Archive for November, 2005


In Their Own Words

This originally appeared at ilhandsandvoices.org.
I was born Deaf to Deaf parents. Because of that, I’ve never gone a single day in my life without full communication access in the home, and I thank my lucky stars for that every day. When I was born, there was no grieving process for my parents or anyone in[.....]



A Birthday Gift

This article originally appeared at i711.com.
Last Saturday, as I sat on the stairs of Thompson Hall talking with a friend, I glanced over at the scene before me. People, both Deaf and hearing, were laughing as they chatted and sipped their drinks. Whenever a light flashed, everyone would stop and quickly look to the club[.....]