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Beckie Perkins: A Deaf Mother’s Perspective on Bilingual Education

June 13, 2022

I first learned about Cued Speech when I met with Amy Crumrine when she was working in Rochester, NY and we were living there at that time.  She shared information...

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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...

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Bring on the Spectrum Collaborates with Hands & Voices of NY

May 23, 2022

Bring on the Spectrum (BOTS) was proud to welcome the Capital Region chapter of Hands and Voices of New York on Saturday, March 26.  BOTS is a 6,000 square foot...

Deaf & HH Adults

Nabeel Keblawi: It All Started with Cheese

February 7, 2022

I was diagnosed with a severe-to-profound hearing loss and fitted with hearing aids at a year old. My parents, Feisal and Suhad Keblawi, immediately started searching for an educational program...

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Justin Ruger: The Joy of Honey Bees and Stroke Recovery

December 1, 2021

Hello, My name is Justin Ruger. I am the author and illustrator of a new children’s book titled Henry Meets a Honey Bee. Before I talk about my book, I...

Deaf & HH Adults

Jennifer DeConde: Musings of a Deaf Adult

August 3, 2021

People often ask me to share my experiences as a deaf child expecting to hear tales of loneliness and frustration, when really the opposite is true.  I had a great...

Deaf & HH Adults

Leala Holcomb: Appreciating the Deaf Experience

June 14, 2021

Since most people in this world cannot imagine their lives without speech and sound and believe they cannot function without them, I thought it would be cool to share something...

Deaf & HH Adults

Genesiz Campbell: An Inside Look–Deaf/Hard of Hearing, with Autism and Multiple Illnesses

May 17, 2021

Meet Genesiz Campbell: I’m Genesiz and I’m on a journey.  A journey to find me, my Peace, and, health, and help others like me.  I’m a young Disabled person from Brooklyn....

Deaf & HH Teens, Thoughts on Parenting a Deaf Child

To Parents of Deaf/Hard of Hearing Nonbinary Kids

April 12, 2021

In honor of Deaf Queer Awareness Week, April 12 through 19, I’d like to talk to my fellow parents of d/Deaf nonbinary kids.  “I am saying that a journey is...

Deaf & HH Adults

Phillip Powell: Product Development Specialist

April 2, 2021

Philip Powell – Current Hands and Voices Mentor in AL and future parent I was born with a profound hearing loss due to Connexin-26 and received a cochlear implant in...