indonesian government minister has been slammed for trying to force a deaf - and mute - child to speak at an International Day of Persons with Disabilities event. Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini - who is widely known in the country as Risma and whose responsibilities include ensuring the…

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