The Greatest Dancer: Viewers in tears over deaf dancer Chris Fonseca's routine – watch

Chris became deaf at 23 months when he contracted meningitis and explained he used the music’s vibrations to help him choreograph his routines. He left The Greatest Dancer dance captains stunned with his performance to Drake’s single God’s Plan. Chris explained: “I feel the rhythm, I feel the vibrations.” He manages to secure the 75 […]

Book Excerpt: A Deaf Music Writer on the Singers That Move Him

When you make your living and listening to and writing about music, hearing loss would presumably be a game-ender. That was the dilemma facing British music journalist Nick Coleman, once the music editor of Time Out and music writer for The Independent, when he began to lose his hearing in 2007. But instead, he leaned in, […]

BBC News: Dan Walker stunned as 'psychic' cat runs RIOT – 'You’re not doing it deaf cat'

Football fans will surely remember Paul the Octopus who was used within the 2010 World Cup. Paul was used as a tool to predict who would win in each football match. BBC Breakfast’s presenters revealed Russia’s answer to Paul this morning, in the form of a deaf cat. However the clip that they played didn’t […]

High definition hearing: Deaf sufferers joy as scientists invent bionic ear

The research could transform the lives of thousands of people. Hearing aids and implants are limited because users are often unable to pick out complex sound or hear clearly among background noise. Researchers at The Bionics Institute in Melbourne are developing a way to adapt the cochlear implant in the ear to stimulate the auditory […]

‘Tone deaf’ and ‘infuriating’: Megyn Kelly lays into Trump for criticizing Al Franken sexual misconduct controversy

Screenshot/NBC NBC host Megyn Kelly slammed President Donald Trump for commenting on sexual misconduct allegations against Sen. Al Franken. Trump has been accused of varying degrees of sexually inappropriate behavior by over a dozen women. Kelly also had some harsh words for Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, who chimed in with his own assessment of […]