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    Did Vocational Rehabilitation cover 100% of your college tuiton?

    That is right, everything is NOT free in this world. So when you get the opportunity to take advantage of a program that DOES offer the rarity of FREE tuiton coverage because you may have happened to be afflicted with deafness or blindness, and there happens to be programs out there that cover...
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    Did Vocational Rehabilitation cover 100% of your college tuiton?

    I live in NJ and am considering going to Gallaudet university. I would like to know if any one of you have taken advantage of what VR has to offer you, and got your tuiton covered because of it? Do they cover everything, or just a certain percentage of your tuiton? Did you have to scrape up all...
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    Best careers for deaf people?

    What are the list of good paying careers that would be most appropriate and hassle free for the average mentally functioning deaf/hearing imparied person today? Why I ask this is because, I am at the stage where I am about to go to college to work towards getting a degree and eventually...
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    Moving to Texas to take advantage of the deaf college tuiton exemption; Worth it?

    Dave, Did you find it challenging to get accepted into the Texas State University? From what I am reading on here, it is difficult to get into these universities as there is a lot of competition among top grads.
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    Moving to Texas to take advantage of the deaf college tuiton exemption; Worth it?

    Well in that case, then it seems like a no brainer for the deaf people to move to Texas and take advantage of saving tens and tens of thousands of dollars in the 100% tuiton exemption! If you pursue your Masters or Ph.d, then you can save hundreds of thousands! Dave, the only thing that I am...
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    Moving to Texas to take advantage of the deaf college tuiton exemption; Worth it?

    Hey there, I went to that austincc.edu site, and it says on the deaf tuiton exemption link that (Deaf is defined as a person whose sense of hearing is nonfunctional for normal conversation after all necessary medical treatment, surgery, and use of hearing aids are utilized. Blind is defined...
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    Moving to Texas to take advantage of the deaf college tuiton exemption; Worth it?

    Is there any way I could get in touch with your friend? Also does your friend wear hearing aids? I would like to know if it is really worth making a major change in life, so as to take advantage of this seemingly incredible offer by Texas state. Thanks.
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    Moving to Texas to take advantage of the deaf college tuiton exemption; Worth it?

    I saw that according to Texas Education Code Section 54.205, all those who are blind/deaf are exempted 100% from college tuiton and fees if they lived in Texas for more than a year. Is this true? In that case, if I were to move to texas to enroll at the University of Texas at Austin, and do a...
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    Doing online college courses to relieve stress of listening; Does it help?

    I am planning to make my jump back into college after a 2 year layoff due to stress taking a profound toll on me. I remember the worst part about college was that everything was all about listening. I wear 2 hearing aids and read lips, but usually only get about 50% or less of what a person says...
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