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Closed captioning to aid hard-of-hearing at live events

By Allison Krecek | November 17, 2013

When the football crowd is screaming its lungs out it can be difficult for anyone to hear what’s going on, and students are looking to change that with a closed captioning service.Taylor Hartman, graduate rehabilitation counseling program student, is...

DeafPride group ‘glosses’ to music

By Hany Abdel | November 10, 2013

DeafPride members held a Sign Sync event Thursday night in Wirtz Hall Auditorium to raise awareness for National Deaf Awareness Week.The student organization “glossed” over several pop hits to music and lyrics during the event. Glossing is a term...

Deaf Pride hosts events all week to raise awarness

By Candice Beasley | November 7, 2010

Deaf Pride recognized "the deaf and hard of hearing community" from Nov. 1 through Friday. Deaf Pride is known for hosting events making students aware of Deaf Culture through activities, programs and services. The events were open to all students to...