Have you ever met a deaf person?

It was sometime early in 1999.  We had recently learned of Owen’s hearing loss and were becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the direction the hospital was taking us–which was straight toward the cochlear implant.  Sensing our uneasiness, Owen’s audiologist referred us to Silent Voice (a non-profit agency in Toronto that provides services and programs for the … Read more

Video, from talk at Holland Bloorview

I spoke at Holland Bloorview last month to a wonderful group of parents and professionals about success, as it relates to children’s rehab and therapy. I’ve edited together some clips of the first half of the evening – the second half was Q&A and open conversation, which was actually the really good stuff! Topics covered … Read more