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Kristen Stratton: Deaf Plus Means So Much More

June 6, 2022
I have spent a lifetime trying to figure out where I fit in as a hard of hearing person in a hearing world. I grew up in a family with...
Thoughts on Parenting a Deaf Child

Beth Leipholtz: Meet Me Where I Am

July 14, 2021
I’ve been muddling through certain things lately, struggling to find the right words. I feel…Behind, I guess. It’s silly, and I know it. But so many people I know who...
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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...
Thoughts on Parenting a Deaf Child

Mandy Bangerter: A Letter to My Son

August 1, 2019
The following is a letter from Mandy Bangerter (WY Hands & Voices) to her son, Declan, on his sixth birthday.  I hear you breathing next to me. I see the...
Family Support, Parent Information, Thoughts on Parenting a Deaf Child

LaShawna Sims: Deaf with Autism

December 5, 2018
I have heard that oftentimes the first deaf or hard of hearing person some people meet is their own deaf or hard of hearing child. While for us that wasn’t...
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The Hands & Voices Network:  It takes a Van to get to Destiny

September 22, 2015
Having just flown back from our Annual H&V Leadership Conference, the buzz is in the air….on Facebook, email exchanges, twitter, Instagram, and texts…. “It was SO good to connect.” “Thank...
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