markishh
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greetings one and all,
i'm brand spankin' new to alldeaf, and i look forward to being a member.
i've been hard of hearing all my existence on this orb called earth. when i was a wee bit of a lad, i was literally in my own little world since i just couldn't understand what in tarnation anyone was saying. oh, yes, my parents thought i was the villiage idiot; however, an observant teacher thought otherwise. she "suggested to my parents that i have my hearing tested, and, voila, turns out i'm hoh. i was taught how to speechread when i was very young, and that has been how i communicate with those in the hearing world. i visited my speech therapist a while ago, and she said to me, "you guess a lot don't you?!?!" ma'am, i responded, when you have had as much practice as i, you kind of get the hang of it. i was a teacher/administrator by profession, and sometimes a student would come up to me and speak spanish just to see my reaction. oh, the lil' darlins'.
i was mainstreamed before the term was made popular. i didn't learn asl until a good and kind gent i worked with began communicating with me. took formal asl classes at the university. i'm always looking to improve my communication skills, 'specially since what hearing i have is diminishing as time rolls on.
well, that's my bit for now. i look forward to participating here. any advice, thoughts, suggestions, feedback, food, and blinkies that you can share will be greatly 'preciated. bye for now.
i'm brand spankin' new to alldeaf, and i look forward to being a member.
i've been hard of hearing all my existence on this orb called earth. when i was a wee bit of a lad, i was literally in my own little world since i just couldn't understand what in tarnation anyone was saying. oh, yes, my parents thought i was the villiage idiot; however, an observant teacher thought otherwise. she "suggested to my parents that i have my hearing tested, and, voila, turns out i'm hoh. i was taught how to speechread when i was very young, and that has been how i communicate with those in the hearing world. i visited my speech therapist a while ago, and she said to me, "you guess a lot don't you?!?!" ma'am, i responded, when you have had as much practice as i, you kind of get the hang of it. i was a teacher/administrator by profession, and sometimes a student would come up to me and speak spanish just to see my reaction. oh, the lil' darlins'.
i was mainstreamed before the term was made popular. i didn't learn asl until a good and kind gent i worked with began communicating with me. took formal asl classes at the university. i'm always looking to improve my communication skills, 'specially since what hearing i have is diminishing as time rolls on.
well, that's my bit for now. i look forward to participating here. any advice, thoughts, suggestions, feedback, food, and blinkies that you can share will be greatly 'preciated. bye for now.
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