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I'll be sure to do that! And I wasn't trying to imply that the hearing dog would be a pet - sorry, bad choice of words on my part.

I'm actually president of my school's NHS chapter. Definitely go for it - looks great on your resume, and provides lots of volunteer opportunities if you like that sort of thing. Just make sure it's the REAL National Honor Society - there are an unbelievable amount of scammers out there. My...

Thanks again Whatdidyousay! I'm told I'll travel to California for two weeks of "team training". The first few days will be spent matching a dog's temperament/abilities/personality to my own, and after that I'll work one-on-one with the dog assigned to me to get him/her specifically trained to...

Thanks Lau! I'm told that the college I'm going to be attending is very receptive to SDs. (The disability culture there, in general, is great, which is one of the reasons why I elected to go there.) The coordinator of disability services there says that he has met with city officials and local...

I'm so glad to hear from you both how great (or not so great, Lau - LOL) your pets are. Here are some general questions I have about service dogs: How hard was the training? The break-in period? What was the most difficult part? How long did it take to get the dog trained for the most...

Gotcha. Thanks for your input. I'm sorry to hear your current living situation isn't conducive to having one. Thanks to Whatdidyousay, too. I really appreciate both of you taking the time to offer your thoughts. Do either of you mind my asking how you get up in the mornings without a service...

Hi again Whatdidyousay! I didn't realize that service dog insurance existed separately from regular pet insurance - that's cool! Thanks for the link; I'll definitely check it out. It sounds like you and Finlay had a very special relationship. I'm sorry to hear that he passed, but it...

Thanks Lau! That does help a bit. I know I shouldn't be as wrapped up in what people think as I am - guess it's just the teenager in me. I haven't really had too many friends, so I would definitely welcome a dog's companionship!

Hi there MomToDeafChild. I am a high school senior with bilateral CIs (am profoundly deaf without them). I'm also mainstreamed and in an ASL class (I am learning to sign but, like your daughter, had a bit of an edge on the other kids going into it). I am an honors/AP student and have struggled...

Hey Laura, thanks for your input! Being a self-conscious teenager, I guess I just feel weird taking the dog everywhere. I had the perception that it'd breed unwanted attention (i.e. having it in class or at work with me when I don't medically/physically need it to be there). Does that make sense?

Hi whatdidyousay! Thanks for the tip on turning off the phone alarms. Good idea. I did fill out a questionnaire. The company I was approved through (Canine Companions for Independence) uses Golden Retriever mixes. Do you know if most insurance companies offer some coverage for service dogs...

I'm a high school senior with bilateral Nucleus 5 CI's (got them in 2004 and 2007). I was born moderately deaf and lost my hearing gradually thereafter, but luckily was able to retain all my auditory memory and speak normally with a bit of impediment/"deaf accent". I am now 100% deaf without my...

My ASL teacher does this, too. I don't think it's so much pointing to her dominant hand as it is steadying/supporting it. She mainly does this when fingerspelling vocab (i.e. doing a lot of quick fingerspelling).

Is anyone here interested in connecting via Glide to practice their ASL? :)

Thank you all so much for your input! I am a senior in high school taking honors and AP classes. From 7th grade through last year (junior year) I actually used a notetaker. My parents and I had no idea that service was available, but the district offered since the last girl to use a notetaker...

Thanks for your response, Jiro. Do you mind explaining in a little more detail why you prefer CART? Simply because it's a direct transcript? Do you think someone HoH would benefit more from one or the other?

Hi all, I was wondering your thoughts on CART vs. CPRINT services. I am preparing to enter college in the fall as a bilateral CI user and will need some sort of captioning service for classes. I understand that CART is more of a literal translation than CPRINT; have any of you had experience...

Hi all, thanks for your responses. I should have specified that the bed shaker I have tried was hooked up to a bedside light and I still had issues. I would love to hear more about how effective the Pebble is in waking people up. Deafducky and Annie, do you find that the Sonic Alarm is...

Hi, I am a senior in high school and am 100% deaf but use cochlear implants during the day and function quite well in mainstream society with them. However, since I take off my CIs at night I need an alarm system to wake me up in the mornings and to alert me to any alarms (smoke/fire, carbon...