Hello, you can call me Cacao! I am from the state of Oregon and an early college student who is hard of hearing - around 60% in one ear, and around 70% in the other. I was born deaf, slowly gained it back, and now I'm gradually losing it. I've always worn hearing aids, and just this year I was...
Hi Alldeaf Forum readers! I am a student taking Multicultural Counseling within the Applied Psych department at NYU. My peers and I are looking to study and become counselors/therapists. My group hopes to get first hand feedback from this forum to learn more about how diverse aspects of...
Hi!! My name's Emma and I'm hearing. I've been learning ASL for a couple years now but would love to learn more about the culture and practice with some Deaf & HoH folks. I'm a university student so would ideally love to meet some people around the same age! :) I love reading, writing, watching...
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I’m a freshman in college and recently went back to my high school to pick up my 504 form so I can get my accommodations at my university. One thing that really set me off was I had to sign this form with the title “Release of Special Education Records.” This set me off because I don’t like...
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My Name is Noam (female), and I am a college student going into my second year now. I am currently in a joint course with students from a different college, that is all about innovation. As part of this course, we are required, in groups, to come up with an innovative idea to sell locally...
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I know someone that is Deaf and attending a mainstream university. Unfortunately, some of the interpreters he has had while attending that university have been subpar. The agency that the interpreters come from have a contract with the university. The interpreters are from another state...
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I'm a interested in learning ASL. I have self taught myself for the past two years but I mostly just do PSE. I plan to study ASL in college and was writing my statement of purpose. I don't know much about the deaf community and any do's or don't's since my school doesn't offer ASL and I...
Hello! I have taken 2 courses in college, and I was supposed to take my last two this summer, but the school cancelled the summer classes. This is an issue because it was my last two courses that I needed in order to graduate from college in August. I have spent endless hours looking online for...
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I am hard of hearing ( completely dead in one ear, and have only 60% hearing in he other. )
Even thought I learned ASL when I was younger, I have relied on lip reading my whole life. I went to main stream hearing school and was not offered interpreter. I am now in college and...
Hi everyone my name is Michelle! I am 18 and double majoring in music performance and education. My goal is to become a professor. However, I am slowly loosing my hearing so I don't know what to do. I can hear fine one on one while the person is looking at me, but it comes extremely hard to hear...
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My name is Danni(: I'm currently a sophomore at a college in Boston. I'm 20 years old and I'm learning ASL. I'm majoring in Pre-law and minoring in Deaf studies so I would love to make a friend who knows or is also learning ASL. I have a wide variety of interests and would love to get to...