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Deafplanet.com - http://www.deafplanet.com/
View episodes, meet the people, play games, and try science projects from the TiVo Kids show. Offers finger spelling. In English, French, American Sign Language, and Langue des Signes Québécoise. |
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Noise-Induced Hearing Loss - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/noise.asp
Explains what this condition is and how it happens. Includes damaging sounds, effects, symptoms, and prevention. |
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Ask the Scientist - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/education/ask_dr/
Doctor answers questions about how hearing works, what noise-induced hearing loss is and how to prevent it. Includes video clips of harmful noises. |
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Sound and Fury - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/
Explores deaf culture and examines cochlear implants, controversial devices that can stimulate hearing. From PBS. |
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Loud Shirt Day - http://www.loudshirtday.com.au/
Learn about and how to participate in Loud Shirt day, an event designed to "give deaf children a voice." |
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History Through Deaf Eyes - http://depts.gallaudet.edu/deafeyes/
Learn about the development of a deaf community, American Sign Language, and how technology effects the lives of hearing-impaired people. |
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Seeing Disabilities from a Different Perspective: Deafness - http://library.thinkquest.org/5852/deaf1.htm
Fourth and fifth graders write about going to school with deaf children, famous people who have suffered from deafness, what causes the condition, and how to communicate with people who cannot hear. |
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KidsHealth: Hearing Impairment - http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/sight/hearing_impairment.html
Find out what causes it and what can be done to help correct the problem. |
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KidsHealth: Can Loud Music Hurt My Ears? - http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/rock_music.html
Learn how loud music can cause temporary and permanent hearing loss and how to protect your ears. |
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Info to Go: Growing Up Without Hearing - http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/infotogo/565/565-1.html
Read about life at home and at school for four hearing impaired kids. |