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Deaf & HH Adults

Michelle Hu: A Deaf Audiologist with a Passion for Cooking

January 27, 2021
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...
Thoughts on Parenting a Deaf Child

Chevone Petersen: Parenting Requires Fluidity

January 22, 2021
“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...
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Deaf & HH Adults

Sean Esson: Deaf Snowboarder

January 6, 2021
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...
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Deaf & HH Adults

Krystallo Tziallila: Hands Free Reading for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

December 31, 2020
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...
Deaf & HH Adults

Meryl K. Evans: Shattering Assumptions About Deafness

November 30, 2020
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...
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Family Support, Parent Information

Hands & Voices Releases App for Families with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

November 23, 2020
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...
Deaf & HH Adults

Madhusudhan Kandadai: Act with a Purpose

November 10, 2020
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,...
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Amy Gerlich: We Are Not Alone

October 28, 2020
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...
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Rosabel Agbayani: Infusing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

October 12, 2020
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...
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Deaf & HH Adults

JulieAnn Chavez: Deaf Quilter and Longarmer

October 5, 2020
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...

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