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  1. Porter

    Stuck in Limbo

    If you are actively researching your daughter's "disability" and gaining insight on it then you are already doing a great job as a parent. The worst thing someone can do is ignore a situation. I think you learning ASL is a great tool that will be extremely effective in the future. Let me shed...
  2. Porter

    Deaf Nurse

    Well.... I know it's been 4 yrs since this post but it can help others with the same question. Can a deaf or HOH person be a nurse? The answer is YES and it is all about getting the right tools. I am a nurse with severe hearing loss in my ears bilaterally. I wear BTE hearing aids. Technology...
  3. Porter

    Getting Movie Theater to Carry Captions

    pain in the butt haha I went to NY and saw a movie in the IMAX theater. I used what looked like GIANT 3D glasses. The subtitles were pretty neat how they appeared. But it was in the MIDDLE of the screen so annoying haha. But hey, I will take what I can get in order to understand what is going...
  4. Porter

    Stuck in Limbo

    Where to begin? I have had moderate/severe hearing loss pretty much since I was 3 years old. I started wearing hearing aids when I was in elementary school. Growing up, my parents were very careful to raise me in a hearing-only world. Let me tell you- it worked alright. I was constantly...
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