Introducing: The TDI 2019 Scholarship Awardees

TDI announced its newly created scholarship, “Communication Access Scholarship Program” in April 2019. The scholarship program is designed to encourage deaf and hard of hearing students to innovate and bring forth ideas for addressing the biggest...

NM Governor Signs Hard of Hearing Consumer Protection Bill

A few years ago, the Committee for Communication Access in New Mexico (CCAnm) was formed to spur legislative effort to require New Mexico’s Speech-Language Parthoroly, Audiology, and Hearing Aid Dispensing Practices Boards to inform hearing aid users of the...

Claude Stout Announces Intent to Retire

TDI Executive Director, Claude Stout, submitted his official notification letter to the TDI Board of Directors announcing his intent to retire on May 29, 2020. His retirement date will mark 23 years of service as a dedicated advocate and policy player for the deaf and...

Emojis with Disabilities Coming to Your Smartphone

The Unicode Consortium — the organization that oversees emojis released 59 new emojis last week. Among them are numerous images portraying various aspects of the disability experience. The new ideograms include people using a hearing aid, sign language, wheelchairs, a...
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