Vatican officials say church must improve service to deaf community
<img alt="the vatican.jpg" src="http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/the%20vatican.jpg" width="207" height="166" style="float: right; margin: 0px 10px 2px 0px" While the Catholic Church no longer considers deafness an impediment to ordination, there are only 13 priests in the world who were ordained deaf, said officials of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry. Msgr. Jean-Marie Mpendawatu, undersecretary of the council, said eight of the 13 work in the United States, two minister in Great Britain and one each serve in Brazil, Congo and South Korea.

Latest Available Deaf Cats
The list below are deaf cats that await a home to call their own while the rest have found ahome. If you are looking for a deaf cat in your area or neighboring states, check one of these out. There's contact information on each page. It would be good for those cats to be thankful to have a permanent home by a loving family. In GA: http://deafanimals.blogspot.com/2009/11/deaf-cat-in-ga.htmlIn TX: http://deafanimals.blogspot.com/2009/11/deaf-feline-brother

Google takes gigantic leap on access to online videos
Sometimes you come across a piece of news for deaf children and young people so good that it takes a while for it to sink in. That was the case for me when I found out that Google has developed speech recognition software that will ensure all online videos on most of its websites will [...]

Deaf Aussie in GA Needs to Get Out Quick!
PLEASE CROSS POST *** This handsome boy was turned in to the shelter by his owner to have him euthanized because he is deaf. We were told he is around 7 years old. Don't have any other information on him at this time. He is horrified! Confused and scared. And who can blame him?

Five Kernels of Thanks
My boys are thankful for the cat. The cat doesn't seem to return the sentiment.With my pumpkin pie baking in the oven and the sound of two little boys running amok, I'm thankful to have a moment to reflect on all of the wonderful things we have in our ...