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Dr. Frank Robert Turk Sr., his wife Marlene Hestness Wagner Turk, and their Miniature Schnauzer Jenny died on March 12, 2025 at their home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dr. Turk was 95 years old, and Marlene Turk was on the cusp of her 89th...

The tragic deaths on March 13 of Frank and Marlene Turk and their canine companion, Jenny, amplify the imperative that every home be equipped with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. In the case of deaf and hard of hearing people, these devices must be multisensory....

The District of Columbia now requires movie theaters with three or more screens to provide open-captioned showings. This new law was passed by the Council of the District of Columbia in June, and is the result of years of advocacy by the District of Columbia...

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has given full approval for the Gallaudet University football team to use a helmet designed for players who are deaf or hard of hearing for the remainder of the 2024 season. The helmet, which uses the AT&T 5G cellular network,...

From time to time, we received visitors in the Museum whose family members were alumni of Gallaudet College.  Naturally, the visitors were curious about the experiences those ancestors had on campus, so after gathering what they knew about the person, I would do a short...

The Ford and Mellon Foundations announced on July 17 their 2024 Disability Futures Fellows. Three of the 20 honorees are deaf, and one is a Gallaudet University graduate.  In its introduction to the Disability Futures program, the Ford Foundation writes, “The stories we tell and...

Jay Korff, a reporter with WJLA Channel 7, the ABC affiliate in the Washington metropolitan area, received a Regional Emmy for his story, History Hidden No More, which aired in February 2023. Korff was honored during the 66th Regional Emmy Awards ceremony on June 22...