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- Sign Community (British Deaf Association) - Organization that promotes sign language and deaf issues. Provides a central resource for deaf people from across the world to communicate and share experiences, and offers information to both deaf and hearing people alike on useful resources.
- Deaf Bikers UK - A group of UK deaf bikers. Information about events, safety, and deaf culture.
- Deafness in Dogs and Cats - Information about the condition, including an article describing the association of congenital deafness with white coat color.
- Singapore School for the Deaf - A good resource for anything about Singaporean Deaf. Some insights about deafness and educational system they are implementing for the deaf.
- Deaf Pet Adoption - Deaf dogs and cats are frequently available for adoption. Links to articles about adopted deaf pets, and photo-listings that include deaf pets.
- Deafness in Dogs and Cats - From the LSU site, links to sources of information about deafness in dogs and cats.
- Deaf-UK - Yahoo discussion board for deaf people in the UK, covering a range of deaf issues.
- Deaf4Life - Discussion forum and chat board, mainly for deaf people; includes Deaf news, Deaf sports, and forums for ex-students of schools for the deaf.
- Centre for Deaf Studies - Based at Bristol University, the centre offers research and learning into matters related to deaf people. The site includes an online course on deaf history and culture.
- DEAF-L Web - Home to a mailing list about deafness, as well as information and links to other deaf resources.
Wikipedia Articles
- Nonsyndromic deafness - Nonsyndromic deafness is hearing loss that is not associated with other signs and symptoms. In contrast, syndromic deafness involves hearing loss that occurs with abnormalities in other parts of the body.
- Defeating Deafness - Defeating Deafness was the former name of the British medical research charity Deafness Research UK.
- Post-lingual deafness - Post-lingual deafness means to contract deafness after acquiring a first language.
- Models of deafness - Deafness, or the state of being deaf, is most commonly defined as the inability of the unaided ear to perceive sounds.
- Pure Word Deafness - Pure Word Deafness is caused by damage to Wernicke's area or disruption of auditory input to this region. Exhibits itself as inability to comprehend the meaning of speech, but (in most cases) still being able to hear, speak, read and write.