Beaten Over Pizza

A deaf man in Sydney, Australia is in the hospital after he was assaulted after picking up a pizza. The 20 year old is now in the hospital with internal lacerations to his liver. Police say the assailant kicked him in the stomach and stole the pizza.

Deaf Man Convicted of being a Terrorist

A Turkish court has sentenced a deaf man to more than 8 years in prison for having a slice of lemon with him when he was arrested. Prosecutors claimed the wedge of fruit proved Mehmet Tahir Ilhan was spreading propaganda on behalf of the Kurdistan Workers' Party. Ilhan was taken into custody during a demonstration and lemon can ease the effects of tear gas. His lawyer says he had just left a market and got caught in the demonstration by mistake. He was not involved in throwing stones or Molotov cocktails, the lawyer said. Ilhan is illiterate and works at a bazaar in the city of Mersin.

Biking Solo Across America

A deaf student from Rochester Institute of Technology is crossing the country on a bike. Read the story here.

Fiolek Out

Deaf motorcyclist Ashley Fiolek will not win a medal at the X Games for a second consecutive year. She dropped out of competition on the advice of her doctors. She's still recovering from a concussion she got in a crash at a Colorado event last month. When she was examined after the concussion, doctor's discovered she had been competing through the pain of a broken pelvis. Fiolek issued a statement that said in part:

"It is with great sadness that I must withdraw from the 2012 ESPN X Games, I am absolutely heartbroken that I will miss this year but I need to do what is right for my health and my future."

The first deaf Moto X rider in history, she has won the Women's Motocross Association national championship twice and earned two X Games gold medals. She appeared on the Conan TV show last week and is a guest star in an upcoming series of episodes of ABC Family's Switched at Birth.

Stadium Gets Loop System

The home field of the College World Series now is equipped with a loop system. The TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska offers the system at the ticket office and in some seating sections. The technology allows hearing aid users to get signals from a microphone sent right to their device. Read more about the induction-loop hearing system here. The system was installed for about $20,000 when the stadium was built, about a year ago.

Next Stop Atlanta

The NAD has announced it will meet next in Atlanta for its 52nd Biennial NAD Conference meeting. It will take place July 1-5, 2014. The National Association of the Deaf says the event will include College Bowl Finals, a youth competition, fireworks and a festival hosted by the Georgia Association of the Deaf. The 2012 NAD Conference takes place in a few days (July 3-7) in Louisville, Kentucky.

Osmond Brothers Benefit

Osmond Brothers performance to benefit local deaf children in Idaho. There's a video report from KIFI-TV below on DeafNewsToday.com or read the story here.

NC Home Burglary

WSOC-TV reports on a burglary of a deaf woman's house in Charlotte (with video) here.

Stray Bullet Grazes Deaf Teen

A Milwaukee girl says she's still scared after a bullet flew into her home. WDJT-TV has a video report, posted on DeafNewsToday.com or read the story here.

KY Deaf Camp

The Kentucky Lions Youth Camp for deaf or hard of hearing children starts a week from today (July 2) in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky. It's free for boys and girls, ages 6 through 15, who are deaf or are hard of hearing and who live in Kentucky. For more information, click here.

Timberfest

A look at Eastern Deaf Timberfest, a 4-day event held this year in Western Pennsylvania here.

Meet the New Gally Hoops Coach

Gallaudet's new men's basketball coach is Brendan Stern. He played for the Bison as an undergrad before serving as an assistant coach for three years. He also coached the Lady Bison through one season,  including All-NEAC third team Britny Latham. The team went 8-16 under Stern. He's taking the place of Jeb Barber, who compiled a 50-76 record in five seasons. Stern said, "It is a very exciting time to be a part of the Gallaudet men's basketball program. I want to thank Athletic Director Michael Weinstock for showing the confidence in me. I am grateful for this special opportunity and look forward to getting to work with our returning student-athletes, recruits and coaches so we can become the best we can be for the upcoming 2012-13 season." After graduating from Gally in 2006, Stern earned master degrees from American University and Catholic University of America and is now working on his Ph.D. in American Politics. He has been teaching American Politics at Gallaudet University for the past four years.

Trial Underway for Deaf "Slave Girl"

A man in his 80s denies he beat and raped a girl he kept in his cellar for a decade. Prosecutors in the UK say Ilyas Ashar treated the orphan from Pakistan as a slave since she was 10 years old. The unidentified girl has never attended school and is only able to sign her name - allegedly so that she could sign for government benefits. Ashar told the court he treated her as a daughter. He and his wife run a booth in a market and sell cars.

Netflix Suit Goes on

A judge is refusing to dismiss an NAD suit against Netflix for putting closed-captioning on most of the videos it offers online. The video streaming company tried to get the lawsuit dismissed this week, claiming ADA only applies to physical stores, not to the Internet. Netflix argued that an FCC regulation that kicks in during 2014, requiring all American produced video to include captioning, supercedes ADA law. But the Massachusetts judge hearing the case said ADA applies to any venue, even the Internet because Congress "intended the ADA to adapt to changes in technology."

Parking garage attack

A deaf man in St. Augustine is facing charges related to the sexual abuse of a disabled teen. Here's a video report from WTEV-TV (no captions).

Hoops Camp

WAGA-TV in Atlanta takes a look at a basketball camp for the deaf in the video report posted below on DeafNewsToday.com.Or you can read the story here.

Coffee Tasting

Read about an ASL interpreted coffee tasting in Seattle here.

Maryland Deaf-blind camp

Here's a video report from WJLA-TV about a deaf-blind camp near Annapolis or read the story here.

Conan's 1st Deaf Guest

The first deaf guest appeared on Conan Tuesday. Ashley Fiolek is a two-time women's Moto X Super X gold medalist. Her father served as her interpreter during the Conan interview. After practicing in the green room, Ashley said to her dad, "You have fun, too." She's recently been featured in a Vogue magazine article and is set to appear on ABC Family's Switched at Birth as a romantic love interest of one of the characters. Ashley returns to X Games competition next week at the Women's Moto X Racing competition (June 30 on ESPN). A video of her appearance on Conan is posted below.

Flying Dream Come True

A deaf-blind teen gets the chance to fly a plane. WTEV-TV in Jacksonville, Florida has a video report posted on DeafNewsToday.com (no captioning).