Australian philosopher and performace artist Arcadiou revealed his third ear to the world. The 61 year old claimed his new ear was grown in a laboratory from cells and was then implanted on his arm. His next step? Having a microphone implanted so the world can listen in on what his ear is hearing. Read the full story from UK's Telegraph.
A weekly television show is set to capture the lives of those with hearing impairment. The Hindu, India’s national newspaper reports that K. Murali, the Director of Deaf Leaders has met with government officials to obtain a 28-minute slot once each week on the national channel. The organization Mr. Murali heads is working toward empowerment of the hearing impaired in India. The aim of the programming is "not to portray the hearing impaired as seeking public sympathy, but empowered citizens contributing to society”.
