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Hi all! My name is Noelle and I am currently living in Flagstaff, Arizona. Some background about me...My father is Hard of Hearing and he used to work at Kentucky School for Deaf. Through his involvement at KSD and with the Deaf community I started to become more and more interested in the culture, especially because I was so welcomed and felt so at home whenever I was around students. Unfortunately, I did not learn ASL until I was in college and then I became more and more involved in learning about inequalities and challenges that the Deaf community faces. I am now a graduate student at Northern Arizona University, getting my degree in Sustainable Communities, and trying to find anyone in the Deaf community that I can continue to use ASL with and learn more.

For awhile now I have been working with hearing youth, empowering them to become involved in their community and make changes. I am very interested in working with Deaf youth as well. I want to be an advocate, to learn more, and empower others but help make change where needed as well.

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to AllDeaf Forum. Well, now, we can be next door neighbors over the border between Arizona and New Mexico. I hope you enjoy reading and posting here. See you around here.

He had to go back to school and get his Master's and is now teaching at a hearing school. He was hoping to go back to KSD but I do not think there were any job openings after he left.

I know at least 2 deaf people whom I personally grew up with. They're now in AZ. I'm aware that there is a pretty strong population of deaf people in Arizona.