Joseph “LJ” Williams: Deaf And
I was born deaf, blind with Cerebral Palsy (CP). Notice I did not capitalize the d in “deaf” or the […]
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Skip Flanagan: Be an Outlier
Be an outlier. Every August, since 2011, has been my favorite month of the year. It’s when college starts back […]
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Travis Peterson: Figuring Out Fatherhood
I have been saying lately that I feel like an old dog learning new tricks. I’m turning 40 this year […]
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Masks, Covid, and Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
If you do a search for “deaf students and masks” or “hard of hearing students and masks,” you’ll see that […]
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Grace Yukawa: Dancing Through Barriers
I come from an unconventional Japanese-American family. My brother and I were born profoundly deaf in a hearing family. The […]
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Austin Hoelscher: A New Definition of Success
I grew up in a mainstream environment until I transferred to the Illinois School for the Deaf in high school. […]
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Madeline Cheney: The Rare Life
Hello! I’m Madeline Cheney. I live in Salt Lake County, Utah with my husband Juston, 4-year-old daughter Wendy, and our […]
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Alex Thompson: What Weightlifting Has Taught Me
I was born just 45 minutes outside of Chicago and I was born hearing, but due to an ear infection […]
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Carrie Spangler: Are My Eyes Smiling?
The pandemic has changed the way we leave our living spaces. Wearing masks and physical distancing are common practices as […]
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Guiding Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children Through the Coronavirus Shutdown
Luck, Love, and a Little Bit of Grace By Karen L. Kritzer, Ph.D. and Chad E. Smith, Ph.D. By March […]
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