The national healthcare charity for Deaf* people says many Deaf people are shocked at the national census results released yesterday (January 30, 2013) showing a smaller than expected Deaf population.

The census figure of 21,971 sign language users is lower than expected. However, SignHealth is concerned that many Deaf people will not have had their main language recorded properly.

Steve Powell, Chief Executive of SignHealth, said: “Before now, most people thought the number of sign language users in the UK was between 50,000 to 70,000. Earlier research conducted by us, which was based on the GP Patient Survey data, suggested the figure may even be higher than that.

“The census figure is important, but we doubt it is the whole picture. We already know of households where hearing parents put ‘English’ for everyone in the house, even though their sons or daughters would have put sign language.

“The number is not all that important but it is important that service providers make reasonable adjustments to overcome communication barriers. It doesn’t matter if there is one Deaf person in the country or one million.

“We hope this sparks a debate about what can be done to protect sign language. The census figures show that, compared to British Sign Language (BSL), there are far fewer people who have Cornish, Gaelic or Welsh as a first language. Yet these languages are protected by the Government and funding is made available to keep the languages alive. Celtic speakers have English as a second language, while for many Deaf people, sign language is a necessity.”

SignHealth, which has its headquarters at Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, provides a range of services for Deaf people, including supported living, advocacy, outreach, psychological therapy and health promotion, all within a BSL supported environment.

Steve added: “Even though BSL was recognised 10 years ago the word ‘recognised’ is hollow and meaningless.

“The NHS111 trials also demonstrate how BSL is being ignored. Deaf people are being asked to access these services using TextPhones, which is an old technology that is no longer used by many of the Deaf community.

*It is the convention adopted within the Deaf community of using an upper case D when referring to those who identify themselves culturally and linguistically as members of the Deaf community. Typically they are prelingually Deaf and use British Sign Language (BSL) as their first language.

© Mayden Foundation 2013

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By Evan Allen, Globe Correspondent

You might not think of a couch as your ticket to travel around the world – but Wellesley College class of 2012 alum Jenny Lu went couchsurfing through Europe and won herself a round-the-world trip in the process.

Couchsurfing is a cheap way to travel: surfers create an account with Couchsurfing.org and connect with fellow surfers in far-flung locations. Instead of paying for a hotel, travelers stay for free with locals.

Lu, who is deaf, had always wanted to meet people like her around the world – and the video she made about her journey won her a round-the-world trip, courtesy of Couchsurfing.org "Get Inspired" video contest.

Below is an email interview with Lu about her experience. (The capital D denotes those who identify themselves as being culturally Deaf.)

1. What inspired you to want to travel the world meeting other deaf people?

Foreign language courses are readily offered in schools for hearing students. For many, these classes are some of the first culturally immersive experiences, although they remain inaccessible to Deaf people. Since many foreign sign languages are not officially recognized as true languages, they are resultantly considered to be of very little importance in the classroom. For these reasons, I aspire to immerse myself in different international Deaf communities and learn their respective sign languages.

2. Can you give me an idea of the scope of your trip - when did you go, for how long, and where did you stay?

I traveled for nearly three months in Western Europe, visiting Ireland, France, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain. For the majority of the trip, I stayed with local people who I met through Deaf events, festivals and the Couchsurfing database.

3. Did you have a favorite place or group of people?

I deeply appreciated what each Deaf community had to offer. I did not get to know the Italian or Spanish Deaf communities to the extent that I wanted to because of my brief stay in these countries. On the other hand, I had the privilege of visiting France the longest, where I made stronger ties with the Deaf community. In Marseille, I stayed with a young Taiwanese woman who recently moved to France. As a new French Sign Language (LSF - langue des signes française) learner, she found greater ease in connecting with the Deaf rather than the hearing population of France, as she, too, understood the feeling of being a foreigner. Because of her ability to sign in LSF, many of her Taiwanese and French Deaf friends were more apt to share stories about their respective cultures. This instance, among others, brought me to the realization that opportunities for cultural exchange between Deaf communities are seriously lacking.

I stayed in Paris during the commemoration of Abbé Charles-Michel de l'Épée’s 300th birthday; an occasion which celebrated the history of LSF and drew in hundreds of Deaf folks from all across Europe. An important figure in Deaf education, l'Épée founded the first Deaf school in the world, located in Paris. Among other things, the celebration prompted an important dialogue concerning the status of Deaf education, politics and science in France.

