Child & Family Services

D/HH children often feel isolated and different than most of their peers. They do not see many other D/HH children, and so therefore have few people who can relate to them about their unique communication methods. A Deaf person once said that she thought she would die before becoming an adult, because she had never met a Deaf adult. The need for positive role models, and opportunities for D/HH children to get together with others who have similar life stories is immense. Deaf Empowerment will provide opportunities for youth to get together on a social level. Additionally, Deaf Empowerment plans to offer services to parents at many levels. Hearing parents who are thrown into the D/HH world when they find out their child has a hearing loss need to receive non-biased information to help them plan for their child’s education and communication choices. Sometimes D/HH parents need help with parenting skills they may have not received the same way other hearing parents may have, and this will be a service that Deaf Empowerment will provide, too.

 

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Deaf Empowerment
1478 Kenwood Drive
Menasha, WI 54952
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