Giving Arab kids the gift of hearing

Due to genetics, the Bedouin town of El Sayed, in Israel’s Negev desert, has the highest proportion of deaf people in the world. They have even developed a unique sign language. A new documentary looks at the impact of Israeli doctors giving the children cochlear implants so that they can hear. Also, a new video to enhance previous (26 Feb) report on implants for Palestinian Arab kids.

http://nautil.us/blog/-the-unusual-language-that-linguists-thought-couldnt-exist

https://www.youtube.com/embed/5etVAr5fPmE?rel=0

https://www.youtube.com/embed/waI82acGLpw?rel=0

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