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Bilateral cochlear implant recipient is a Canadian deaf Olympics star in volleyball
Bilateral cochlear implant recipient is a Canadian deaf Olympics star in volleyball
“Abbie was born April 21, 2002 and she just turned 16. We learned she was profoundly deaf in both ears after she failed all the standard hearing tests they do on all babies in the hospitals here in Nova Scotia, Canada. We were quickly led to the direction of getting her bilateral cochlear implants. We chose to go with Cochlear because of our audiologist’s recommendation. They only did one ear at one time, and we wanted her to get the second one done too. Getting bilateral cochlear implants At 13 months, she had her first Cochlear Implant surgery done for
·hearandnow.cochlearamericas.com·
Bilateral cochlear implant recipient is a Canadian deaf Olympics star in volleyball
Do you know about this deaf professional tennis player?
Do you know about this deaf professional tennis player?
Many of us are tuning in over the next several days to watch the tennis US Open in Flushing Meadows, New York. Will Serena make it to the finals just Duckhee Lee a 20-year-old from South Korea, is on the rise as a deaf professional tennis player and is changing stereotypes in sports.
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Do you know about this deaf professional tennis player?
Zetta Marie's Patisserie: The Story of Successful Deaf Pastry Chef!
Zetta Marie's Patisserie: The Story of Successful Deaf Pastry Chef!
Zetta Marie's Patisserie: The Story of Successful Deaf Pastry Chef! Please subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/HgVQP6OcwA0 She confessed that her journey to becoming a pastry chef was not easy at all. She has faced obstacles and discrimination based on her gender, deafness, and race. But she chose to convert all negative words into positive energy that keeps her moving forward with her business. Today, Rosetta owns a pastry business in her house's basement. She obtained three degrees in the culinary industry. She specialized in European pastry. She made a delicious straw...
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Zetta Marie's Patisserie: The Story of Successful Deaf Pastry Chef!
Seek the World
Seek the World
Aimee Walker Pond, Gymnast was born completely deaf and blind in her right eye. And she is a former international elite...
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Seek the World
Deaf graduates enter the spotlight
Deaf graduates enter the spotlight
Ten aspiring actors will make theatrical history today as they become the first graduates of the UK’s only performance degree for the deaf. The students, who work in sign language as well as spoken...
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Deaf graduates enter the spotlight
Dalhart Police Department hires deaf female officer
Dalhart Police Department hires deaf female officer
The newest member of the Dalhart Police Department is helping the department make history. When police chief David Conner hired 25-year old Erica Trevino she became the first female deaf commissioned police officer hired to work at the department and is be
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Dalhart Police Department hires deaf female officer
Justin Osmond | TEDxRexburg
Justin Osmond | TEDxRexburg
The Power of Embracing Our Limitations Turning our challenges into strengths Justin has a unique ability to capture and captivate his audience with stories calling on reserves of courage, determination and self-belief in order to succeed and sometimes to simply survive. He offers his audience an extraordinary experience by sharing life lessons and translating his life experiences into an entertaining and motivational keynote that is relevant to his audiences from academic and government to corporations world-wide. Justin has led an extraordinary life and found himself learning vital lessons...
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Justin Osmond | TEDxRexburg
Pilots: First instrument-rated deaf female pilot
Pilots: First instrument-rated deaf female pilot
Nicole Bringolf loves being outdoors—climbing, skiing, mountaineering, and river rafting. While she attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks, she did all that, as well as compete for the U.S. Deaf Ski Team and fulfill a dream of flying that began when she was 10 and flew in a Piper Archer. “I forgot that I had ever walked the Earth,” Bringolf said of the experience. Now age 42, she became deaf at age 1.<
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Pilots: First instrument-rated deaf female pilot
Roll Over Beethoven: 6 Modern Deaf Musicians | Mental Floss
Roll Over Beethoven: 6 Modern Deaf Musicians | Mental Floss
Famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven began to lose his hearing around the age of 25. By the time of his death, he was completely deaf. But that never stopped him from writing some of the most beautiful music the world has ever known. Beethoven is proof that music isn't just in the ears, but comes from the heart and from the soul. His legacy is carried on today by many deaf and hard of hearing musicians, including these six performers who don't need to hear to express themselves through song. Mandy
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Roll Over Beethoven: 6 Modern Deaf Musicians | Mental Floss