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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...
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...
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...
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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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...
Thoughts on Parenting a Deaf Child

Travis Peterson: Figuring Out Fatherhood

August 14, 2020
I have been saying lately that I feel like an old dog learning new tricks. I’m turning 40 this year (gulp), and I am currently navigating life as a husband...
Thoughts on Parenting a Deaf Child, Uncategorized

A Mother’s Journey: Changing “I Can’t” to “I Did”

November 18, 2019
“No way.  I can’t do that…” This was my very first thought when a good friend looked me straight in the eye and said that I should write a young...
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...
Thoughts on Parenting a Deaf Child

Valli Gideons: My Battle Call

November 7, 2018
Raising kids is hard. Add a diagnosis of hearing loss and you might find yourself thinking parenting is not for the faint of heart. My children were born with needs...
Thoughts on Parenting a Deaf Child

Rosabel Agbayani: The Road We Travel TOGETHER

August 15, 2018
The road we travel TOGETHER: Our Family Journey By Rosabel O. Agbayani, MPH “If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” -Mother Theresa Sometimes we...

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