Tag: Deaf
First deaf member of Knesset joins new Israeli government
Yamina Party’s Shirley Pinto will become Israel’s first deaf Knesset member after Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana announced on Sunday that he will leave parliament under the so-called Norwegian Law.
Pinto, 32, is a former...
TAU team develops new gene therapy for deafness
Delivering healthy genetic material into the inner ear cells of mice with a genetic defect that causes deafness enables the cells to function normally, according to a new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU).
The...
American-Israeli linguistics professor inducted into arts and sciences academy
An American-Israeli professor of linguistics at the University of Haifa and founding director of the northern Israeli institution’s Sign Language Research Lab was inducted into the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Wendy Sandler is the...
Online social network geared to Deaf, signing community launches in Israel
SignTalk Foundation, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that promotes, fosters and advances public awareness of the signing community, celebrated the international launching of its online social network, SignTalkers in Jerusalem on Monday night with a signed performance by...