Deaf Awareness Month

Highlighting Deaf Hoosiers

Did you know the Indiana School for the Deaf was the first state school in the nation to provide tuition-free — and bilingual — education for deaf students? And that its founder, William Willard, was the first deaf person in America to establish a school for the deaf? Did you know that former Indiana Fever […]

Relay Indiana's Community Outreach Director Greg Gantt

Relaying the Opportunity for Deaf Independence

From the telegraph to rotary phones to landlines, email and texting, our methods of communication have evolved a great deal over the decades. These changes have been vital for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Just ask Greg Gantt, who has experienced the impact of these technological advancements firsthand not only as a […]

Speaking with a New Voice

Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing Pick up your phone. Dial a number. Talk to someone. You listen to them talk back. Seems easy, doesn’t it? Not for everyone. For many years, a person with impaired hearing or speech had to use text telephones, also known as TTY, in order to communicate over the phone. This […]