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Diane Scharper is a lecturer at Johns Hopkins University’s Osher Institute. She has written and edited several books, including ‘Reading Lips and Other Ways to Overcome a Disability.’

Weeks. thank you very much. a high school baseball player has been turned down by a texas university because he comes from a state where recreational marijuana is legal. andy scholes has more in the "bleacher report". explain how this works, andy. ♪ >> the truth is you dont have to hear him because his teeth and hair alone. >> hes good. reading lips is particularly hard. i think we need to hear what he hasz to say. >> well wait. theyre yelling at us. >> president trump shocked members in a b...

Them. >> these type of offenders rarely discuss the details of their crime. and when they do, it can be tough to take. but theres value to their stories. theyre cautionary tales. >> we met tammy dietz at the tennessee prison for women. but initially, it wasnt her crime that caught our attention. it was her disability. >> what is it like being deaf in prison? >> its not fun. its not. you know, you got a lot of bullies here. a lot of them make fun of me, you know, all the time. >> dietz has been d...

And when they do, it can be tough to take. but theres value to their stories. theyre cautionary tales. >> we met tammy dietz at the tennessee prison for women. but initially, it wasnt her crime that caught our attention. it was her disability. >> what is it like being deaf in prison? >> its not fun. its not. you know, you got a lot of bullies here. a lot of them make fun of me, you know, all the time. >> dietz has been deaf since birth. >> i know sign language, i read lips, and ive just been rea...

Population. theyre often housed in protective custody to keep others from beating or killing them. >> these type of offenders rarely discuss the details of their crime. and when they do, it can be tough to take. but theres value to their stories. theyre cautionary tales. >> we met tammy dietz at the tennessee prison for women. but initially, it wasnt her crime that caught our attention. it was her disability. >> what is it like being deaf in prison? >> its not fun. its not. you know, you got a l...

Others from beating or killing them. >> these type of offenders rarely discuss the details of their crime. and when they do, it can be tough to take. but theres value to their stories. theyre cautionary tales. >> we met tammy dietz at the tennessee prison for women. but initially, it wasnt her crime that caught our attention. it was her disability. >> what is it like being deaf in prison? >> its not fun. its not. you know, you got a lot of bullies here. a lot of them make fun of me, you know, al...

Reading lips. >> as a young woman, it wasnt her hearing that caused her to unravel. it was a crack addiction. >> i couldnt find crack, i would do heroin. >> deedss addiction led to a life of prostitution and several arrests. she currently serving years not just for prostitution, but aggravated prostitution. >> me what aggravated prostitution means. >> it means that knowing that you have hiv and you are out there on the corner or walking trying to get dates. >> deeds was first diagnosed with hiv ...

A lot of them make fun of me, you know, all the time. >> dietz has been deaf since birth. >> i know sign language, i read lips, and ive just been reading lips. >> but as a young woman, it wasnt her hearing that caused her life to unravel, it was a crack addiction. >> fighting, i couldnt find crack, if i couldnt find crack, id do heroin, you know. >> her addiction led to a life of prostitution and several arrests. shes currently serving three years not just for prostitution, but aggravated prosti...

Protective custody to keep others from beating or killing them. >> these type of offenders rarely discuss the details of their crime. and when they do, it can be tough to take. but theres value to their stories. theyre cautionary tales. >> we met tammy dietz at the tennessee prison for women. but initially, it wasnt her crime that caught our attention. it was her disability. >> what is it like being deaf in prison? >> its not fun. its not. you know, you got a lot of bullies here. a lot of them m...

Them. >> these type of offenders rarely discuss the details of their crime. and when they do, it can be tough to take. but theres value to their stories. theyre cautionary tales. >> we met tammy dietz at the tennessee prison for women. but initially, it wasnt her crime that caught our attention. it was her disability. >> what is it like being deaf in prison? >> its not fun. its not. you know, you got a lot of bullies here. a lot of them make fun of me, you know, all the time. >> dietz has been d...