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The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed sympathetic to the arguments of a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education, a legal challenge important for other disabled students and their families.

The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could make it more difficult for students with disabilities to resolve problems quickly when they're not getting needed assistance in public schools. The question for the justices Wednesday involves a deaf student from Michigan and a federal law called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Michigan now has a nationally-accredited training program for sign language interpreters.Oakland Community College’s program received accreditation from…

Michigan's deaf community to turning to Governor Jennifer Granholm in a last ditch effort to stop the sale of the Michigan School for the Deaf in Flint.…

Michigan state senators will briefly gavel themselves back into session Wednesday morning, so they can fix some minor language problems in a few bills.…

There appears to be rising opposition to the planned sale of the Michigan School for the Deaf in Flint. Meanwhile, a legislative mistake threatens to…

The Michigan School for the Deaf in Flint may soon be sold.In the wee hours of Friday morning, as the legislature prepared to adjourn its 2010 session,…