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Hello, my name is Alex and I'm 17 years of age living in northern California and I am hearing. I have a very close friend named Eddie who is deaf. I used to hang out with him quite a bit and one of the first things he told me was that its hard for HOH and deaf teens and kids to become friends...

Hi everyone! I'm Ana, and I'm looking for some Deaf people who I hope will be more than strangers but friends to Skype with! I'm learning ASL by myself online, not for credit or as a requirement, or because I have any relatives that are Deaf. I'm just learning it because I absolutely love the...

/23/16 **** A volunteer writes: We think the “special” in SPECIAL needs should be permanently capitalized, because, they’re, well, more special than needy! And Maui is no exception-as a deaf dog, she might come with a few extra requirements and a little more patience, but it only makes her...

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Hello! I am a high schooler who participates in a science/engineering fair. Basically, we must create something. My friend and I came up with an idea to connect a voice sensor to a vibrating motor. This means when a certain word or sound is heard, the object will vibrate. We made this focusing...

I am hard-of-hearing--totally deaf in my left ear. I am learning ASL online. I am interested in meeting deaf or other hard-of-hearing friends in the Lawrenceville, Georgia area to meet and practice signing with. I am available both nights and days. stevesaw@gmail.com

Hi all, I am currently looking to purchase my parents first mobile phone so they can contact me or my brother during emergencies while we are away. Both my parents hearing is very poor (only large vibrations and noises register). It is very difficult to teach my parents new things when it...

Let me introduce myself, my name is Marie i am 33 years old, deaf, single, looking for new friends. tried to look for deaf chatrooms, support, etc. But have not found any that are deaf friendly. I'm deaf and have been teased all my life because of it.

Good afternoon. My name is Ken Thomas. I am writing you today to ask for advice, help, and support on behalf of the Deaf and Sign Language Community in Michigan. New legislature has affected around 1.2 million in the state. Many Interpreters who have been doing so for decades can no longer do...

Hello, everyone! One of my Deaf friends recently married a hearing man who she had been dating for 5 years. He does not sign. I believe he knows a few basic signs, but he normally talks and she lipreads and listens with her CI. When I found out about this, I was shocked. I am hearing and my...

I was deaf when I was younger and I'm trying to re-learn some asl, and i was looking to make some new friends who were deaf or hard of hearing :)

I was deaf when I was younger, and even though I'm lucky enough to be hearing now, I was interested in meeting new people who were deaf or hard of hearing.

Hello, this is my first post and I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Stefan and I'm deaf. I'm from Wisconsin. Hopefully this forum will help me meet some new friends; especially in Texas because We will be moving there by the end of September. I grew up in mainstream school all the...

I live in Dublin, Ireland. I'm 24, deaf since I was 3 from contracting starlet fever. I've high frequency lost. I wear two hearing aids. I can hear without them but wearing two makes life much easier and less stressful. Although I do love to come home, take them out and ignore the hussel and...

hello, i want to know where can i find more information about this issue? i need find a way have those discussions for my youth camp that i'm going to this summer... please help out. it should be interesting but same time i want to give them good discussions and something for them to learn in...

I am not deaf. But I'm curious, have any of you in the deaf community used Tinder or other dating services. If not, why? If so, do you clarify your deaf? Weather you do or do not clarify how does that affect your results? If you don't clarify in your profile when do you notify the other...

hi all, must introduce! My name is Pia Moorland and I am a child of deaf parents. My new book,Plaid a memoir, was recently published . Please check it out! I am looking for the opinions from the DEAF community. All my reviews which you can read about on Amazon's website are from the hearing...

Hi! My name is Niki and I'm new to this site. I'm 19 years old from NY and I am currently taking ASL in college. During the school year the ASL professors I have had are deaf so I was able to learn a lot and practice with them. Since it is the summer and I am back at home it is hard for me to...

Hello! I just joined here. I am Hearing, 18 years old, and I am looking to find some Deaf or Hard of Hearing friends. I have taken two years of ASL in school and I am going to take a third year when school starts again. I'm not completely fluent but I really want to practice signing with someone...

Hi, everyone! My name is Kay. I am deaf and have been all of my life. I use a hearing aid and a cochlear implant, and I am oral and use SEE. I understand ASL to some extent, but not entirely, so I will eventually take classes for it. I have studied other languages such as Spanish, French, and a...