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News 10 Now | 24 Hour Local News | Central New York
The only organization in Central New York that serves deaf and hearing impaired children year-round kicked off Deaf Awareness Week with a dinner Saturday night.
The organization is called Whole Me and the theme of the week is "bringing worlds together."
They say the hearing population has little understanding of the deaf and hope to bridge that gap. The evening's keynote speaker had a message for the children in attendance.
"They can be anything and everything they want to be. They're going to have to work twice as hard as the hearing person, simply because they're deaf. The hearing world does not understand, so they don't readily accept a deaf person," said Sue Thomas.
Thomas has worked as an FBI Agent, was a championship figure skater and has been deaf since she was a year old.
The only organization in Central New York that serves deaf and hearing impaired children year-round kicked off Deaf Awareness Week with a dinner Saturday night.
The organization is called Whole Me and the theme of the week is "bringing worlds together."
They say the hearing population has little understanding of the deaf and hope to bridge that gap. The evening's keynote speaker had a message for the children in attendance.
"They can be anything and everything they want to be. They're going to have to work twice as hard as the hearing person, simply because they're deaf. The hearing world does not understand, so they don't readily accept a deaf person," said Sue Thomas.
Thomas has worked as an FBI Agent, was a championship figure skater and has been deaf since she was a year old.