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Deaf Mentor Program News
April 2023
 
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The Deaf Mentor Program is available through in-person and virtual visits.

 
Snapshots D/HH Mentor Spotlight
Ethan Morrobel has Usher syndrome type 1B. He was born profoundly deaf, is legally blind due to an eye condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa that will continue to cause him to lose more vision, and has severe balance issues. He has bilateral cochlear implants and uses listening and spoken language to communicate. Ethan is a third year mechanical engineering student at Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a lifelong athlete and enjoys baseball, swimming, and cross country. In a video interview with Amplify Advocacy, Ethan shares his story about advocacy through college and other areas of life.
Watch Ethan's Story
Photo description: Photo of Ethan smiling at the camera with a textured gray backdrop. He has light brown wavy hair and wears a dark gray shirt.
Email kmakowski@spanadvocacy.org for more information about the program.
 
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ASL Corner
In this modern-day retelling of Aesop's fable The Lion and the Mouse, James doesn't turn into a misbehaving kindergartener and in turn, she helps him. The video also includes the original fable.

Author: Connie Colwell Miller | Illustrator: Victoria Assanelli
ASL Storytelling: Milana Donatich
Produced by: The Statewide Outreach Center (SOC) at Texas School for the Deaf
 
 
LSL Corner
 
The SLT Scrapbook shares creative and engaging language building activities to promote language development in babies and toddlers. The author, Becky, is a UK-based speech language therapist who provides early intervention activities. Visit the website to get a new activity and learn how to increase vocabulary and language for your child!
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Described & Captioned Media Program
DCMP educates students with sensory disabilities, along with their parents and teachers. Their major network-produced, educational content is carefully customized to serve the needs of K-12 students, as well as adult students studying to meet the needs of blind and deaf students.
 
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