Michelle Hu: A Deaf Audiologist with a Passion for Cooking
I had just finished my Fall semester of my senior year in college. It was winter break and as usual our family piled into the minivan and drove from our...
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 ‘yeah’ when yes and please is required, with a slight...
Sean Esson: Deaf Snowboarder
Sean Esson is a Deaflympics Gold Medal Snowboarder! I had the privilege of interviewing Sean in January 2020. But, because I know that not all of you will read this...
Krystallo Tziallila: Hands Free Reading for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
My husband and I are both deaf and use sign language on a daily basis. He originally is from Germany, while I am originally from Greece. We were thrilled when...
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. He held a town hall meeting at the government organization...
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 you! Hands & Voices Parent Support is designed especially for...
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 in my early days in 1989, when I was born,...
Amy Gerlich: We Are Not Alone
Hello, I’m Amy. When our newborn did not pass his hearing screening, they said it wasn’t uncommon. But we knew our Axel was special. We discovered several conditions during my...
Rosabel Agbayani: Infusing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
This past September 30, 2020 marked a significant milestone for my family. The day marks 10 years that we became a Deaf/Hard of Hearing (DHH) Family. So many changes have...
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 Nerd? The business name of The Quilting Nerd came about...
