Chevone Petersen: Parenting Requires Fluidity
“We didn’t spend four years in speech and language therapy for you to verbally communicate with ‘brb’ and ‘lol’”. “Don’t […]
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Meryl K. Evans: Shattering Assumptions About Deafness
Here’s the story of how I embarrassed the Vice President of the United States. I didn’t do it on purpose. […]
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Hands & Voices Releases App for Families with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
Parents of children who are newly identified as deaf or hard of hearing, welcome home! We have an app for […]
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Madhusudhan Kandadai: Act with a Purpose
I was born with a profound hearing loss in India. My parents were not able to diagnose my hearing disability […]
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JulieAnn Chavez: Deaf Quilter and Longarmer
Hello, my name is JulieAnn Chavez and I am the owner of The Quilting Nerd. Wait… what? Why the Quilting […]
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Tony Decha-Umphai: My Mom Taught Me to be Likeable
I was born and raised in Nashville, TN. I was born hearing, so I acquired speech at an earlier age. […]
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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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Laura Schauer: My Journey to Becoming an Audiologist
My name is Laura Schauer and I’m an adult with bilateral cochlear implants. I have a long story regarding my […]
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Patti Sanchez: A Tireless Advocate
An interview with Patti Sanchez, a Senior Employment Specialist (and tireless advocate!) at the MacDonald Training Center in Florida. Describe […]
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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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