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Current hearing aids: Oticon Digifocus II She LOVES her hearing aids and wants her new ones to be EXACTLY like these! I LOVE these hearing aids because they are 12 years old! They have been repaired a few times and still are hanging in there! Just repaired one recently and finally am...

Christmas shopping online today for my daughter who is 17 years old and is deaf. So hard to decide what kind of phone to get her!! Here are some stats on what she does now: At the end of contract with T-Mobile Sidekick '08-- she had great unlimited text and internet plan UNTIL they...

My daughter just started high school at a deaf school--she loves it and is very happy! There are VPs in the dorms--most of the students use them to communicate with their parents during the week. We just got one installed in our home on Friday and it is amazing!! My daughter CAN use a regular...

My daughter has completed her first two weeks of high school and LOVES it!! When we went to freshmen orientation, I KNEW we had made the right decision--the whole concept of going to high school with other deaf students, having the opportunities available that are not in most big public...

I lost part of my post, but I will try to segway into what I wrote. I just wanted to update everyone on our current situation. We are still not yet in Florida, but we are getting closer to making things work--somehow, some way. My daughter is in the 8th grade at the local public school--the...

Hi everyone! Anyone with kids in school knows that the spring semester of each school year is full of those dreaded standardized tests. I have VERY negative feelings about the whole NCLB issue--it is intended to make sure "no child is left behind"--but it seems to me that MANY more kids ARE...

Hi everyone! Just checking in and updating about our situation. My daughter is 13--oral deaf/hard of hearing--mainstreamed for a while but now wants to be with other deaf/hh students. We are trying to move to Florida so that she can attend the deaf school there--the move is not going so well...

My daughter is still in middle school, but I am genuinely concerned about her future in high school and beyond. She struggles academically, and has a very hard time with standardized tests. During her last IEP, I stated that I definitely want her to be on the "track" toward a true high school...

Went to Six Flags on Deaf Awareness Day--lots of sign interpreters at the shows--one show was a musical dance routine--small stage with dancing and singing lots of country songs--very loud and lots to take in visually, too. My daughter had no trouble hearing the music(she's hard of hearing and...

I have written long posts on here about my daughter--right now I am trying to find the best educational resources for her during her high school years. I just wanted to say something about this board and the people on this board: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE!! As a member of the parents section of...

Searching for answers for HOH teenage daughter. Hearing aids work great for her--she loves them and hears well with them. She speaks very well. BUT--she also has a learning disability and is struggling academically. PLUS, she is really wanting to meet other teens "like her"--whatever that...