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Thomsen Young March 16, 2019

DCARA Town Hall produces some uncertainty in DCARA and BABDA leadership and future.

Thomsen Young March 16, 2019

Interim President Tom Murillo announced that BABDA would host town hall meeting and invited the Deaf Community to take part. Last week, we wrote about how tension is rising between DCARA and…

Thomsen Young March 9, 2019

Tension rising between DCARA and DCARA Board

Thomsen Young March 9, 2019

Tension is starting to rise with the latest response from Deaf Counseling and Referral Agency (DCARA) toward the DCARA Board with the staff listing demands for the entire DCARA Board to resign…

silentgrapevine January 29, 2019

Rising Deaf Reporter discriminated by Delta

silentgrapevine January 29, 2019

Yesterday, via Twitter, a well-known rising reporter in the Deaf Community, Melissa Elmira Yingst, was discriminated by a Delta employee while trying to communicate via paper that her and her partner were…

Thomsen Young August 26, 2015

25 Syrian Deaf People Missing/Taken by ISIS

Thomsen Young August 26, 2015

Written by Thomsen Young and you can follow him @ There is speculation that 25 people who are deaf that reside in Syria have been reported to be missing or taken by…

Thomsen Young June 11, 2015

Deaf All-State Catcher drafted to the Atlanta Braves

Thomsen Young June 11, 2015

Written by Thomsen Young and you can follow him @ In an surprising round, the Atlanta Braves selected Chase Smartt from Charles Henderson High School. Smartt, who is deaf, was selected in…

Thomsen Young May 28, 2015

Breaking News! Father of VRS, Ed Bosson, loses home in recent flood!

Thomsen Young May 28, 2015

Written by Thomsen Young and you can follow him @ Ed Bosson, father of VRS, lost his home of 14 years on May 23rd. His home overlooked the Blanco River from 150…

Thomsen Young May 23, 2014

Suspects in stabbing of deaf man in 2012 deaf man sentenced

Thomsen Young May 23, 2014

The SA has reported that three people have been sentenced to prison for more than 28 years for their crimes. Davonta Turner was sentenced to 28 to 37 years for stabbing Michael…