4. Were you able to actually communicate with sign language speakers form other countries? Learning a new sign language is like learning a new spoken language, right -- how did you handle communication?

I communicated with foreign sign language users by heavily relying on International Sign, which is a pidgin sign language that has vocabulary drawn from many different sign languages. It is a rudimentary and simplified form unlike natural sign languages. However, there were many people who did not know International Sign, but would still be able to carry out conversations through the use of gestures and iconic signs, the latter of which being characterized by handshapes that adopt those similar to the actual objects themselves. Since many sign languages share similar grammatical features, my conversations often flowed smoothly.

5. Are there similarities in sign languages of other countries? Are there any universals that you found? For example, Latin words are found in lots of languages - is there a sign language equivalent?

Contrary to the popular misconception that there is a universal sign language, not all sign languages are the same. However, just like spoken languages, there are sign language families. For instance, I saw some similarities in the lexicon of Irish Sign Language (ISL), American Sign Language (ASL), and LSF, as ASL and ISL are both influenced by LSF. For this reason, I found communicating with the French or Irish much easier than Swiss Germans.

6. Were there any moments that really surprised you?

In Switzerland, there are four spoken languages, and similarly, three sign languages – Italian, Swiss German, and French. Swiss Germans reside in the northern part of country while the French reside in the south. In Zurich, I attended a poetry slam event that saw an audience of Deaf people from both regions. Even though they all identify themselves as being Swiss, the French and Swiss Germans did not interact with each other due to stark differences in their sign languages. This observation surprised me, primarily because I had assumed that the Deaf community in this country would be more intimate, a possible product of its small size.

I also saw how the local culture and customs could have a similar influence on both spoken and signed languages. For instance, the French in Switzerland and France both use LSF, but the French Deaf people would sign at a much more rapid pace compared to the Swiss Deaf people, a difference that can be found in spoken French too. There were also differences in the inherent quality of sign languages. When compared to ISL or Swiss German sign language, I found LSF to be more aesthetically poetic and iconic in form.

7. Are there any things about traveling the world as a deaf person that a hearing person wouldn't think of? What might surprise non-deaf people about your experience?

Traveling naturally involves linguistic challenges like communicating with local people, so people – even deaf folks - are often surprised to learn that it is possible for a Deaf person to travel solo. Being deaf can be an additional challenge when it comes to communication, but I believe how you make your experience is tied to your perception of traveling and your ability to understand where others come from. There’s also the challenge of connecting with Deaf communities, which aren’t as visible compared to the local hearing communities. My trip involved a quite bit of research and effort to network through people.

8. How did this experience change you?

Toward the end of my trip, I felt more confident and comfortable with traveling in solitude. More importantly, I became more aware. I saw a continuous strand of injustices in all of these countries. For instance, sign languages are not officially recognized in many countries, which decreases viable educational and work opportunities for deaf people. The Irish are struggling to establish official recognition of ISL, which has unfortunately stagnated government participation in the development of bilingual education (ISL/English). Only about 10% of television is captioned in Switzerland, rendering most news stations inaccessible to the deaf. At a conference celebrating LSF and Deaf education and culture in France, the majority of the speakers were hearing and unrepresentative of the Deaf community. Due to scarce availability of interpreters as well as a lack of laws that protect their rights, many deaf people are unable to achieve upward mobility in their jobs and are not encouraged to pursue careers of their desire. Having learned and seen all of this, I feel extraordinarily fortunate to be born in a country where there are laws in place that protect my rights as a deaf individual.

9. Where do you want to go for your around-the-world trip?

I want to visit remote Deaf villages in Africa or Asia. Some of these communities lack basic resources that can be found in American and European Deaf communities, which could have an enormous impact on the way deaf children and their respective cultures are developed. Being a first generation Asian American, I still have much to learn about my family's country of origin, China. Meeting the Chinese Deaf community and learning more about my heritage would be a great privilege.

10. What career path are you hoping to follow?

I’m currently a researcher at University College of London, focusing on cognitive and language development in deaf children acquiring BSL. My research and travel experiences, with specific regard to Deaf culture and sign languages, have been influential in my aspiration to become an academician. I hope to participate in research and educational reforms that would continue to positively shape the face of the Deaf community.

Evan Allen can be reached at evan.allen@globe.com.

