Listen to this Article She’s passionate, adventurous, and creative Q. Share with us a bit about your childhood/background. A. I was born in Los Angeles as a first generation Mexican-American, and I’m the only deaf child in my family. Since the age of 2, I learned American Sign Language (ASL) and grew up in both worlds: the […]
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Listen to this Article We all need someone like Nic in our Deaf communities. Nic is from Scranton, Pennsylvania. She faced many barriers in her previous home state and decided to move to Minnesota. She found her true home here where she feels truly welcomed. Nic decided to advocate and educate other deaf and hard-of-hearing
Listen to this Article 1. Tell us a bit about yourself A resident of East Vancouver, Canada, I have had a lifelong struggle with anxiety disorders. To some people I’m considered a Lomographer (the act of taking photographs without thinking, and ignoring the established rules of “good” photography). I use cheap plastic cameras (Holgas) as my
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Listen to this Article “I can just imagine how much people with disabilities can achieve with support and awareness.” ~Joyana Riviere My experience attending the Youth with Disabilities Caribbean sessions was indeed an eye opener! This event is held every Sunday via Zoom from 2:00pm to 4:00 pm AST. Attendees consist of youths with disabilities through
Hafsa Qadeer and her brother Ahmed Qadeer. by Alexandra Nava-Baltimore Listen to this Article Hafsa Qadeer heard a whisper in her ear and followed it to Special Olympics. Working from Dubai, she currently works at one of the seven regional offices for Special Olympics as the Manager for Communications and Partnerships MENA, Middle East/ North Africa.
by St. Cloud State University student, Jordan Radford Listen to this Article Dr. Daniela Ferdico loves traveling, gets giddy going to the airport and being on a plane. Her experiences through her unique career path and personal experiences of disability have given her the knowledge to create and maintain the nonprofit she co-founded with her
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Holly Tuke Listen to this Article “I love going to concerts – I probably went to way too many pre-pandemic times. You’ll always find me listening to music. I’m a bit of a bookworm as well.” The older I got, I became much more aware of the misconceptions surrounding disability. I wanted to find a
by St. Cloud State University Student: Tera Brooks Listen to this Article March 2022 will commemorate 34 years that Jose has worked with people with disabilities. It has been a long and winding road that he has traveled to get him to where he is today. Jose grew up in an asperous neighborhood in Lisbon,
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by St. Cloud State University Student, Taylor Mulcahy Listen to this Article Rossetti holds a double major in agricultural education and horticulture for her Bachelor of Science degree. She then studied agricultural education for her master’s and doctorate degrees, finishing her final degree in 1982. Rosemarie Rossetti grew up in Columbus, Ohio and earned her
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By Nancy Baye Listen to this Article “I may have lost my sight, but I haven’t lost my vision. I have a vivid imagination,” Toby Willis says as he describes his congenital sight loss. “I inherited a genetic mutation, Leber’s disease, which began expressing when I was very young. I tried to hide it because
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