Henry is the first deaf client to be placed at the Berger Company, Miss Press said.

It was not uncommon for these missioners to refer to their deaf clients as 'our poor deaf brethren'.

Retail outlets could satisfy the needs of deaf or speech-impaired clients by providing pencils and pads.

But a request by a friend who was a real estate agent to interpret for her deaf clients changed his career.

They also take sign language classes to communicate better with their growing list of hearing-impaired and deaf clients at the center.

TeleSign provides the combined video relay and video remote interpreting service for the deaf and hard-of-hearing clients at work.

Small wonder: "Even a simple phone conversation with a deaf client using a TTY took way too long," Mr. Sullivan said.

In 1989 it began operations under the name Hearing Dog Program of Minnesota, providing services for deaf and hard-of-hearing clients.

Fraudster Marvin R. Cooper and deaf client.

One lawyer interviews a deaf client, another a child.