© 2013 NY Times Co.

Hamirpur (HP): A minor deaf and dumb girl was allegedly raped by her father in Gajoh village of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh, police said.

The incident came to light when the mother of the 17-year-old victim complained to police that her husband had raped their daughter on the night of January 25.

Later, the girl complained of stomach pain after which she narrated the entire incident to her mother through sign language, they said.

Lal has been arrested, while the further probes are on, they added.

@ 2013 Jagran Post

A MOTHER of two deaf children was told changes to the teachers of the deaf provision would not change the support they receive.

Kirklees Council’s cabinet last night heard from Hibba Hussain who has two daughters, aged four and 22, who are both deaf.

She told councillors that her youngest daughter’s teacher of the deaf had not returned to her school for her weekly visit since the January school term began

Mrs Hussain said: “My daughter Amani gets 20 hours a week of support from a teaching assistant who is guided by the teacher of the deaf, so I wonder how my daughter’s great progress is likely to continue without this specialist support.”

Clr Cath Harris, cabinet member for children’s services, said the council would look into her case, but said changes to teachers of the deaf were about strengthening support for children not cutting it.

Kirklees has reduced the number of teachers of the deaf from 10.3 to 7.7 – but they say demand for the provision is much lower, at between 6.2 and 6.9 teachers.

Clr Harris said: “This work has been about redesigning our support services for children with hearing difficulties. It’s never been about cuts, in fact we’ve had capital money put in to support what we’re trying to do.

@ 2013 Huddersfield Examiner

Kentucky School for the Deaf will host its Pancake and Sausage Day from 6:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Friday at Grow Hall.

The cost is $5 and the meal includes pancakes, sausage, coffee and orange juice.

The annual event began in 1980 to raise funds for students and teachers for which there were no available funds. It was established by the Parent-Teacher-Cottage Association. Proceeds benefit student organizations, the Jacobs Hall Museum and the KSD Foundation.

Organizers also will raffle a 32-inch flat screen TV donated by Harrodsburg Corning; a 19-inch flat screen TV from an anonymous donor; a homemade quilt, artwork and photography; and gift cards.

A silent auction will include “themed” baskets ranging from University of Kentucky and University of Louisville baskets to those for chocolate lovers, pet lovers, aromatherapy, a collection of Danville books and a basket of kitchen utensils. Buffalo Trace and Pepsi Co. also have donated themed baskets.

Betsy and Tony Wilson of Wilson Realty & Auction will conduct a live auction. Items include a bar and stools handcarved from wood from Turkey and donated by Dwayne and Kelly Brown; an original numbered Rolling Stones print valued at $3,000 and donated by the band’s former photographer from New York City; and a pair of Marchon 3-D sunglasses donated by Eye Associates Optical.

Booths featuring local deaf artists and students will sell handmade crafts and art. One of the deaf artists makes fabric flower arrangements. More than 20 booths will be set up.

© 2013, AM News

SNOWMASS — The Aspen Camp for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing has teamed with Roaring Fork Leadership on the planning and installation of a new ropes course.

The school lost its ropes courses in a windstorm last spring. It approached Roaring Fork Leadership, which trains community leaders, for help. The organization provided a team from its 2012-13 class to assist in planning and installing a new low-ropes course. The new course will have a variety of challenging elements and possibly a cross-country ski track and fitness trail.

The organizations will hold a public open house Wednesday at the Aspen Camp at 4862 Snowmass Creek Road to display its plan. The open house will be from 6 to 8 p.m., with an informal presentation at 7 p.m.

@ 2013 Aspen Times

The parents of a profoundly deaf girl are threatening a council with legal action for failing to recruit a Welsh-medium sign language tutor.

John and Caryl Clarke withdrew their daughter Hafwen from Penrhyncoch Primary School, near Aberystwyth, last October when her signer left.

Ceredigion council said it had advertised for a replacement without success, but was still trying.

The family claims the authority is breaching several laws.

The parents have given the council until 29 March to recruit a replacement.

They claim the authority is breaching the Education Act, Hafwen's statement of needs and the Welsh Language Act, adding that their daughter was entitled to be educated in Welsh at the school of her choice.

Hafwen started signing through Welsh when she was aged three and has been a pupil at Welsh-medium Penrhyncoch school for more than four years.

Her learning support assistant (LSA) left the school in October last year, and shortly afterwards Hafwen left too.

