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After studying beauty and a foreign language, one student at the J. Everett Light Career Center cosmetology school plans to combine her talents to work with the underserved deaf community in Indianapolis.
Hilary Knauer earned her high school diploma in May, but she's continuing her education as an adult student at the JEL Academy of Beauty. She is one of three full-time students at the academy, and earned a scholarship to finish the two-year program, said instructor Becky Henry.
"One of my good friend's parents were deaf," said Knauer, who took sign language as her foreign language at Hamilton Southeastern High School.
Knauer also works at Dick's Bodacious Bar-B-Q.
"We get a lot of deaf customers in the food industry," she said.
After finishing cosmetology school, she plans to major in American Sign Language. Classes are offered at the Indiana School for the Deaf through Vincennes University. After finishing that program, she wants to open her own business near the deaf school, 1200 E. 42nd St.
When Knauer finishes in March and passes her qualifying exams, she'll be a licensed cosmetologist. She'll be qualified to wash, cut, color, style and perm hair, give facial massages and manicures and apply makeup.
Students are ready for the professional world when they complete the course, Henry said. In the 1,500 required hours, students must complete 400 shampoos, 100 perms and 250 haircuts.
Henry said that many students in the cosmetology school have aspirations of opening their own salons or specializing in different techniques, but Knauer's goals are unique.
"It has to be difficult for someone who is deaf to tell how much they want taken off or what color they want," Henry said. "This is something that hasn't been done."
After studying beauty and a foreign language, one student at the J. Everett Light Career Center cosmetology school plans to combine her talents to work with the underserved deaf community in Indianapolis.
Hilary Knauer earned her high school diploma in May, but she's continuing her education as an adult student at the JEL Academy of Beauty. She is one of three full-time students at the academy, and earned a scholarship to finish the two-year program, said instructor Becky Henry.
"One of my good friend's parents were deaf," said Knauer, who took sign language as her foreign language at Hamilton Southeastern High School.
Knauer also works at Dick's Bodacious Bar-B-Q.
"We get a lot of deaf customers in the food industry," she said.
After finishing cosmetology school, she plans to major in American Sign Language. Classes are offered at the Indiana School for the Deaf through Vincennes University. After finishing that program, she wants to open her own business near the deaf school, 1200 E. 42nd St.
When Knauer finishes in March and passes her qualifying exams, she'll be a licensed cosmetologist. She'll be qualified to wash, cut, color, style and perm hair, give facial massages and manicures and apply makeup.
Students are ready for the professional world when they complete the course, Henry said. In the 1,500 required hours, students must complete 400 shampoos, 100 perms and 250 haircuts.
Henry said that many students in the cosmetology school have aspirations of opening their own salons or specializing in different techniques, but Knauer's goals are unique.
"It has to be difficult for someone who is deaf to tell how much they want taken off or what color they want," Henry said. "This is something that hasn't been done."
