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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You Were Born to Stand Out
For way too many years, I tried like heck to blend in with everyone else. I had one hearing aid […]
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Dale McCord: Auto Shop Manager
Dale McCord loves cars. He also loves the Washington Redskins. Karen Putz, Hands & Voices Co-Director of Deaf and Hard […]
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Kodi Brandt-Ogle: Reminded of the Joy
This morning I read a beautiful blog post from another mom of a child with cochlear implants. It talked about […]
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Sarah Katz: The Price of Meaningful Connection
This story appears in the National Cued Speech Association’s forthcoming book, ‘Our Chosen Path.’ When I was six months old, […]
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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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Timothy Chambers: An Artist with Usher Syndrome
The following excerpt is shared from Timothy Chamber’s website, 17 Degrees–Timothy Chambers Story. Did you know that a hawk’s range […]
Learn more →The 2019 Hands & Voices Leadership Conference
The H&V Leadership Conference is an annual event that is a reflection of what happens every day throughout the Hands […]
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Liz McGary: Single-Sided Deafness
In 2014, at the age of 33, I was at my wits end. For the previous four years, I […]
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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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