Anna shares her powerful life story, beginning with her childhood in Detroit and her family’s roots on the Greek island of Samos. She recalls her father’s difficult journey to the United States, her mother’s immigration with her priest father, and the challenges she faced growing up deaf in a hearing family. Anna describes how a deaf friend introduced her to...
Beyond Implants: What Deaf Children Really Need
Kenya reflects on the rapid growth of technology and its impact on Deaf communication, celebrating tools like videophones while stressing that access to language and education remains critical. She envisions a future where Deaf communication is normalized and widely understood, with society embracing sign language and Deaf culture as part of everyday life. However, she expresses concern that many Deaf...
From Oralism to SEE and Finally ASL
Alex started out in school wearing a hearing aid and most of his education was oralism. He also experienced SEE (Signed English). In 10th grade with a Deaf ASL instructor he learned the most. Alex Pishek was born in Detroit and attended Michigan School for the Deaf. He has worked for the U.S. Post Office. Dr. Poulous was the one...




