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Hello, my name is Sara. I am a mother to two wonderful children that have a sever hearing loss. Austin, my son who is five years old, and Emma-Leigh, my daughter who is three years old. I currently live in Martinsburg, WV and I had just moved here because I was evicted out of my home in...

AND DO NOT LET YOUR FRIENDS TELL YOU THAT YOU CANNOT WORK THAT IS BS... My sons interpretor to teach him asl is deaf and not oral at all so that is bogous you can even do that job if you know asl interpretors are always going to be in demand for teachers of IEP meetings or hearing parents of a...

From Experience: It depends on the state you live in but you should qualify it may take you to appeal it a few times before your approved but they would have to pay you from they day you apply if you keep appealing it ID go for it some states require you to only work a minimum amount but there...

UPDATE: I called an advocate today someone will reach me in a few days for further info (so they say) I emailed some of the gov officials the same letter I wrote to Michelle Obama (if anyone wants to read my letter I can post it) but I email the Governor, A Delegate, the Cabinet secretary...

I wish I was on SSI my life would be easier but unfortonately I make more money than SSI pays me lol so that is not an option Maryland denied my kids SSI so I have to try to apply for it since Ive moved to West Virginia. As far as insurance yea every insurance company Ive had since I have...

I do not like the bte ones cuz of sunglasses and they hurt my ears I have to have a break from them and i dont like it to be oviouse that i wear hearing aides ( dont ask why) i do know about the colors my son has baby blue ones with green and blue tiedye molds and my daughter has pink ones with...

at least there is ASL to communicate... tell me what is it like to know you will never be able to hear a thing??? I know without my aides I am frustrated but i also have had them since I was 4

i hear with my hearing aides but without them I cant hear anything

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Hello all my name is Sara. I live in Martinsburg WV and have just moved here so I know no one. I was raised in Pasadena maryland. I have a bilateral sevear sesrinerol hearing loss I wear hearing aides and have since I was four I am new to ASL and learning due to my children. Honestly growing up...

It helps for children born with it why not help with adults who live with it? It covers your vision when most people are born with vision problems! what insurance company do you all have cuz mine hasnt covered any part I paid $2800 us dollars for a set my dog ate them i got lucky and an...

My parents are not deaf and I am so that has nothing to do with it drs told my mom every girl she had would be deaf. Now both of my children are deaf and their father's are hearing. I wasnt diagnosed til 4 but wear hearing aide as far as CI that should be her decidion because of what it is and...

Sadly Insurance doesnt cover hearing aides for people over 17 and under 65 (in my experience) anyone else have this problem?

I know in my experience I am hoh and do not know sign yet. Im learning because of my children but I do know that some teachers in my daughter's old school are hearing and know sign but alot of teacher are deaf and teach students. I wouldnt say its looked down upon but Im new to the deaf...

ANother place to look into as far as classes for ASL is at churches my mom goes to a signing class through a church for free and the girls in the class alot of them are learning to become an interpretor (this idea works if your not in a hurry) another thing is a community college to make it go...

Would that even work if Ive been here since May 2011 Austin got to compleate his school year off with his school( mainstreem school Robinwood) but Emma-Leigh's school (MSD)kicked her out the day we was booted from our home which I always thought they had to give you 30 days til its a permenent...

Another thing I wanted to add was that people are so ignorent to dhh children they blame lack of communication on the disablity which to me is not true they say all deaf children have violent behaviors shows how niieve psychologist can be to dhh children. ITs def. hard getting opinions on what...

I do have all of the paper work and I only have one vehicle which my fiance' takes to work in the am but driving an hr away with a 8cylinder suv is alot on gas i cannot afford that. I am not homeless... so I do not understand where you are going with that. I will look in to the mainstreem...

My daughter Emma-Leigh is my first child I put in a deaf school I fought Washington County Maryland to have my son go to MSD and won but I was evicted from my home and Had to sell my car the only place affordable I found was where I am right now so my son did not get his chance to attend a deaf...

Ive never heard of Kendell. I am still going to bring it up and be compleately annoying and keep calling IEP meetings until I get what I want D.C is a bit further than Fredrick but i will def look into it Im doing all I can do so my kids do not have to take that ride or board I was even thinking...