“I think that I did it to myself. I played rhythm guitar in a church band. We had our amplifiers sitting right beside us. We wanted to be heard, so they were turned up real loud. All the years of playing in the band, and … Continue readingOpening lines of communication with deaf, hard-of-hearing
“I’ve played the piano since I was 3 years old and the harp since I was 11. I teach and I love music. “I was in my early 20s when I started losing my hearing. When you’re a professional musician with a hearing loss, it’s … Continue readingDeafness not able to silence her music
“I’ve learned so much about the coronavirus, like how you can carry it without knowing and pass it along to others. That makes it very difficult to see and track. “My sister, mom and dad all agreed to limit physical contact from different households due … Continue readingSocial distancing can be heart-breaking
Meet Luna, part pit bull and Dalmatian. “She showed up on our doorstep on the 5th of July a year ago. She had a gash on her leg, so we took her to the vet. We went around asking people and posted a photo of … Continue readingLuna doesn’t let hearing loss stop her
“I’m a blooming author, I guess you could say. I actually have published two books, the first one in 2017. I had the idea for it back in sixth grade and wrote it then. I kind of lost focus with the project for a bit. … Continue readingYoung author mixes magic, Japanese culture
“I was born bilaterally and profoundly deaf, which basically means that I cannot hear at all in either ear. The only reason I’m able to do this (interview) is because of a special hearing aid. If I took it out, I could not hear anything. … Continue readingPerseverance helps student overcome deafness
“When I was a kid, some people thought I was very snobbish because I wouldn’t speak. But it was because I didn’t hear them, and I talked like a baby. So I took speech for a long time. The lady who taught me was from … Continue readingShe’s never let hearing loss slow her down
A childhood accident took her hearing. A determined son and daughter helped return it. Using sign language, Yolanda Willey says she was about 5 years old when she fell at home. Her memory of the incident is a bit fuzzy — it happened more than … Continue readingShe gains her freedom from the sounds of silence
“We got her as a puppy, and she was a very bad little girl at first. The people we got her from would not even let her out of the car because they were afraid she’d get loose and run off. But we fell in … Continue readingDeaf dog, Angel, becomes part of the family
When you enter PJ’s Backlot Feed and Emporium in Baytown, you probably will be greeted by Angel. If the Great Dane rescue doesn’t respond to what you’re saying, it’s because she is deaf. Her owner, Paula Winters, fitted her with a special collar and vest … Continue readingAngel fits right in despite her hearing loss