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Growing Up Deaf
Growing Up Deaf Serial, my personal reflections on growing up deaf.
Realizing That You Are Deaf
At what age did you realize you were deaf? How did you come to realize that you were deaf?
Growing Up Deaf - Amy Rowley and Me
Back in the '80s, there was a Supreme Court case involving a deaf girl who wanted an interpreter.
Growing Up Deaf - Body Aids
Remembering body aids - and not all that fondly. Part of the Growing Up Deaf series.
Growing Up Deaf - Classroom Ghost
Remembering what it was like to be a deaf child in class without an interpreter.
Growing Up Deaf - Discovering Sign Language
Everyone has their own experience in discovering sign language; this one is my own.
Growing Up Deaf - Ear Molds
Remembering the experience of getting a new ear mold made.
Growing Up Deaf - Family Holidays
Parents need to be sensitive to how their deaf and hard of hearing children may feel at large family gatherings. Part of the Growing Up Deaf series.
Growing Up Deaf - First Deaf Adult Role Model
Deaf and hard of hearing children need deaf/hoh role models in their lives. Remembering my first deaf adult role model. Part of the Growing Up Deaf series.
Growing Up Deaf - Going to the Movies
How did deaf children in the previous generation get to see movies? I still have fond memories of that experience.
Growing Up Deaf - Hearing School or Deaf School?
Part of growing up deaf meant having to choose between a deaf school and a hearing school.
Growing Up Deaf - HiYa
Deaf and hard of hearing teenagers need the opportunity to socialize with each other. My chance came in the form of HiYa.
Growing Up Deaf - Leaving High School
Teasing has its consequences (see article elsewhere on this subject page)...for me, one consequence was leaving high school early. Part of the Growing Up Deaf series.
Growing Up Deaf - Mainstreamed and Left Out
Remembering the painful experiences associated with being mainstreamed and feeling left out of things.
Growing Up Deaf - Meeting Blind Children
My experience in meeting blind children. Although not about deafblindness per se, this article gives an insight into how deaf children may react to deafblind children. Part of the Growing Up Deaf series.
Growing Up Deaf - Rubella
Feature article on rubella, which made me and thousands of others deaf in the 1960s. Part of the Growing Up Deaf series.
Growing Up Deaf - Rude Awakening
Parents may benefit from reading this article, the story of how I discovered what it really meant to be deaf, at the age of 7. Part of the Growing Up Deaf series.
Growing Up Deaf - Speech Therapy
Remembering what it was like to have speech therapy.
Growing Up Deaf - Summer Camp Memories
My experience at a deaf summer camp as a preteen who did not know sign language.
Growing Up Deaf - Teasing
Not all children and teens are sensitive to differences. Some do tease deaf and hard of hearing children. My own experience with teasing, part of the Growing Up Deaf series.
Growing Up Deaf - Television Before Closed Captioning
How did I watch television in the days before closed captioning? It wasn't easy...
Growing Up Deaf - The College Years
A retrospective on my deaf college years at NTID and Gallaudet.
