Our Alumni
Soraya, of Gainesville, Florida, attended Miami-Dade Community College. She comes from a family of six children, four of whom are deaf or hard of hearing, with a single mother. Her hearing loss was diagnosed while she was in third grade, and she's dedicated her life to succeed in spite of it. Initially she was mainstreamed, but spent her last two years in high school at the Florida School for the Deaf with her deaf siblings. Soraya was described by one of her teachers there as having "overcome tremendous odds... with grace and dignity", and being "the kind of student that every teacher dreams of having." She was on her high school's honor roll and maintained a straight 'A' average in her senior year. Read
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Alexander is Alexander has gotten his degree from Northeastern University, with a degree in civil engineering and a minor in environmental science. He spent the summer working at a camp in Colorado, supervising other deaf persons, and will be looking for a job in civil engineering this fall. Read
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Alison lison graduated from the University of Michigan in spring of 2007, after doing extremely well in college. She is currently living in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she works for the Institute of Social Research on various public health projects. Alison has become increasingly interested in public health and may pursue graduate studies in that field. Read more -->>
Susan (real name withheld by request) was born with a profound hearing loss, but aided by a supportive family network, she learned to sign dexterously and has developed fine oral skills; her speech is completely intelligible. Read more -->>