A group of Deaf refugees recount their experiences fleeing the war in Ukraine from a shelter in Romania. Olga Sviridenko says she and her husband realized their family had to leave because she couldn’t hear the air raid sirens — she’d see people on the street running into shelters and have no idea why. Deaf community leaders say thousands of deaf Ukrainians have fled the war, and more are coming. Durrie Bouscaren reports.
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