"When Hafwen's LSA left no-one could communicate with her, so we withdrew her from the school," said Mr Clarke, 45.

"Her respite carer went to the school before Christmas to sign for Hafwen, but she could only spare two weeks.

"Hafwen started at Plascrug (primary school in Aberystwyth) this week on a temporary basis.

"There is an LSA there signing for another deaf pupil and the LSA is helping Hafwen too, but this is only a short-term measure because an LSA can only serve one pupil, as we understand it."

Mr Clarke said his daughter could sign and lip read in Welsh and English, but he and his wife wanted her educated in Welsh and at Penrhyncoch where Mrs Clarke, her grandmother, father and brother all went to school.

"Hafwen has a right to be educated in Welsh, and she should have the same rights as able-bodied children," added Mr Clarke, who is a taxi driver.

'Brick wall'

"We're trying to do our best for our daughter, but it seems we are banging our heads against a brick wall."

Mr Clarke said many of the patterns used in British sign language were the same in Welsh, but there were differences in the way certain patterns were structured when adapted for use in the Welsh language.

Ceredigion council said Penrhyncoch was a Welsh-medium school and it was essential for Hafwen's teaching assistant to be able to communicate both through Welsh and British sign language.

"Despite advertising the post twice, including an advert in the local press, no one suitable was found to support the pupil in Penrhyncoch school," said a council spokeswoman.

The spokeswoman said the school had kept the Clarkes fully informed, and all were aware of the recruitment difficulties.

"The authority welcomes and supports the parents' suggestion that the pupil should attend Plascrug school until it is appropriate for the pupil to return to Penrhyncoch school," she added.

"The authority has always maintained that it is willing to support the parents' choice of school which is Penrhyncoch and will continue to work with the school to find a suitably qualified teaching assistant."

BBC © 2013

By Rachael Sanguinetti

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) alumnus and deaf musician Sean Forbes, accompanied by pianist Jake Bass and guitarist Mark Levin, blew the audiences away last Friday night, Jan. 25.

The event in Todd Theatre started with Forbes speaking about his life and how he developed his career in the music business. Forbes repeatedly emphasized that his primary mission was to “make music accessible for the deaf community.” He does not want merely to write songs about experiences unique to the deaf, but to perform songs with more general themes and make music accessible to the deaf.

Many audience members seemed interested in his work with Marlee Matlin; known for her role as Emmett’s mother on “Switched at Birth.” Matlin is a well known actress who is also deaf.

Forbes also mentioned how lucky he was to develop a career in the age of technology and video. He said he’s gained a lot of popularity and many opportunities simply through Facebook and YouTube.

Finally, once the audience was done with questions, Forbes shouted, “Are you ready?” and everyone nodded, remaining silent. “Come on! Make some noise!” Sean shouted and, after some chuckles from the audience, the crowd suddenly burst into an uproar both audibly and visually, shouting and waving to express excitement in all possible forms.

Signers and non-signers alike started singing along with him as he performed, pounding at the air to the beat of his song “Hammering” and gesturing in sync with his other hip-hop songs.

It was a fantastic sight to see the hearing and deaf cultures united under one roof through music and sign language, all cleverly fused into a single performance. All members, including those of the Rochester community and beyond, were able to appreciate the art of what Forbes brought to the stage. This eclectic group included students from UR, Nazareth College, RIT, and local high schools.

Overall, it was a great show to bring two very different cultures together.

Pellicano is a member of the class of 2013.

© 2013 Campus Times, University of Rochester

By JOSH BERHOW jberhow@faribault.com

International School was all over the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf boys basketball team early on Tuesday night, but slowly the Trojans started to find their game.

By the end of the second half, MSAD had the win over International School that it had been waiting for.

Sammy Ellenbecker scored a team-high 19 points and Shaun Novella nearly had a double-double as the Trojans beat the Huskies 50-49 in an EMAC road game. It was the first conference loss of the season for International School (10-3, 9-1), which sits in first place in the EMAC, and also MSAD’s first win over the Huskies in their last five meetings.

“They got confident and kept playing our style of basketball,” said MSAD coach Lee Jones. “It started as one stop on defense and our confidence boosted up. Our boys elevated their basketball to a higher level. I was very proud of our boys because they played hard, they dove for loose balls, boxed out and communicated. Their attitude has been really positive. Our bench players have really contributed and done their duties and they were awesome.”

