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Esther Rimer

Texas Brings Random Contemplations on CLT Access

Written by Esther Rimer on June 24th, 2008 | 2 Comments

As I write this, I am currently in what amounts to the middle of nowhere, central Texas, working as a volunteer at an archaeological field school, ready to sell a kingdom for a good hot biscuit, and surrounded by colonies of fire ants. I also have very limited internet, so y’all are very lucky to [...]

Mary-Beth Robie

Connections Within the Family

Written by Mary-Beth Robie on June 22nd, 2008 | 3 Comments

To come from a family where each of my immediate family members learned how to cue is something I consider a blessing. I even put my life on the line by trying to teach the family cat how to expressively cue to me. I would take her paw and try to move it around her [...]

Barb Ballard

Now What? (Choices part 2)

Written by Barb Ballard on June 22nd, 2008 | 4 Comments

So, here we were with a child, who’d most likely developed his hearing impairment at the age of 3, who was now 7 years old and in 2nd grade.  Because of his other health issues, he was already in a classroom with small group instruction.  I wasn’t prepared to even think about changing schools.  I’d [...]

Barb Ballard

Post-Lingually Deaf (Choices part 1)

Written by Barb Ballard on June 8th, 2008 | 3 Comments

To understand how our family came to choose Cued Speech, you should probably understand a little bit of my son’s history. He was not born with a hearing impairment, but to say that he’s medically complicated is a bit of an understatement.  He seemed like the perfect child at birth, but what no one knew [...]