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June 25 – July 1, 2024 This week is marked annually in honor of leading humanitarian Helen Keller’s birthday on June 27. Being deaf and blind herself, Keller’s work made […]
May is celebrated as Mental Health Awareness Month. We all have mental health but sometimes our mental health struggles. Some people may develop a mental illness. Mental illness has the…
April is recognized as Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month Communication is typically impacted by ASD. Some of those impacts may include… Some ways to provide support include… Communication is more…
It is estimated that up to 75% of people with intellectual disabilities also have a vision impairment. Regular vision screening and monitoring for vision changes are even more important for…
February is recognized across the United States as Black History Month. Did you know American Sign Language, like any language, has variations by culture? Deaf African Americans faced not only…