MSAD (7-11, 4-6) scored the first points of the game, but the Huskies followed with an 11-point run. Still, the Trojans fought back and led 29-24 at halftime. International School tied the game early in the second session, but eventually MSAD figured out its attack and scored several second-chance points.

“I told the boys, ‘We finally played MSAD basketball,’” Jones said.

Novella had nine points and 10 rebounds, and Tommy Ellenbecker scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds. Sammy Ellenbecker had five rebounds and one blocked shot to go with his team-high scoring total.

“Overall, I could not be more proud of our boys,” Jones said. “They worked hard for this. It’s a great feeling to see how our boys thrive after working hard in practice and off the court.”

MSAD hosts Shattuck-St. Mary’s at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Reach Sports Reporter Josh Berhow at 333-3119, or follow him on Twitter.com @joshberhow

© 2013, Faribault Daily News, Faribault, MN.

BY ALYSSA TILLEY —

English, Spanish, French and Chinese are just some of the many language courses offered at Northern Arizona University (NAU) that allow students to broaden their linguistic capabilities. A unique form of communication known as sign language, however, has been excluded from NAU classes since the 1980s.

Elyssa Hartsock, a sophomore forensic science and criminal justice major with severely impaired hearing, has worked hard to change this by introducing Deaf Coffee to NAU and Flagstaff. Deaf Coffee is an event that allows the deaf community to interact with the hearing community in a social and relaxed environment while sipping on beverages and perfecting their sign language skills in the meantime.

Hartstock’s goal for Deaf Coffee is to “create a relaxing environment for everyone.”

“The deaf community, especially in Flagstaff, is rather small, so any chance we can get together with people of our own language, we take it,” Hartsock said. “We love teaching others sign language and about the deaf culture as it can be misperceived by hearing people.”

In addition to attending Deaf Coffee socials in various Arizona locations, Hartstock has gone to San Diego, Colorado and even Berlin, Germany to experience other sign-language communities.

“It is a great way to meet other deaf people and see how their life styles are,” Hartsock said. “Germany was super fun but challenging, since the sign languages were different yet similar enough where we could basically understand each other.”

Ten years ago, Hartsock’s mother organized a Deaf Coffee event at the Desert Ridge Mall in Phoenix. When Hartsock moved to Flagstaff to attend NAU in August 2011, she found only one deaf-oriented event a month (Deaf Night Social) occurred. Hartsock then decided to follow in her mother’s footsteps and kickstart a Deaf Coffee in Flagstaff.

Scott Gillepsie, a junior communication studies major, is not hearing impaired but has been attending Deaf Coffee since the beginning of the past semester. Gillepsie studied American Sign Language at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, Calif. before coming to NAU. At home, Gillepsie had several deaf friends and often spent time with them, but his signing skills slowly deteriorated at NAU due to lack of practice. After seeing fliers for Deaf Coffee posted around campus, Gillepsie decided to give the event a try and has been going ever since.

“It was like finding someone who speaks the same foreign language as you,” Gillepsie said. He believes that not only do the events help the communities interact and practice their sign language skills but they also “increase interest in the language.”

Deaf coffee also attracts many Coconino Community College students, as it fulfills a requirement for many of the American Sign Language (ASL) classes offered there. Nicole Moots, senior public health major, is a part time instructor currently teaching ASL courses at CCC. Moots, and other ASL instructors at CCC, encourage and require their students to meet and make friends with people in the deaf community and Deaf Coffee is a great opportunity for the students to do so.

Moots, who is deaf, has been attending the events occasionally over the past two years and believes they are a “great way for students in college who learned ASL in high school to refresh their signing skills,” and a “great way to meet new people.”

Hartsock and Moots both emphasize that people who have no prior knowledge of sign language can also partake in Deaf Coffee.

“Anyone can come in . . . it’s an enjoyable event,” Moots said.

Deaf Coffee is a social event that creates its own community by closing the gap between the deaf and hearing. Attendees are guaranteed to learn something, make friends and have an enjoyable night. Fliers are soon to be posted around campus and downtown Flagstaff with information on the upcoming Deaf Coffee, which is set to happen at Campus Coffee Bean once a date is determined.

© 2013 JACKCENTRAL

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Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said that cochlear implant surgeries were conducted in 43 children under the Cochlear Implant scheme for hearing impaired children so far.

