Isaacsmom
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Hello Everyone,
My 9 month old son has profound hearing loss. We go to a Community Church. (Part of the Church of God denomination). My son is the only Deaf person in our entire congregation. I am worried as to how he will be able to learn about God through the church services and Sunday School Classes. Can anyone tell me their experiences in church growing up as Deaf? What should we recommend to the pastor so our son can learn of God's love and still interact with other kids? We don't even have an interpreter for our pastors sermon. Honestly, there aren't many deaf children in the entire county we live in. We visited the hearing impaired pre-school and there were like 4 children in it. The mainstreamed elementary school had maybe 5 kids in it. Even though we live in Pennsylvania the Maryland School for the Deaf would be the closest school to us. Even closer than the Western PA School for the Deaf. Does anyone have experience in The Maryland School for the Deaf? Do you have to be a resident of Maryland to gain admission? Any information would be awesome! Thank you so much! Happy New Year!
My 9 month old son has profound hearing loss. We go to a Community Church. (Part of the Church of God denomination). My son is the only Deaf person in our entire congregation. I am worried as to how he will be able to learn about God through the church services and Sunday School Classes. Can anyone tell me their experiences in church growing up as Deaf? What should we recommend to the pastor so our son can learn of God's love and still interact with other kids? We don't even have an interpreter for our pastors sermon. Honestly, there aren't many deaf children in the entire county we live in. We visited the hearing impaired pre-school and there were like 4 children in it. The mainstreamed elementary school had maybe 5 kids in it. Even though we live in Pennsylvania the Maryland School for the Deaf would be the closest school to us. Even closer than the Western PA School for the Deaf. Does anyone have experience in The Maryland School for the Deaf? Do you have to be a resident of Maryland to gain admission? Any information would be awesome! Thank you so much! Happy New Year!