A Mother’s Journey: Changing “I Can’t” to “I Did”
“No way. I can’t do that…” This was my very first thought when a good friend looked me straight in […]
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Category: Thoughts on Parenting a Deaf Child
Moonlight Sonata: An Interview with Irene Taylor Brodsky
Irene Taylor Brodsky is the daughter of deaf parents and a mom to a deaf son. She’s also a Oscar-nominated (“The […]
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Mandy Bangerter: A Letter to My Son
The following is a letter from Mandy Bangerter (WY Hands & Voices) to her son, Declan, on his sixth birthday. […]
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Life is Like Climbing a Mountain
A group of us arrived at the bottom of Hermit Park, which is on the outskirts of Estes Park. The […]
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Yiesell Rayon: A Rude Encounter
It’s always exciting to try new things, but I never expected a rude encounter to come with it… After a […]
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Amanda Case: Our Journey with Progressive Hearing Loss
In-between Two Worlds – Our Journey with Progressive Hearing Loss It is hard to believe that it has been 6 […]
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Marbely Barahona: We Wondered How His Future Would Be
Today was the day. As parents of a deaf child, we always wondered how his future would be. At some […]
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LaShawna Sims: Deaf with Autism
I have heard that oftentimes the first deaf or hard of hearing person some people meet is their own deaf […]
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Valli Gideons: My Battle Call
Raising kids is hard. Add a diagnosis of hearing loss and you might find yourself thinking parenting is not for […]
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The Journey of Acceptance
During a staff discussion, the topic of “acceptance” came up. The journey of raising a child who is deaf/hard of […]
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