Jennifer DeConde: Musings of a Deaf Adult
People often ask me to share my experiences as a deaf child expecting to hear tales of loneliness and frustration, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Travis Peterson: Figuring Out Fatherhood
I have been saying lately that I feel like an old dog learning new tricks. I’m turning 40 this year […]
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A Mother’s Journey: Changing “I Can’t” to “I Did”
“No way. I can’t do that…” This was my very first thought when a good friend looked me straight in […]
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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. […]
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Valli Gideons: My Battle Call
Raising kids is hard. Add a diagnosis of hearing loss and you might find yourself thinking parenting is not for […]
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Rosabel Agbayani: The Road We Travel TOGETHER
The road we travel TOGETHER: Our Family Journey By Rosabel O. Agbayani, MPH “If you want to change the world, […]
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Rana Ottallah: Finding My Way Home
I have attended two Hands & Voices Leadership conferences and my first Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) conference. There […]
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