Referring to the criticism of playback singer K J Yesudas that there was no assistance from the government on this cause, the Chief Minister enquired about the context in which Yesudas made such remarks.

He produced the list of 43 children who got assistance of Rupees five lakh each for the surgery.

In a release issued later, it was stated that the government received 329 applications seeking aid under the scheme.

Of this, the first list comprising 200 children were prepared for surgery to be conducted in four turns a year. The next list of 50 children will be given by October 15. The third and fourth lists will get approval in January and March next year.

@2012 IBN

ONE of Bankstown Council's long-serving employees can hear for the first time after receiving a cochlear implant late last month.

Steven Whitby, 45, has been deaf since birth.

He has worked for the council for 25 years at the Anzac St Depot.

Mr Whitby began investigating the possibility of a cochlear implant earlier this year and underwent surgery in September. After the implant was switched on, he celebrated in style.

"The doctor told me I shouldn't lift anything for two weeks, but I was OK to lift a schooner," he said.

"The surgery was a success and I returned home a little sore but very happy."

He said he was "scared but excited" after the implant was switched on. "Then I felt strange hearing sounds for the first time," he said.

"I'm looking forward to being able to hear my workmates and friends talk to me instead of writing notes."

The implant was originally switched on to a very low level to allow Mr Whitby's brain to get used to hearing sounds, and was later turned up louder.

Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour said the operation was a very big step for Mr Whitby, and the council had been determined to assist him every step of the way.

The cochlear implant, an Australian invention, has been in ongoing development since the 1950s. The first totally implantable specimen was received by a Melbourne patient in 2005.

© 2012 Canterbury-Bankstown Express

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Contact: Keena Miller
Phone: 512-462-5328, cell: 512-658-4444
Email: Keena.miller@tsd.state.tx.us

FOR RELEASE OCTOBER 14, 2012

Austin, Texas – October 14, 2012 A great event for kids and beginners, Texas School for the Deaf (TSD) hosts its 5th Annual Ranger Triathlon, Sunday October 14 at the school’s south Austin campus – 1102 South Congress Avenue.

This unique event offers something for everyone! A safe, closed course within TSD’s gated campus, indoor pool, and a mixed-terrain running course utilizing, stairs, sidewalks, grass and TSD’s track; with prizes and course distances for three age groups: Juniors (ages 7-10), Seniors (ages 11-14) and Adults (ages 15+); and only a $40 entrance fee.

Sponsored by the Texas School for the Deaf’s (TSD) Student Health Advisory Committee to promote healthy lifestyles through physical activities, the Ranger Triathlon is open to the community. Proceeds from the Ranger Triathlon will support TSD’s Physical Education Programs for students 0-22 years old who are deaf and hard of hearing.

Participants and volunteers will find registration and complete details at www.rangertri.com.

Packet Pick-up**/Registration www.rangertri.com

**All participants will sign a waiver in person and are not allowed to pick up another participant’s packet

Friday, Oct 12
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Jack and Adam’s Bicycles – 1210 Barton Springs Road

Saturday, Oct 13
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 1379 Family Sports – 2727 Exposition Drive

Race Day

Sunday, Oct 14
6:45 - 8:45 a.m. Transition open

8:45 – 10:30 a.m. Pedestrian access only-TSD campus gates and access to parking closed during race time

8:45 a.m. Transition closes/Race orientation

9:00 a.m. Triathlon start

ABOUT THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (TSD)
The Texas School for the Deaf is the oldest continuously operating public school in Texas. Educating deaf and hard of hearing students of Texas since 1856, the campus also provides outreach and educational resources for students, their families and professionals in the field throughout the state of Texas. With educational excellence and a strong belief in a culture and community at TSD, students form a unique identity based on their individual strengths and talents. TSD is an environment where students learn, grow, and belong. For more information about the Texas School for the Deaf, visit http://www.tsd.state.tx.us/.

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Ellen Smethurst had 14 kills and Maggie Parrish had 23 assists, but the University of Mary Washington women’s volleyball team dropped a five-set match to Gallaudet University Thursday night at the William M. Anderson Center. Game scores were 23–25, 27–25, 22–25, 26–24, 15–10.

Cristine Tran had 33 digs for the Eagles (5–8, 1–2 CAC), who host Wesley College Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Anderson Center.

By Adam Himmelsbach