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new item('http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258207.htm','Deaf and Trying to Salvage a Dream','<![CDATA[An About.com visitor wrote:<br>I am 24 years old, hearing impaired with four children. I have graduated from high school, and also graduated from a beauty college with a cosmetology certificate....]>','','',''),
new item('http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258208.htm','Captioned Radio for the Deaf','<![CDATA[PC Magazine reports that Harris Communications has worked with partners to develop a means of captioning radio for deaf listeners. It is not the first time this idea has been...]>','','',''),
new item('http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258210.htm','Will Bone-Conducting Headphones Protect Hearing?','<![CDATA[Dodogird asks on the forum if bone-conducting headphones will protect hearing. Dodogird already has a hearing loss from otosclerosis, and is also a musician. (He) is afraid that (his) music...]>','','',''),
new item('http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258211.htm','Gifts for Sign Language Interpreters','<![CDATA[The holidays may be over, but you can thank a sign language interpreter with a small, specialized gift anytime. Here is a list of gifts just for sign language interpreters,...]>','','',''),
new item('http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258212.htm','Can Video Remote Interpreting Help with Educational Interpreter Shortages?','<![CDATA[A high school in Aberdeen, South Dakota has turned to video remote interpreting after being unable to find enough educational interpreters. So far, it has worked fairly well but is...]>','','',''),
new item('http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258213.htm','Poll: Hearing Aids or Hearing Instruments?','<![CDATA[<br><br>The marketing language used by hearing aid manufacturers has changed over the years. Some still use the term \"hearing aid,\" others are using \"hearing instrument.\" Which is your preferred term?...]>','','',''),
new item('http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258214.htm','Updated: Hearing Aid Prices','<![CDATA[Updated the article on hearing aid prices, with new information added. Do you think hearing aids today are too expensive? Have you struggled to pay for hearing aids?<br><br> <br><br>...]>','','',''),
new item('http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258215.htm','Deaf Doctor Explains Diabetes and More','<![CDATA[Dr. Carolyn Stern, a deaf doctor, has developed educational videos in ASL (no captions, sorry) about a variety of medical topics. Her disclaimer states that the videos are for educational...]>','','',''),
new item('http://deafness.about.com/b/a/258216.htm','Davila Biography Now Out','<![CDATA[Today the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) announced that RIT Press has just released a new biography of Dr. Robert Davila, one of the most accomplished deaf individuals...]>','','',''),

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