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Santa has many helpers
Different communications
Daniel Myers is another.
Kids tell Myers, aka Santa Claus, what they wanted for Christmas with sign language.
Quota International invites hearing-impaired children to its annual Signing Santa every year. The event is an opportunity for the deaf and hearing-impaired children of Siouxland to sign their Christmas wishes to Santa, without needing an interpreter.
Helping this reporter with questioning Santa was interpreter Molly Holtz, who used American Sign Language.
Responding to the question of why he chose to do this, Santa's eyes twinkled, as he signed, "For the kids. For the deaf and hearing-impaired children. They can tell me about the presents they want."
How did Santa get to be Santa in the first place?
"I was approached by someone from Quota," he explained. "The Deaf Club in Sioux City had an outfit, so I said yes."
Myers was born deaf and attended the school for the deaf in Council Bluffs, before moving to Sioux City.
He signed that most of the requests from the kids didn't have any specific have-to-have items.
"There's no popular present," Myers signed. "Everybody asks for something different. Although one asked for a real dog."
Will Santa be delivering that?
"I talk around it," he signed. "I make no promises."
Different communications
Daniel Myers is another.
Kids tell Myers, aka Santa Claus, what they wanted for Christmas with sign language.
Quota International invites hearing-impaired children to its annual Signing Santa every year. The event is an opportunity for the deaf and hearing-impaired children of Siouxland to sign their Christmas wishes to Santa, without needing an interpreter.
Helping this reporter with questioning Santa was interpreter Molly Holtz, who used American Sign Language.
Responding to the question of why he chose to do this, Santa's eyes twinkled, as he signed, "For the kids. For the deaf and hearing-impaired children. They can tell me about the presents they want."
How did Santa get to be Santa in the first place?
"I was approached by someone from Quota," he explained. "The Deaf Club in Sioux City had an outfit, so I said yes."
Myers was born deaf and attended the school for the deaf in Council Bluffs, before moving to Sioux City.
He signed that most of the requests from the kids didn't have any specific have-to-have items.
"There's no popular present," Myers signed. "Everybody asks for something different. Although one asked for a real dog."
Will Santa be delivering that?
"I talk around it," he signed. "I make no promises."