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Web Link Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advocacy Resource Center Nevada I'm new to Reno, late-deafened. I not fully immersed into the group for a few reasons: all events/meetings are in Sparks; I don't feel too welcomed into the groups because of my newness; when speaking, I am multilingual...

Huan Ying Kali Dui bu qi,,, my Mandarin is not very good. I need to find Mandarin speakers to help me practice. I can say basic sentences, but I want to speak like I came from China. I never saw International Sign Language. There is nothing wrong with being deaf, we can still do a...

Keeping Content in Life... When I was hearing, I had deaf friends, and I signed almost daily. I saw the equipment (technology) they used to compensate; gee, it was expensive. Once my hearing was lost, I already knew how to "hear," just as my friends did. Most did not read speech; I learned this...

I lost my hearing at age 40; bummer, I tend to look at my abilities, more than the limitations. I learned several languages before the hearing loss; and, I still use those languages in the respective environments. Some, don't know I am deaf, until I tell them. I read speech in Spanish or...