VIDEO [CC] - Deaf Parents learn they will be grandparents for the first time goes viral on the Internet.
A Deaf couple in Michigan receive gift bags from their daughter and her husband in Florida containing a framed ultrasound of their first baby that is on the way. While connected over FaceTime, their heartwarming reactions are captured on camera. What a special moment!
Kimberly Lynn, sister and her husband live in Florida and their Deaf parents live in Michigan. They are expecting their first baby in June and wanted to make the moment special.
They invited them to her house for dinner, set up a face-time with Kristy and Timmy, and then gave them gift bags that contained a framed ultrasound.
VIDEO [CC] - Ellen interview with a Deaf and Blind teen who's defying the odds on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
LOS ANGELES -- In a clip from The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Marvin Pearson is an incredible young man and varsity football player who hasn't let anything stand in the way of doing what he loves. Marvin Pearson is one special guy, and he came on the show to tell Ellen about his story.
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Marvin is a high school senior who is both Deaf and Blind. He has a cochlear implant in one ear to help him hear. Marvin doesn't let his Disabilities stop him from doing anything, in fact, he uses them as motivation when playing football, track and wrestling.
Marvin goes above and beyond in everything that he does, and Ellen's friends at Shutterfly loved his story and surprised him with $10,000! The show was taped in Studio 11 at NBC Studios in Burbank, California. Find out more about Shutterfly and see more memorable moments here, http://www.ellentv.com/shutterfly.
VIDEO [CC] - Watch the inspirational videos of celebrates International Week of the Deaf, "With Sign Language, I am Equal" from the Deaf Community.
WFD HELSINKI -- International Week of the Deaf (IWD) is celebrated annually by Deaf people worldwide during the last full week of September. World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)’s 133 national associations of the Deaf organise this year's theme is "With Sign Language, I am Equal" events, marches, debates, campaigns and meetings to highlight specific human rights topics that merit attention by local and national governmental authorities, including decision makers, members of the general public and media.
International Week of the Deaf is about gathering together, becoming united, and showing that unity to the rest of the world. This celebration also increases solidarity among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing people and their allies, and is used as a way to stimulate greater efforts to promote the rights of Deaf and HoH people.
International Week of the Deaf activities also welcome the involvement of parents and families of Deaf people, interpreters, professionals who work with Deaf people and government officials - SignTv Deaf News.
First launched in 1958 in Rome, Italy, International Week of the Deaf takes place annually on the last week of September. A truly global event, International Week of the Deaf is the only week in a year that sees highly concerned global advocacy to raise awareness about the Deaf community on different levels.
International Week of the Deaf 2016 - Doctors and Accessibility in English Subtitles - The Deaf group made this film for International Week of the Deaf focusing on the subject of Accessibility and Doctors issues in the Deaf community.
The Day of Deaf in Batticaloa from Lankasri News - To provide for the rights of the week local Deaf community rally in the country of Sri Lanka.
VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: A stray dog was hit by a car and left to die on a Texas road but saved by good samaritan.
BOERNE, TX -- Vet Ranch shares a very touching an inspiring story about Gabe the Deaf dog is a pit bull-dalmatian mix - was the victim of a hit and run. Thankfully a good samaritan stopped to help. Thank you to his foster and adoptive famililes for loving him so well.
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If you are interested in helping with animals in the future, please visit http://vetranch.org to learn more about what we do and to donate if you would like.
Dr. Matt Carriker, a veterinarian licensed in Texas founded Vet Ranch Inc., a 501(c)(3), tax exempt non-profit organization. There is no shortage of pets in need, so every donation means more lives we can positively change. If you are not able to donate, please enjoy the videos and share if you like them.
Earlier this year, the showstopper told PEOPLE he "never wanted to hear."
"That's never existed in my life," he said. "I'm happy!"
The model and actor was born in New Jersey and raised in Frederick, Maryland, by his single mom and he's just one of more than 25 Deaf people in his family: His twin brother, his older brother, his parents, grandparents and great-grandparent are all Deaf.
