Let’s think about life as it is for many people who are Deaf
Pretend for a moment that you are deaf. You are a good imitator and can imitate just about anything visible. However, your parents and your teachers sometimes expect you to imitate the invisible–SPEECH. People who are Deaf do not hear any surrounding conversation. Those who are hard of hearing may catch a few words here […]
Ludwig Beethoven began losing his hearing when he was 26 years old. I’ll bet you had no idea!
“Ludwig Beethoven— …began losing his hearing when he was 26 years old. It was a gradual descent into deafness. Beethoven’s ability to imagine in his mind’s ear what his compositions would sound like and the vibrations of his instruments enabled him to compose masterpieces even after deafness had gripped him. His determination to continue in […]