Kristen Stratton: Deaf Plus Means So Much More
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...
Beth Leipholtz: Meet Me Where I Am
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...
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...
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. I hear you breathing next to me. I see the...
LaShawna Sims: Deaf with Autism
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...
The Hands & Voices Network: It takes a Van to get to Destiny
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...
