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A gene therapy restored hearing in deaf children, and it is still holding years later

Children born profoundly deaf because of mutations in the OTOF gene are hearing speech, music, and everyday sounds after a single gene therapy infusion, and the gains are holding steady for up to 2.5 ...
Medical Xpress

Crossmodal plasticity in hearing loss: Visual communication before cochlear implant use does not harm deaf children

Humans have five senses to perceive their environment: Sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. If a person loses one of these, the remaining senses partially compensate for the loss. People born deaf ...
Forbes

The Inclusivity Conversation Needs To Include The Deaf Community, Especially In Hollywood

But beyond gender and racial disparities, another group remains critically underrepresented: the Deaf community. Despite the talent within the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing population, opportunities in ...
The Conversation

Sign language is now official in South Africa ‑ how this will help education in Deaf schools

Universities have a role to play in equipping future teachers of the Deaf by teaching sign language. Wits University South African Sign Language is now the country’s 12th official language. Parliament ...