Reading Posts Tagged ‘deaf people’

A List of Community Colleges in Massachusetts that offer programs in American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf Studies

June 25, 2010, Category: Deaf Education

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Community Colleges: Bristol Community College BBC offers an Associate in Arts in Deaf Studies.  The Deaf studies program explores the language, culture, history and contemporary issues of Deaf people.  Fundamental to the program are both competency in American Sign Language and a desire to work with Deaf people and not for them.  This program prepares students, both...

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It is so difficult for Hearing Parents to let go of their Deaf Children but they must let go!

October 7, 2009, Category: Deaf Parenting

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It is so difficult for Hearing Parents to let go of their Deaf Children but they must let go! I must confess that I like to be in control of any situation so it is very difficult for me to just let go.  Well, Larry, Amrit and Raveena (our first and only grandchild) has been living...

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Deaf Parenting: Improving Reading Skills of Deaf Children

October 2, 2009, Category: Deaf Parenting

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Our son loves soccer and sports, so we used this to his benefit.  We got him his own subscriptions to junior and adult soccer magazines, sports illustrated, wrestling magazines and books on soccer for youths and teens.  Larry loved these...

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Adult Education at Deaf, Inc.

September 14, 2009, Category: Deaf Education

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HYPERLINK “http://www.deafinconline.org/index.html” Deaf, Inc is located in Allston, MA and the organization’s mission is to empower Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing and Late-Deafened people to lead independent lives.  Deaf, Inc offers educational classes and workshops in basic academic skills, job skills, GED preparation, and American Sign Language. Parents, siblings, relatives of Deaf children or adults can...

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Sibling of Deaf Brother.

September 10, 2009, Category: Deaf Parenting

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I am Charisma Larry’s younger sister. I enjoyed growing up with Larry, learning American Sign Language, visiting the schools for Deaf that Larry attended and playing with his friends. I will tell my story as a girl with a Deaf brother later on our Blog. Welcome to our family story. Charisma To get...

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Discover How Our Deaf Child Grew Up Confident, Independent and Successful Beyond Our Imagination!

September 1, 2009, Category: Deaf Community, Deaf Education, Deaf Parenting

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A Family’s Journey with a Deaf son. Welcome to our family story, our life’s journey with our Deaf son.  My husband, Alex, and I have 2 children, Larry and Charisma.  Larry and his wife Amrit are both Deaf.  Their beautiful daughter Raveena is hearing. Our story details how we discovered Larry was Deaf, our decision to...

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Deaf Socializing

September 1, 2009, Category: Deaf Community, Deaf Education

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Written by Larry Stephen. The last Sunday of the summer 2009 vacation, Raveena, Amrit, and I went to the well known dim sum restaurant named China Pearl in the Boston Chinatown.  We invited five Deaf adults and one hearing child to spend the leisure time with us.  We shared our delicious dim sum...

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