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Listening and Spoken
Language Success Stories
Julianne, LSL Graduate
"…I am so thankful that my parents made the decision to get me cochlear implants 20 years ago.”
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Listening and Spoken
Language Success Stories
"I am exceedingly grateful for the journey and I couldn’t be happier for the outcome."
Andi, LSL Parent
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Language Success Stories
"We believed that Listening and Spoken Language would help him to engage completely with the world, not just a select number of people…"
Tammi, LSL Parent
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Listening and Spoken
Language Success Stories
“...but now, I do consider my deafness a gift in a lot of ways.”
Caroline, LSL Graduate
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Listening and Spoken
Language Success Stories
"All of that hardwork, all of those many many miles….it’s so worth it."
Benita, LSL Grandparent
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Listening and Spoken
Language Success Stories
"We knew that we wanted Teagan to use speech. We knew ASL probably wasn’t the best fit for us." Tami & Mario, LSL Parents
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Listening and Spoken
Language Success Stories
"She started at 4 years old with zero language at WISE. She’s now about to be 15, making A’s and B’s in school."
Daniel, LSL Parent & Allie, LSL User
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Listening and Spoken
Language Success Stories
"I didn’t know cochlear implants existed…It’s a long process, but easily the best decision we ever made."
Mary Lauren & Bart, LSL Parents
Vivi, Cochlear Implant User
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American Sign Language
Success Stories
Susan, ASL Parent & Tatum Kentli, ASL User
"I want her to be established and have a voice in this world and sign language was the way to give her a voice."
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American Sign Language
Success Stories
"We decided at the first diagnosis that we were going to choose sign language...She signed her first word at 5 months old."
Michael & Beth, ASL Parent & Shea, ASL User
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American Sign Language
Success Stories
“Deaf people can be successful. Deaf people can do it. If they want to make it, then they can make it on their own.”
Likesia, ASL Teacher
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American Sign Language
Success Stories
"I decided to use American Sign Language with my son because I thought it was important for him to be able to communicate."
Daniella, ASL Parent
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American Sign Language
Success Stories
"I started making friends. I was able to have conversations. I was able to understand things. I fit in…that is where I belonged."
Jessica, ASL User
