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This boat is called the Whisper Ball. It was built by deaf workers at the
Whisper Boat Building Academy in Cape Town, South Africa. This school trains young deaf adults to become skilled boat builders. The Whisper Ball was voted the most innovative product during the 2010 South African Boating Awards. You can visit the school's web site here.

 

A company in Japan has invented a new smoke alarm for deaf people. This smoke alarm does not make noise or have flashing lights. This alarm makes a very strong smell when there is smoke. The alarm uses Japanese horseradish to make the strong smell.

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A new bronze statue of Helen Keller was recently set up in the United States Capitol building. Helen Keller was a famous deaf-blind woman from the USA. Helen was born in 1880 and died in 1968. The new statue shows Helen standing by a water well with her hand in the water. This was an important event for Helen. This was the first word she learned to spell with the American Sign Language alphabet.





 

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Janet Salt is a 52 year old deaf and blind woman from England. She recently hiked 42 miles (68 km) on the Great Wall of China. She used the hike to raise money for a charity in the UK.

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Many deaf people have graduated from veterinary school. They now work as veterinarians taking care of animals. One deaf veterinarian is Dr. Thomas McDavitt. In this picture, Dr. McDavitt is checking a dog’s heartbeat. He is not using a stethoscope like a hearing veterinarian uses. He puts his cheek on the dog’s side to feel the heart beat.