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Chevone Petersen: Live Your Best Life Even in Your Weakest Moments
I found myself missing the child I once knew. The one I always referred to as “happy-go-lucky”, the one who loved my cuddles and giggled through my delightful butterfly kisses!You see my son was...
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The ‘Why’ of What We Do at Hands & Voices
During a break at a recent Hands & Voices staff and board meeting, I took a good look around the room. Some of the staff and board members were engaged in one-on-one conversations. Others were in...
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Where Do We Find Others Like Us on the Parenting Journey?
When a child is diagnosed with a hearing loss, the first thing that tends to happen is the quick referrals for more tests and intervention for the child. This is all good and well, we need to support...
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Blogs By Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
Disclaimer: The blogs listed below are written by parents of deaf and hard of hearing children. The blogs are shared as a resource for families with deaf and hard of hearing children and do not...
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Guided by China, A Journey Abroad and Within
As Board President of Hands & Voices Headquarters, I was honored to represent H & V through a Hear the World Foundation Grant, by joining U.S. educators and audiologists who have the common...
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For me, deafness is a way of life. I was born hearing, and began losing my hearing as an infant. My parents couldn’t get a proper diagnosis until I was almost 2 and then I was fitted with hearing aids....
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Teresa Kazemir: The Job of Parenting is Never Quite Finished
Our oldest son is almost 20 – gone are the years of feeding his brain with language, modeling and teaching values and morals, nurturing his self-esteem, providing opportunities for him to discover...
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Letting Go, The Hardest Part of Parenting
From the moment our kids are born, our parenting journey is one of letting go. Do you remember the first time you let go of your wobbly toddler for that first step? The first time you let someone...
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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 you for...
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Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre’s “Compelling” production of SILENT SALZBURG
Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre’s “Compelling” production of SILENT SALZBURG by Richard Medugno My full-length play Silent Salzburg tells the story of an Austrian Christian family that goes into hiding...
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Different Perspectives on Raising a Deaf Child
Bill Kolb, Irene Kolb, Leigh Kolb, Rachel Kolb Rachel Kolb is a Stanford graduate and Rhodes scholar who is currently pursuing a PhD in English literature at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Rachel was...
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Why Marlee Matlin Should Have Shared the Stage with Lady Gaga
My husband and I were a little late leaving the house to head to a friend’s house to watch the Super Bowl game. I was a little heavy on the pedal as I didn’t want to miss Marlee Matlin signing the...
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ASL at the Super Bowl: A Mother’s Request
Dear CBS: I write to you as the hearing mother to my 4-year-old daughter Sarah who is Deaf. On Sunday evening my daughter, her father and grandparents were getting ready to watch the National Anthem...
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Tabby Belhorn: There’s Room for Everyone On Our Path
Thirteen years ago I was grieving the loss of having a child that could hear. My daughter had just been diagnosed with a permanent hearing loss. I was facing a lot of decisions to make about...
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Helen Mackay: Turning the Tables
I cried today. I went to a Deaf community meeting. No interpreter available for signing impaired people like me. I went anyway, keen to know about the new voting options for the local Deaf Society and...
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David Cluff: Inspiring Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teens
My name is David Cluff and I am deaf, and this is my story. In March of 1993 I was born with a virus called Cytomegalovirus, which is known as CMV. This virus has many side effects and doctors thought...
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Pieces of the Puzzle: Jaden’s Story
At birth Jaden had a hearing test like all newborns in our state and he failed; two weeks later he had a repeat test and he passed (or so we were told). The next several months went by without...
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George Jenkins, Deaf Designer and Engineer
I became deaf at the age of seven from a number of illnesses that caused nerve deafness which could not be repaired. My hearing is profound deaf. When I went back to the “hearing” class after becoming...
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Rhonda Bergsma: And This Was the Easy Part
It was a frosty morning that April in 1982, the middle of the month– you’d think it would be warming up here in the Pacific Northwest. But maybe it was my nerves that was sending chills thru my body....
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Matthew Morgan: A Deaf Magician
When Matthew Morgan entered the stage to open his magic permformance, there was no applause. Instead, everyone in the audience raised their hand in the air and wiggled their fingers. He, who is...
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