Having had a musical education myself, I found Laura Stevenson's explanation of her adjustment to a cochlear implant very informative.
What patience is required for a mother to help a child who has received a CI to learn to hear.
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
Steev Lynn works internationally, currently reporting on the civil war in Myanmar after a military...
CAVENDISH-It's crucial to address the underlying motivations behind this opposition about HCRS's use of AI...
The writer is a member of the Putney Housing Solutions Task Force, a community group...
Last week's commemorations of D-Day, that day 75 years ago when Allied forces landed on the beaches of northern France to begin the liberation of western Europe from Nazi Germany, were a reminder that the brave souls that were there that morning are passing from living memory and into the history books. On June 6, 1944, the biggest day of World War II, all Richard Hamilton could do was watch and wait. As the first waves of bombers swept over...
We are learning about people who pick our food - for example, strawberries. People who pick our food don't get paid enough. It is hard, because the sun is hot. Also, you have to bend down for strawberries. A lot of people get sick from pesticides. Some people don't even get the job because employers can hire only a limited number of people. For those who are hired, sometimes it can be hours in the bus or plane to get...
Filmmaker, producer, educator, and art director Jay Craven will screen his most recent film, a film adaptation of Jack London's novel Martin Eden, at Next Stage Arts on Sunday, Nov. 21, at 5 p.m. Craven will introduce the film and be available for a post-film discussion with the audience. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at bit.ly/639-craven. “Jay's legacy as an educator, filmmaker, and film professional is legendary,” Keith Marks, executive director of Next Stage Arts, said in a...
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