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"He cried, and of course we got emotional with him," a teacher said. A group of students made their beloved janitor's birthday extra special by learning to sing "Happy Birthday" in sign language to ...

A deaf custodian at a Tennessee elementary school was left in shock as a kindergarten class surprised him with a special happy birthday song in sign language. James Anthony, 60, has been working at ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For the Milby High School Buffs, football games are more than just a celebration of the sport. During Thursday night's game against the Northside Panthers, Milby's ...

Two servers at the Murfreesboro Texas Roadhouse made a little boy's birthday special by not only wishing him happy birthday, but also signing it to him. Octavius Mitchell Jr. was born hearing-impaired ...

Kindergartners in a Tennessee elementary school learned "Happy Birthday" in sign language to surprise their hard of hearing custodian on his 60th birthday. The song was caught on video — and so was ...

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A 7-year-old non-verbal student in North Texas who has Down syndrome got a big surprise from his classmates recently when they sang “Happy Birthday” to him — in sign language. “It was a summer camp ...

TULLAHOMA, Tennessee -- A hearing-impaired school custodian was given a priceless surprise for his 60th birthday! Kindergarteners at Hickerson Elementary School in Tullahoma, Tennessee, learned "Happy ...