We are excited to introduce Ibrahim Dabo who is a motivational speaker skilled at turning strife into courage with the purpose to influence others. Born in Sierra Leone, Dabo encountered hardships including the losses of his father and father figure and an escape from his war-torn home country as a young teenager. In 2013, Dabo […]
Amanda Zubricki is a deaf dental hygienist in the Raleigh, North Carolina area. Zubricki founded That Deaf RDH Foundation which is a resource for deaf or hard of hearing individuals within the dental profession. Zubricki wants to provide access to proper accommodations in education and the workforce. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Zubricki noticed with […]
Dr. Vint Cerf was born premature by 6 weeks. He was in an oxygen tent because his lungs were not fully formed. Cerf has worn hearing aids since age 13 and does well with hearing aids having a moderate hearing loss. Cerf’s experience with hearing loss is different than his wife Sigrid’s; she successfully managed […]
Britny Bensman is a deaf licensed practical nurse (LPN) working in the emergency room. She has plans to obtain her RN certification in the fall of 2022. Bensman stated that the majority of her deafness is positive. There were some negative issues here and there but Britny’s natural response is to try to turn the […]
Corey Axelrod grew up as a member of a multigenerational Deaf family and participated in the Deaf community. He was surrounded by Deaf peers and role models. For Axelrod, being Deaf was not different; being deaf was the way of life. However, being a social justice advocate and social entrepreneur has given Axelrod a different […]
Shanna Groves, also known as Lipreading Mom online, has progressive bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and considers herself hard of hearing, meaning that she has some residual hearing. How deafness has impacted her life is a complicated matter. Groves does not identify as being culturally Deaf; Groves sees herself as somewhere in between the Deaf and […]
Diagnosed with hearing loss at the age of two, Aimee Dillon currently works as a dental hygienist in the Charlotte, NC area. Dillon’s hearing loss is a result of Dillon’s mother working as nurse in the emergency department where she was exposed to patient with Rubella measles while pregnant with Dillon. Using hearing aids since […]
Dr. Judy Mounty identifies with the “Deaf World” and is a Clinical Licensed Social Worker within the Maryland community. Her experiences as a Deaf Jewish woman are a distinct advantage in her therapy. Mounty began learning American Sign Language and meeting other deaf people in her twenties. Mounty’s experiences and ASL-English bilingual skills enable her […]
Joe Samona was born with bilateral sensorineural profound hearing loss. Samona grew up with four older sisters and one of them is deaf as well. Samona grew up speaking and lip reading and had limited knowledge of American Sign Language. Samona remembered being told that he was not intelligent or capable of becoming a doctor. […]
Amy Savage is a deaf phlebotomist working in Texas. She states there are many advantages to being deaf and working in a hospital, such as, being able to give a patient her 100% undivided attention, being much more alert, and is not being distracted by beeping or other noises that occur in a hospital. Savage […]
