by Joe Clark | May 3, 2019 | Featured, Inspiration
A man born who was born deaf now owns a sweet puppy who’s also unable to hear. Nick Abbott, 31, of Maine, adopted his dog Emerson through the foster-based rescue organization, NFR Maine. At six-weeks-old, Emerson was rescued from a shelter in Florida and later...
by Joe Clark | Apr 11, 2019 | Featured, Inspiration
Like millions of Americans, Ibby Piracha loves visiting his local Starbucks in Leesburg, Virginia, at least three times per week. Although he’s a familiar face, Piracha has to type his order on his phone then show the cashier because he’s deaf. That is...
by Matthew Silvan | Jun 27, 2018 | Awesome, Featured, Inspiration
On a long flight from Boston to Los Angeles on Alaska Airlines, a man who was both deaf and blind was trying to communicate with the flight attendants but was finding it impossible. Although they tried their best, they just couldn’t understand each other. The...
by Heather Laskin | Jun 24, 2017 | Awesome, Inspiration
Disneyland is supposed to be the “Happiest Place on Earth,” and the cast who works there does their best to make sure that’s true for everyone who comes into the park. One of the most beautiful ways they do this is by going out of their ways to make...
by Heather Laskin | Apr 18, 2017 | Awesome, Inspiration
Deafness is seen as a disability and can cause a lot of challenges in daily life, but when Pamela gets together with her children and grandchildren, it’s par for the course. Almost her entire family – including all five of her grandchildren – are...