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Deaf with a capital D
September 22, 2020
My daughter can hear the doorbell ring -- once in a while. She can hear dogs barking and she says something that sounds a lot like “bless you” when you sneeze. She sings “Wheels on the bus” without any recognizable English words, but with a close enough approximation of the tune that anyone would recognize…
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My favorite thing about being Deaf, by Addie
September 21, 2020
For International Week of the Deaf 2022, Addie, age 11, tells us her favorite thing about being Deaf.
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The best thing about being Deaf, by Elly
September 21, 2020
For International Week of the Deaf 2022, Elly, age 9, tells us about the best part of being Deaf.
Read moreWhat I want hearing people to know about Deaf people, by Lucy.
September 21, 2020
For International Week of the Deaf 2022, Lucy, age 12, has one important thing she wants hearing people to know about Deaf people.
Read moreKitchen Conversation: Speech Therapy at Home
June 24, 2020
Cindy Harrison is a speech language pathologist practicing in Ottawa, Canada. Cindy’s area of clinical focus is the assessment and intervention for children/youth and young adults with autism spectrum disorder and developmental disabilities. Cindy is also senior faculty with Profectum, a not for profit training institute that specializes in training clinicians in DIR/Floortime.
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Let’s Be #mightytogether
May 30, 2019
The Mighty recently published a blog we wrote for our Exceptional Lives community. As described on their website, “The Mighty is a digital health community created to empower and connect people facing health challenges and disabilities.” Using their online platform, people from all walks of life are able to share their stories and connect…
Read moreELI Receives Innovative Practice Award at United Nations
March 7, 2018
We were recently honored to be named one of Zero Project’s 2018 Innovative Practice Award recipients. The Zero Project, based in Vienna, Austria, works to improve the lives of people with disabilities and create a world without barriers. The Zero Project Conference 2018 brought together 650 participants from 70 countries to discuss issues related…
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