Today marks the launch of 711, a nationwide access number for telephone relay services that bridge the communication gap between the hearing and the hearing impaired. Under the relay system, used in ...

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For the first 40 years of his life, Dr. James C. Marsters refused to be alienated by his deafness. He was provisionally admitted to dental school on the condition that no special accommodations would ...