"I started to realize that there are a lot of people who are unaware of Deaf Culture, and I've been given a great platform to reframe the Deaf community," he told PEOPLE. "I want to use my celebrity for good."
VIDEO: Deaf News - California inmates care for Deaf dogs evacuated from shelter due to sand fire.
LANCASTER, CA -- ABC News: A group of inmates at a California state prison are providing shelter, care and love for dozens of Deaf dogs that were recently forced to evacuate a nearby shelter threatened by a wildfire.
Nearly 50 dogs at the Deaf Dogs Rescue of America in Acton, California, were evacuated this past Sunday evening after the shelter's directors Lisa Tipton and her husband Mark Tipton noticed flames from the Sand Fire blowing in their direction.
"We're pretty high up on a hill and we didn't want to take a chance on floating embers 'cause all it takes is one to light this whole place up," Lisa Tipton told ABC News Today. She said she called dozens of local centers, shelters and other rescues, but only the California State Prison in Los Angeles County offered to take all the dogs, no questions asked.
The state prison in Lancaster runs a program called Paws for Life.
The state prison which is located in Lancaster, California has group of inmates involved with a program called Paws 4 Life, which matches inmates with dogs from county shelters that are at high risk for euthanization, according to Kristina Khokobashvili, a public information officer for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
The inmates take in the dogs and work with professional trainers to socialize them, teach them basic obedience and ultimately help them pass the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen test, Khokobashvili told ABC News today. Dogs that pass the test get a certificate showing that they know basic commands and how to interact peacefully with others thus increasing their chances of adoption.
More than 70 dogs taken in by the prison's inmates have been successfully adopted out to forever homes in the two years since Paws 4 Life's inception, Khokobashvili said.
And so when Lisa Tipton brought nearly 50 of her rescue dogs to the jail Sunday night, she said she knew "they were in good hands."
"When we came by the next morning, every single dog had a smile on their face and was enjoying themselves," Tipton said. "Even the pretty difficult dogs I thought would get snappy were thriving."
Tipton credited the inmates' genuine joy and care as the reason for why the pups adjusted so well despite such a stressful situation.
Inmate David Dougall told ABC-owned station KABC that interacting with the dogs and other people involved with program "gives me life again" and "gives me my spirit back."
Jon Grobman, another inmate, said that "Paws 4 Life restored my faith in humanity that I'm a person, that I matter."
He added, "It gave me the opportunity to care for something, love something."
VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: Deaf girl teaches puppy sign language in heartwarming video encouraging people to embrace being different.
LOS ANGELES, CA -- ABC News Today: Meet Julia and her four-legged best friend Walter.
Julia was born Deaf, and so was Walter - but the two don't mind being different. In fact, they embrace it, according to the Pasadena Humane Society and SCPCA in California.
A heartwarming video showcasing the special bond between Julia and her puppy was recently posted to the humane society's Facebook page. The video, produced with the help of 1620 Media, has received more than 246,000 views and hundreds of positive comments since it was shared last week.
In the video, Julia can be seen teaching Walter sign language, including sign commands for "sit," water" and "food."
"I love Walter," she says in sign language. "Walter is my best friend."
Walter first came to the Pasadena Humane Society and SPCA last December, according to Jamie Holeman, community relations associate for the organization.
A Good Samaritan had found Walter and his littermates abandoned and brought them in, Holeman told ABC News today. Walter was only 6 weeks old when he was found, she said.
Once the resilient pup was old enough to be put up for adoption, the shelter posted a photo of Walter to its Facebook page, Holeman said. Julia and her mother saw Walter's photo on the page and immediately fell in love.
The love at first sight only grew stronger when Julia and her mother went to meet Walter in person.
"When I first held Julia, since she couldn’t really hear my voice she would smell my neck and when I first held Walter, he did almost the same exact thing," Julia's mother says in the video recently shared by the humane society.
"I remember just looking at him, and I just knew that he was meant to be ours," she adds. "They’re the same."
Holeman said she hoped that the video would remind people that "there's always someone out there for everyone."
Julia's family asked not to be identified by their last name.
