The Secret’s Out

Christopher Harmon has a secret.

It’s not his deafness, blindness, paralysis or his inability to speak. His secret is more profound than any physical characteristic. Harmon’s secret lies ... Read More »

“When You See Her, You Believe Anything is Possible”

Sixteen-year-old twin sisters Alexandra (“Lexi”) and Victoria (“Tori”) don’t conform to the stereotypical ideal of twins. The fraternal twins don’t look alike (Lexi has blonde hair while ... Read More »

The Doctor Is In

DRF Centurions — At the Forefront of Our Cause

In 1963, the nation’s leading ear, nose and throat specialists came together with a simple but important goal: to advance ... Read More »

Deafness Research Foundation Sponsors Seminal Conference on Cell Replacement in the Inner Ear

A three-day international conference on fundamental research in the emerging fi eld of cell replacement in the inner ear was held in Bethesda, Md., June 13-16, 2008. The first of its kind in more than ... Read More »

Have You Heard?

Star-Studded Gala Benefits Children with Hearing Loss
Garth Brooks, Jon McLaughlin, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo gave energetic performances and many more celebrities were in attendance ... Read More »

Tuning in to the Campaigns

The upcoming U.S. presidential election promises to be one of the most riveting in decades, featuring two major candidates with fascinating and divergent backgrounds vying to lead our nation during ... Read More »

Now the Internet Needs Captions?

More people are watching television and movies online than ever before. A recent Nielsen survey showed that 81 million Americans view video content online. At the same time, the Internet has become ... Read More »

Captions Mean Mobility and Connectivity for People with Hearing Loss

Internet audio and video isn’t the only new trend in online captioning. Now you can have your telephone conversations captioned, making an activity that is challenging for people with hearing loss ... Read More »

Signing with the Dolphins

After 34 years of marriage, my husband and I finally were in the fi nancial position to take the honeymoon we were unable to afford when we got married. We booked a 12-day trip to Oahu, which we chose ... Read More »

Triumphant Teens with Hearing Loss

As if the physical and emotional transformation from child to adult weren’t enough to cope with in the years from 12 to 20, add school, selecting a career path, relationships and the prom and you’ve ... Read More »

My Music, My Way

Generation Y represents the current crop of tweens (pre-adolescents) and teens born between 1977-1995. Most of these lucky teens and young adults have a MySpace or Facebook account, a cell phone with ... Read More »

Resources for Teens with Hearing Loss, Parents and Educators

The path to adulthood can be rocky and teens need the support of a caring network to help them stay on track. For teens with the added challenge of hearing loss, successfully navigating the road to ... Read More »

Disastrous Remodeling: Changes in Ear Bone Cause Hearing Loss

Home is where the heart is. The buildings we live in are much more than the structural features that protect residents and their belongings. Likewise, the bone that houses the ear provides more than ... Read More »

Bluetooth and You More Compatible than Ever

Bluetooth® is trademark for the most popular wireless technology in the world. This technology,
first introduced in 1998, has achieved widespread global acceptance and is reshaping the definition ... Read More »

DRF 2008-2009 Grant Recipients Announced

Recipients Announced The Deafness Research Foundation (DRF) is pleased to announce that it has awarded 18 grants of up to $25,000 each to highly-qualified research scientists in the field of hearing ... Read More »

Day by Day: The Chronicles of a Hard of Hearing Reporter

“The short of it – I became deaf. The long of it – I learned how to cope.” The first words of Day by Day are a tidy summation of author Elizabeth “Liz” Thompson’s lifelong struggle with ... Read More »

Universal Signs

“Universal Signs,” written and directed by Ann Calamia, is a fi lm about overcoming obstacles, self-forgiveness and fi nding happiness the only way it’s really possible – through human connection ... Read More »