This is how we started off the new school year. Over the summer, we moved 214 miles in order for Micah to attend the Florida School for the Deaf in St. Augustine. Well aware that studies show that Deaf students in hearing schools often experience greater isolation and psychological difficulty, my family took the plunge … More The Illusion of Inclusion: When your son texts you an hour into his first day at a new school to say, “I don’t have an interpreter!”

  A couple of weeks ago, Micah broke his wrist trying to land a skateboarding trick. Despite the setback, he’s recently decided he wants to become a pro-skater, and yesterday I caught him googling “skateboard college.” He watches X-Games online, styles his hair long, wears ripped Vans sneakers and sports his Volcom hat backwards. While … More 7 Reasons Why Your Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Child Should Take STEM Classes

“From the time they are born, our brothers and sisters are our collaborators and co-conspirators, our role models and cautionary tales.” –Jeffrey Kluger … More Siblings of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children