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Official Launch and Some Navigation Notes
Welcome at last, to Deafinprison.com. Today, March 4th 2012, marks our official launch date. Although we’ve been on the Web for a couple of months now, we’re finally out of the construction phase and ready to reveal ourselves to the world. Dostoyevsky said, “The degree of civilization in a society is revealed by entering its
When Innocence Isn’t Enough – NYTimes.com
When Innocence Isn’t Enough – NYTimes.com. Deaf or hearing, many innocent people are still behind bars, often facing the Death penalty. For these individuals, the path to freedom may be a difficult, if not impossible one to tread.
The Case of ***** ***** (Name Withheld)
This is the actual handwritten letter My name is ***** ***** ***** [he wrote last, first and middle above his name]. I was saveral hear sound low broke hear become some fit hearing aid I was not all skill b.heat- hearing some half all. I was make behalf. I was settement to prison some other
Dementia Behind Bars – a New York Times Video
How about a program like this for the Deaf? Video Link Here’s the link to the related text format article. Article Link
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Supporting Deaf Individuals with Mental Health Challenges
Mental health issues in the deaf community present unique problems and opportunities. The problems are obvious. As a minority within a minority, deaf individuals who struggle with mental illness are more likely to be overlooked in schools and sidelined in the work-world than their hearing counterparts. When noticed, they are often incorrectly diagnosed. It’s difficult
Welcome to the pre-launch of DeafInPrison.com
The goal here is to create a Blog site and community whose purpose is to raise awareness of the plight of deaf individuals who are serving time in America’s prisons. In each of the 50 states, there is no harder time than that served by deaf inmates. These people are seldom supplied with basic